Hello Virpaso Megobaro,
Today review is regarding Justin T Call debut novel Masters of Sorrow. This is the first book in the Silent Gods series.
Annev is a young boy, orphaned and raised by a wise old man.
The wise old man Sodar teaches Annev about the world and about magic, in hopes that he will use his magic to fight the great evil in his world.
Among the Academy’s warrior-thieves, Annev de Breth is an outlier. Unlike his classmates he is caught between the ideologies of his Sodar his priestly mentor and the Academy’s master. He want to be an Academy master, but the way in which he wishes to become a master is not want the Academy wants. Will Annev choose the Academy or his mentor?
Will he be able to keep his deformity and his forbidden magic a secret?
Will he get his dream girl?
Will he finally embrace the doctrine of his tutors, murder a stranger, and abandon his mentor?
Or will he accept the more difficult truth of who he is and the darker truth of what he may become .
People believe that his deformity means Annev is marked by an evil god. When he is pushed will help or become what everyone thinks he is.
Master of Sorrows is a dark and compelling fantasy that’s has got me hooked on this series.
A major aspect of Master of Sorrows for me is the way that an injury or disability is seen as being different as being evil. This is such a powerful element that is based in our own history.
Within several pages of reading Master of Sorrow I had become emotional attached to Annev. When he is going through his tests my heart was racing. I was like an over enthusiastic parent at pitch side.
The stories about the religion and why the Gods fell out. I kind of understand Keos being a bit miffed at his present from his siblings and who they dealt with the fallout. Although I wouldn’t go as far as he did with the whole create creature to destroy his siblings followers.
Let’s talk about the headmaster and his daughter, both characters from the starts made me wonder. We live this story from Annev POV, but even his rose-tinted glasses couldn’t hide the offish with these characters. They are the type of people your meet and when you leave you say I don’t no why I just don’t like them.
The world is interesting incredible interesting, and Master of sorrows just gives us a peep at this world. I am looking forward to seeing more of the world as Annev continues on his path.
My rating for Master of Sorrow is 5 out of 5.
Thank you to Netgalley and Orion Publishing group for my e-book copy of the book for a far and honest review.
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Gem x
