I read someone describe this one as Avatar the Last Airbender meets Six of Crows. And that's not far off the mark. I devoured the audiobook at work and found one fatal flaw: book one is the only one of the series available on Audible. I'm just glad my employer is lax with me having my phone on my desk cause I was having a meltdown trying to find book two.

3.5 stars.

After the last two books I read, this was a welcome reprieve since there was action and interesting plot points throughout the book rather than just repetitive inner monologues, stupid main characters, and no action until the last 10% of the book.

In this one, we have main character Vhalla Yarl who works as a library apprentice and quickly discovers she is a sorcerer with an air affinity, aka a Windwalker - the first in 150 years. She's faced with the choice of whether to join the Tower, where sorcerer apprentices train, or to remain in the library and "eradicate" her magic.

The worldbuilding wasn't anything spectacular, and most characters are one dimensional, but it was a fast read that I would have finished in one sitting if not for work and other priorities. I have to say that I TRULY appreciate that aspect since the last 2 books I read were unnecessarily long and very difficult to get through. This book does have a tiny hint of a Forbidden Love trope (but no real direct romance) as well as a generous helping of the Chosen One trope. There are also several hints that much more is going on behind the scenes than Vhalla knows, so it'll be interesting to see how things unfold.

I'm like to see how the story progresses - mostly to see what happens with Egmun (who seems extra evil/cruel for no reason) and Prince Baldair (who I think is super shady) - so I will continue with at least one more book.

this book wasn't anything special or original but it was so addicting and such an enjoyable read!
the whole thing was pictured in my mind as a manga, which is one of the reasons i adored it so much

Ce livre est sorti en 2015 en anglais et je trouve que ça n'a pas "mal" vieilli
J'ai vraiment bien aimé (mis à part le surnom "ma petite perruche ☠️)

Mon avis sera dispo sur insta d'ici peu

One of the best YA books I’ve read in a while.

Great start to a series, can’t wait for Lola to read this one and can’t wait to pick up the rest!!

What a great start to a series! this was super easy to read and I raced through it. I think I might just jump straight into the next one ☺️

This was a lot of fun to read! A great fantasy that will pull you in. Took a while to get to know some of the side characters but I ended up loving them all in the end. :)