Review--The Sky Weaver by Kristen Ciccarelli

 

At the end of one world, there always lies another.

Safire, a soldier, knows her role in this world is to serve the King of Firgaard—helping to maintain the peace in her oft-troubled nation.

Eris, a deadly pirate, has no such conviction. Known as the Death Dancer for her ability to evade even the most determined of pursuers, she possesses a superhuman power to move between worlds.

When one can roam from dimension to dimension, can one ever be home? Can love and loyalty truly exist?

Now Safire and Eris—sworn enemies—find themselves on a common mission: to find Asha, the last Namsara. From the port city of Darmoor to the fabled faraway Star Isles, their search and their stories become woven ever more tightly together as they discover the uncertain fate they’re hurtling towards may just be a shared one. In this world—and the next.

I finished Kristen Ciccarelli’s Iskari trilogy with The Sky Weaver which was a rather interesting read! This time around we get dual point of views from the two main characters. I thought how their paths entwined was a most entertaining part of the story. 

Eris is a pirate and a thief. She has a particular talent for disappearing with the help of a magical object she carries with her. When she’s told to steal a gem from the dragon king, Dax, she does so with ease but then decides to have a little fun and steal a tapestry from Safire’s office.

Soon it becomes a game as Eris is fascinated by Safire and enjoys teasing her in this matter but what she doesn’t expect is for Safire to track her down. But unfortunately for Safire, she’s caught by Eris’ boss who happens to be a pirate. 

Eris is tasked with getting Asha’s location out of Safire but naturally Safire has no intention of turning over her cousin to pirates for untold reasons. She will do whatever she has to do to keep her family safe even if she finds herself falling for her captor. 

This was a most intriguing story indeed! Eris was quite the character because she was new to us and there was so much we didn’t know about her or that she didn’t know about herself! I started making my speculations as the story moved on and I was proven correct!

This time around our intermittent chapters of flashbacks were of yet more new characters so it was hard to figure out how they connected to the story at first. Naturally as we got closer to the end things started to become more clear. 

The romance between Eris and Safire was a sweet kind. They start falling for the other but somehow each managed to talk themselves out of pursuing anything because of who the other girl is. There’s quite a bit of back and forth between them. Mainly just heated looks and moments plus a stolen kiss or two. 

I really enjoyed how rich in mythology this series was! We get another healthy dose of this in this one! Plus the dragons! Got to love that dragons are free to roam now! If you’re looking for a fantasy series that’s rich in mythology, magic, romance, and dragons then this is a series you will enjoy! This fast-paced trilogy was a breeze to read and I enjoyed every dragon filled moment of it!

Overall Rating 4/5 stars