The Lodestar of Ys by Amy Rae DurresonMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Usually a free ebook is a bit of an iffy thing. You can get something that has a great first 30 pages and then just falls flat, or something that wait until the end of disappoint you.
I am glad to say that is not the problem with The Loadestar of Ys, if anything I found myself wanting more, disappointed that Durreson skipped over quite a bit of time, not to mention action, that I would have happily spent a Game of Thrones number of pages reading.
The other drawback being the descriptions of islands in the sky made me want to listen to a couple of albums of Yes.
I don't have time to listen to a bunch of Yes albums no matter how wondrous their stories.
The romance is nicely paced, not quite a 'enemies to lovers' thing, more of a 'two guys who find the other pretty irritating to lovers' which is even better as there is some snark which is enjoyable.
The main failing of the book is that it is too short, which causes some odd time leaps, and you feel like the ending is a bit rushed. I would really enjoy revisiting the world though, even if it does mean having to dust off some Prog rock.
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