Calling all epic fantasy lovers A Song of Legends Lost is for you! This multiple POV story rewards patient readers with a story about corruption and secrets. Keep reading this book review of A Song of Legends Lost for my full thoughts.
Summary
In the Nine Lands, only those of noble blood can summon the spirits of their ancestors to fight in battle. But when Temi, a commoner from the slums, accidentally invokes a powerful spirit, she finds it could hold the key to ending a centuries-long war.
But not everything that can be invoked is an ancestor. And some of the spirits that can be drawn from the ancestral realm are more dangerous than anyone can imagine.
Review
(Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.)
I wanted to love A Song of Legends Lost, but for me the multiple POV didn’t work. With multiple POV stories, it can be hard to sustain momentum. You can have readers who love a specific character and they struggle to continue between perspectives. For me, I had my favorites and the time between them made me feel like I was meandering. I wanted to become absorbed, but I was finding the days between picking it up growing. I liked the themes of prophecies and mistakes which turn out not to be. The role of fate and prophecy are huge fantasy themes. But combined with a slow start, it made it hard to keep going.
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We are asked what choices we have to make, but end up making. A Song of Legends Lost has all the elements I normally love. I’m not sure if it was just a “it’s not you it’s me” feeling – especially as I picked this up at a time I had to read a few different projects – but I ended up just absolutely trodding through some of the characters. Find A Song of Legends Lost on Goodreads, Storygraph, Amazon(US)(UK), Bookshop. org, Blackwells, & Libro. fm.