A Sea Of Sorrow And Scorn (The Levanthria Series Book 2)

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Loved that is related to the first book even though it was a very different story and even had an overlapping character.

While I wouldn't say the writing improves significantly since the last book, it's good enough to warrant an enjoyable read.

I feel like there was too much rushing taking place - some of the more intriguing scenes didn't get the attention to detail they were deserving of. I wanted more about Zerina getting to know Ulrik, and really solidify the relationship between the three main characters. Most of this reads like a first draft, what with the spelling mistakes and character development and pace.

Plus like many people have said Michela Schulthies voice work definitely falls short alongside Aaron Smith's. From intricacies of plotting and scene-setting to character development, Beswick expanded his skill set as he poured his heart into the pages. I can tell you everything you want to know about Captain Jack Sparrow, Will Turner and Elizabeth Swan, but I can't even name a secondary character from movies 4 or 5.

My major complaint with the first was there were too many almost identical fight scenes, but this book was much better paced with the fighting and the enemies. I wasn't anticipating a super great story based on the first novel, but since I'd already downloaded it to my kindle I decided to nice it a try, and I was pleasantly surprised! We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.

It took me right out of the story when you have Arron doing one voice and then Michela doing a completely different voice for the same character, not even vaguely similar. Instead, I get a man who tries to run his horse to death, almost lets his sister's saviour freeze to death and a ship that by all rights should have sunk the second they left the harbour. His ultimate hope is that readers grappling with similar issues may find solace in his stories, realizing that they're not alone, that it's okay to feel the way they do, and that it's important to open up and share. The pacing was a bit different from what I usually read but I felt like it got straight to the point without a ton of unnecessary details. I could barely follow the characters on their adventure because of all the deaths, I mean people were dropping like flies.

With that being stated, the last quarter of the book felt too rushed and despite a good amount of buildup towards it, the ending felt unsatisfying and a bit brief. The story revolves around two characters who initially have separate stories but eventually come together. Apart from the main cast there were some notable side characters but unfortunately most of the side characters felt like replaceable cannon fodder without distinct personalities.