by Sherry Thomas (Goodreads Author)
It all began with a ruined elixir and an accidental bolt of lightning…
Iolanthe Seabourne is the greatest elemental mage of her generation—or so she's being told. The one prophesied for years to be the savior of The Realm. It is her duty and destiny to face and defeat the Bane, the greatest mage tyrant the world has ever known. A suicide task for anyone let alone a sixteen-year-old girl with no training, facing a prophecy that foretells a fiery clash to the death.
Prince Titus of Elberon has sworn to protect Iolanthe at all costs but he's also a powerful mage committed to obliterating the Bane to revenge the death of his family—even if he must sacrifice both Iolanthe and himself to achieve his goal.
But Titus makes the terrifying mistake of falling in love with the girl who should have been only a means to an end. Now, with the servants of the Bane closing in, he must choose between his mission and her life. (From Goodreads.com)
Iolanthe Seabourne is the greatest elemental mage of her generation—or so she's being told. The one prophesied for years to be the savior of The Realm. It is her duty and destiny to face and defeat the Bane, the greatest mage tyrant the world has ever known. A suicide task for anyone let alone a sixteen-year-old girl with no training, facing a prophecy that foretells a fiery clash to the death.
Prince Titus of Elberon has sworn to protect Iolanthe at all costs but he's also a powerful mage committed to obliterating the Bane to revenge the death of his family—even if he must sacrifice both Iolanthe and himself to achieve his goal.
But Titus makes the terrifying mistake of falling in love with the girl who should have been only a means to an end. Now, with the servants of the Bane closing in, he must choose between his mission and her life. (From Goodreads.com)
The novel "The Burning Sky" by Sherry Thomas is a good fantasy adventure. It has magic, adventure, and a kindling romance going on between a great new elemental mage of her generation and a prince who only seeks to fulfill a prophecy.
The novel itself starts slow paced with the main character Iolanthe Seabourne living a normal life trying to protect what she knows and holds dear, but with a single bolt of lightning her whole life is thrown into chaos. The inquisitor a menacing character then comes after her to use her to her own ends, but the prince Titus comes to intercept.
The story elevates after each complication that Titus and Iolanthe encounter, it gets harder and harder to hide the greatest elemental mage of the generation when almost everyone is a spy and a traitor. Its a novel full of lies and deceit but with a bond and a friendship forming that makes one believe it will all work out.
I liked the book, even though it wasn't action packed and full of suspense it kept me wanting to know how the characters would survive under so much watch. This novel is one that makes you want to get the next book to see if the romance goes further, to find out what will happen now that they have striked putting their destiny into motion. like any good book it propels you to follow the characters through their story.
The novel itself starts slow paced with the main character Iolanthe Seabourne living a normal life trying to protect what she knows and holds dear, but with a single bolt of lightning her whole life is thrown into chaos. The inquisitor a menacing character then comes after her to use her to her own ends, but the prince Titus comes to intercept.
The story elevates after each complication that Titus and Iolanthe encounter, it gets harder and harder to hide the greatest elemental mage of the generation when almost everyone is a spy and a traitor. Its a novel full of lies and deceit but with a bond and a friendship forming that makes one believe it will all work out.
I liked the book, even though it wasn't action packed and full of suspense it kept me wanting to know how the characters would survive under so much watch. This novel is one that makes you want to get the next book to see if the romance goes further, to find out what will happen now that they have striked putting their destiny into motion. like any good book it propels you to follow the characters through their story.
Review by Ayanna, A Yellow Book Road Teen Book Club Member
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