Rating: 5🌈
Well that was wonderfully unexpected!
So many twists and wild turns in this installment to keep my brain in a whirl until the fourth book is released in January. So many I honestly did not see coming, and I’m a very suspicious person.
Love when that happens.
Wake the Dead is such a huge book in a variety of ways, not just because of the wild revelations at the end. As much as I found those thrilling and wildly entertaining…
No, it’s the layers peeled back off from familiar characters, revealing hidden depths to their personalities and letting us see them both as people capable of acts of great ruthlessness and cruelty. Or as people too easily swayed by surface actions when I expected them to be more discerning. Hidden depths, differences in agendas, and potential for even more revelations to come the more we get to know these men.
These are the quiet turns in the narrative that balances the larger, more explosive surprises the author lays out for all (characters and readers alike) throughout the amazing journey here.
I have come to look forward to all the characters I meet along the paths our quartet must take to achieve their god quests. This book is full of fully realized, memorable beings that come across as absolutely believable, sometimes poignant, often larger than life itself. Ones I hope to see somehow at the end of the series if at all possible.
Drake is creating such a fantastic fantasy series, a gift really. One that pulls at your heart, mind, and imagination.
Now to wait until January 22,2022 for the fourth in the series. She has six planned overall.
We are halfway there on our journey. It’s a magnificent one.
If you’re a lover of fantasy romance and fiction, grab up and read the books along with me. Read them in the order they are written to understand the sequence of events and characters growth and changes in relationships.
I’m highly recommending them all.
https://www.goodreads.com › showWake the Dead (Godstone Saga, #3) by Jocelynn Drake – Goodreads
Godstone Saga Series:
✓ Steal The Wind #1
✓ Breathe of Life #2
✓ Wake the Dead #3
â—¦ Wings of Fire #4 – coming January 22, 2022
Synopsis:
The dead wait for Caelan.
The Goddess of Life has sent Caelan to wake her brother, the Dead God.
But crossing the reclusive country of Zastrad is even more treacherous when Caelan and his friends aren’t sure they can trust their guide.
The four friends will be tested by violence, death, political intrigue, and secrets better left in the dark.
When Caelan finally reaches the fractured godstone, he may have to give up everything to save the family he’s cobbled together.
Wake the Dead is the third book in the six-book Godstone Saga fantasy series and is not a standalone. The story contains danger, secrets, bossy gods, stolen kisses, a new king finding his way, a possessive boyfriend, magic, and lots of delicious angst..
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