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Vulture
Book Review
It is an amazing whirlwind of a book filled to the brim with magic and adventure
Vulture, by Bex Hogan, is an amazing whirlwind of a book filled to the brim with magic and adventure. It follows a woman called Marianne as she journeys to save the isles on which she and so many others call home.
I really enjoyed this book because of how much it emphasises what it is to be human, with vividly described emotions throughout the story. I think this book provided a realistic image of what would really happen if you suddenly came upon great power, like Marianne did.
The book is set on a fictional set of islands, but that hasn’t stopped the author from using a set of very real emotions and vividly describing each one, so the reader experiences every sorrow and joy of the characters.
Although this book is the third book in a trilogy, it is not heavily dependant on the first two books, and you can really follow the story well. I would recommend this book to older children, teenagers and young adults.
About the Book
This book is the finale of the epic YA fantasy series The Isles of Storm and Sorrow. The first two titles in the series are ‘Viper’ and ‘Venom’, but our young reviewer says that you don’t need to have read the first books in the series to enjoy Vulture.
Marianne has passed the ultimate test required to be a Mage. She is finally powerful enough to reunite the Twelve Isles.
But having exposed herself to the darker side of magic, Marianne is struggling. The magic within her is nearly impossible to control, and she becomes cruel and violent, mercilessly pursuing those who have harmed her in the past, ignoring the pleas of those closest to her to remember what’s really important: saving the islands.
Everything she’s fought for has come down to this. Will Marianne be able to fulfil her promise to bring peace to the islands when she can’t even bring peace to herself?
Author
Bex Hogan
Bex Hogan is a British fantasy author based in Cambridgeshire, originally from Cornwall. She writes across age ranges, including YA fantasy (like her Isles of Storm & Sorrow trilogy and Black Heat) and middle-grade fantasy (such as the Bronte Tempestra series).
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