I loved the all the characters in this story and the attention to detail had me feeling like I was actually watching the events unfold. While the concept for his first novel was conceived six years ago, it was the nightly ritual of crafting bedtime stories for his children that really empowered him to breathe life into it. The world of Levanthria continues to grow and I'm still intrigued enough to continue reading entries in this series to see how everything develops.

Night after night, he would sit beside their beds, weaving magical tales that would light up the face of his youngest daughter.A Sea of Sorrow and Scorn is the gripping second book in the Tales of Levanthria fantasy-retelling series.

hour book 2 hours of which are inner monolog about being a strong woman, descriptions of people and places the characters never talk to or interact with. The story will continue in the next book and we'll learn more about other characters mentioned here in this book and I can't wait. Normally you hear people complain about an author padding the story with unnecessary details, but this one feels like entire sections could have been fleshed out for the better.So when she and her sisters are dragged from their home and put on trial for witchcraft, she's horrified to be trapped between being enslaved in the king's forces or execution. I tried to give this second book a chance after listening to the first one but I found myself genuinely uninterested in finishing it. Some of them had nice interactions on the (very short, page count-wise) sailing section and then we get to the end and watch half of them get slaughtered in an attack and I couldn't even tell you their names.

A Sea of Sorrow and Scorn is the gripping second book in the Tales of Levanthria fantasy-retelling series.P Beswick went full time as an author, he looks forward to sharing more of his enchanting tales with his readers. The characters on the horse, two of which are soaking wet, don't notice that they're soaking wet until after they 'stop to rest the horse' and have a conversation where they politely introduce themselves to each other. The prose seems to have become less dreadful and character conversations seem more like actual people talking rather than a bunch of action heroes shouting witty one liners. No backstory for any character so I couldn't really get a picture of what motivated them, what drove them on their quest. Again, my complaint of the book is that it too short and pretty much everything could be expanded on, events, the characters, world building.

Even though I enjoyed this book, I wish that there was more development of the slow burn, but that is just me! Right, positivos - the three leads, Zerina, Ulrik and Esara, carried my interest from start to finish. I am both looking forward to the future books but at the same time and begrudge to have to listen to her more. The book jumps around like the characters do which is fortunate as it helps us get to the end more quickly.Joining two refugees in fleeing to the perilous ocean with enemy ships in hot pursuit, Zerina wields her gifts against deadly threats even though each use torments her body. While the plot had potential, there wasn't enough substance to keep me guessing throughout my listen. The story revolves around two characters who initially have separate stories but eventually come together. How the horse, and the two female characters, are not dead from exhaustion and hyperthermia, I don't know. This book and me on the edge of my seat till the very last word and (*spoiler-ish*) That ending, I was not ready for.