Water-Seer (The Will of the Elements, #2) By Sky Corbelli

He spent his youth swimming playing chess climbing mountains and working at the San Francisco Zoo The man has literally been bitten clawed constricted quilled or otherwise assaulted by animals than most people could shake a stick at He majored in mathematics by day with an emphasis on chemistry and physics By night he delighted friends and colleagues with baked goods and games Most of the games werent baked Naturally he went on to become a programmer. Oh and hes written a few books Hed love it if you tried them out In fact if he were standing there in front of you hed probably wave his hand in a vaguely arcane gesture and say something like These are the books youre looking for Sky Luke Corbelli is not a jedi. He spent his youth swimming playing chess climbing mountains and working at the San Francisco Zoo The man has literally been bitten clawed constricted quilled or otherwise assaulted by animals than most people could shake a stick at He majored in mathematics by day with an emphasis on chemistry and physics By night he delighted friends and colleagues with baked goods and games Most of the games weren t baked Naturally he went on to become a programmer. Oh and he s written a few books He d love it if you tried them out In fact if he were standing there in front of you he d probably wave his hand in a vaguely arcane gesture and say something like These are the books you re looking for. Sky Luke Corbelli is not a jedi but that doesn t stop him from trying site_link Water Seer is the second book in the Elements Series and the story continues to build Ezra continues to learn the truth about the world that he lives in and things are not all that great for him after some of the events in the first book Sky continues to use his rather unique tactic of sneaking some pop culture references both current and past into the story making for a couple of chuckles when you can catch them He also reveals a lot about the various elemental powers The water seers are especially fascinating at least from my perspective I m happy to say that this book didn t suffer from the second book slump that a lot of series experience It seems that it s very common for the second book to be about building the third than actually accomplishing anything and Sky deftly avoided falling into that pattern keeping his latest offering flowing wonderfully and remaining extremely entertaining The ending leaves some big questions to be answered and I can t wait for the next book to see what happens next. Review based on an ARC from the author Water Seer The Will of the Elements 2 Just realized that I haven t gotten the review written posted Sorry Sky It s coming soon Great job by the way Water Seer The Will of the Elements 2 In this sequel to WIND SCARRED Sky Luke Corbelli delivers a thrilling tale of adventure camaraderie and even a little love I thoroughly enjoyed the first book but the few complaints I had were fixed in WATER SEER making the sequel an even better novel The plot was tight the characters realistic and the action intense as the story continues. Characters 5 StarsI loved Ciela de Leon She s a young healer out on her pilgrimage taking sacred books to the Great Temple of Life in Silverfall Ciela is confident in her healing skills and compassionate with the people around her always willing to stop and lend a hand if someone is sick or injured But when it comes to traveling on the road by herself Ciela is less than thrilled even intimidated by the path laid out before her Even so when the books are stolen from her she throws herself into the chase determined to reclaim them Her moral strength and firm resolve juxtaposed with her insecurity made for a very interesting character. I was also thrilled that we got to see of Ezra Sarah and Mat The team continued to grow and evolve in this second installment highlighting new and exciting facets of their personalities and expanded skill sets Plot 4 StarsWATER SEER was a much tighter novel than its predecessor The plot stayed right on course with some wonderful action sequences that kept me glued to my seat Occurring entirely outside of Sanctuary Ezra and his team are running from the Chancellor s goons while seeking allies in the elemental groups Meanwhile Ciela joins their traveling party when their paths cross and they find themselves traveling in the same direction There was action better integration of the science fiction with the fantasy and an overall better story arc with a fantastic twist near the end My only complaint is that the Epilogue closed on too much of a cliffhanger literally stopping in the middle of a conversation and it was unnecessary Without the epilogue the ending still would have been open ended with many unanswered questions but perhaps with a little less what the feeling. Setting 5 StarsThe world outside of sanctuary is extremely well developed and diverse Each city that the group passes through is unique and vivid I was easily able to imagine Silverfall with its flowing waters and Theron with its impoverished people and tiered layout I also loved the skystream with its flying boats and pirates Overall really creative and fun Romance 4 StarsThe relationship is slow to develop between Ciela and Matt but it felt realistic for its tempered pace They seem to make a good couple complementing each other s skill sets and learning from one another I particularly enjoyed it when Ciela was the hero coming to Matt s rescue instead of the other way around Genre Futuristic Fantasy 5 StarsWATER SEER does a great job picking up where Wind Scarred left off and it remains a unique cross genre novel that does a great job bringing together both science fiction and fantasy themes WATER SEER is a bit on the fantasy side than WIND SCARRED was but it works since the story is set entirely outside of Sanctuary Ezra and his team still have many of the advanced technologies at their disposal even though they are slowly being forced to function entirely within the confines of the outside world Note This review was requested by the author The only compensation received was a free copy of the book Water Seer The Will of the Elements 2 Ciela de Leon never wanted attention It s a pity no one asked her Forced to begin her pilgrimage by the Temple of Life she must become a water seer or die trying But when something precious is stolen from her Ciela must fight alongside a group of terrifying mercenaries to get it back Now everything she thought she knew about the world is thrown into doubt and the questions just keep piling on Who is Ezra Hawkins What are the Children of Lightning plotting How do waffles fit in to any of this And if that wasn t bad enough she may just be falling in love with a mysterious warrior who knows far too much about life and death There s also the off chance that she s destined to save the world In this exciting sequel to Wind Scarred Ciela must fight to discover the secrets hidden just beneath the surface or be washed away by the tides of fate Time is running out Water Seer The Will of the Elements 2.

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