Reviewed by Becca
TITLE: In the Eye of the Wind
AUTHOR: Katherine Wyvern
PUBLISHER: Evernight Publishing
LENGTH: 268 pages
RELEASE DATE: January 16, 2019
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Born in the northern wastes of Kaleva in the middle of a devastating war between light and darkness, Rikko’ has found his way south to the warm shores of the Circled Sea, the first elver to ever turn pirate.
Forbidden by the rules of the Andalouan court to pursue such an ungentlemanly career, Gael can only dream of ever becoming a doctor, and his medical studies remain unfinished until his aunt the Queen sends him on a covert mission to the pirate city of Beyas’kahl.
And here, after one night with Rikko’, all his loyalties are put to the test.
Queen Amata has reigned for three decades, and she always used her men cunningly. But even the best player can miscalculate, and her blunder places Gael first in slavery, then in a naval battle, and finally, worst of all, face to face with Rikko’s darkest and deadliest side.
From such darkness, is there any coming back? Is there any hope of love for Gael, or redemption for Rikko’?
REVIEW:
This was a really good book. I enjoyed it. It took me a bit to kind of get what was going on at first but it was so worth it.
Rikko was born as Lasse in the middle of a war. His mother was taken and raped and he was conceived. Unfortunately, the people who took her were people who caused her to change into a very nasty person. Much like a vamp. And Rikko was born half and half. Even though his mother had to die, no one would kill him at birth, thinking he had a right to live. But everyone was wary of him. Especially when he came across as being a little different and they figured out he had a bit of his mother in him. A bit of that demon, that darkness. And he knew at age 10, he had to run for his life. Thankfully, because of the war, many were running with him so he wasn’t singled out. He eventually found life on the seas and earned his way up the ranks as a second on a pirate ship. They ended up capturing Gael’s ship as he was headed for a new land to complete his studies as a doctor. Against the wishes of his entire family, he left anyway. So when he was captured, he was terrified. He never expected this. Thankfully, Rikko felt for him as he was about to be sold as a slave and bought him himself. And Gael proved his worth in healing cuts and setting bones and such. Everyone thought the world of him until he made a mistake. By writing a letter to his aunt, the Queen, to get Rikko to try to side with her and help her in what she wanted. But it turned into a small war where many were lost and killed and they were taken as prisoner. Even Gael to a point. But Rikko made a deal and freed them all. Gael escaped what his family was going to do to him, but will Rikko forgive him for what he’s done or will he and the old crew kill him when they find out it was him that was to blame for all that had happened?
I don’t know which of these two I felt sorry for the most. Rikko, for being born in a time that wasn’t his fault, and for how he was treated. Or Gael, for having to endure a life as a slave and so much more than he knew. But the sad part is Gael was really adjusting to the life until he screwed up. He hadn’t meant for it to turn out the way it did. He really loved the crew and Rikko even more. But he was just trying to do what he thought was right by his aunt. He was young and quite naive. Rikko, himself had made his own mistakes that he regretted. One, including his reaction when he found out what Gael had done. It’s a hard story. A hard life for pirates and anyone in that time. But it made for one hell of a book and adventure. It’s really good.
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