High Lady of The Night Court's Reviews > Air Awakens

As I’m writing this I’m pretty sure I’m dying with the anticipation for the next book. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that I love every single part of this book. The plot was engaging since the very first page, the characters have had huge personalities that demand attention, and the world has so much potential which I’m sure will be achieved as I continue with the series. I’ve been completely lost in this book since I’ve started it, I finished it in one sitting and it not slow down for a second.

For some books, it takes time to warm up to the characters, this is definitely not one of them. The protagonist, Vhalla, has the best personality which I could see from the beginning. The story is about Vhalla, who is currently an apprentice at the imperial library, discovering her magic when she saves the prince. I won’t say more about the plot because you really shouldn’t know any more than that.
Vhalla loves books and is constantly reading, she’s undoubtedly the best person to show us this world. While being imbued with knowledge about her world she remains ignorant about the world of magic because magic is widely feared and condemned. As Vhalla learns more about magic, we get pulled along with her into a fantastical journey that I’m positive will blow my mind.

I am completely in love with Prince Aldrik. He is dark and mysterious. The rumours about him are that he is arrogant, selfish, mercurial, and possibly evil. Who are we trying to fool, we all love a dark, mysterious, and misunderstood character.
If any of you are marvel fans, Prince Aldrik is like Loki in the way that he is the dark prince compared to his younger brother who happens to be the golden prince who everyone loves. But here he is the older brother and is going to, one day, take up the mantle of Emperor. There is no enmity between the brothers but I wouldn’t say they are close either.
Prince Aldrik has a wall up around himself that no one can penetrate, which is probably one of the reasons why he is not close to his brother.

The book is written expertly and shows us exactly what we need to see. The plot maintained a steady pace throughout the book. Every chapter served a purpose to carry the plot forward, to reveal more about our characters, or both. Given the events of this book I am pretty sure that the next one will be more eye opening on the stance of magic and of the war going on between the kingdoms. As the story moves forward in this book we are introduced to a lot of characters who I expect to play a big role in guiding our protagonist through the events of the next book.

The concept of magic is unique while having the basis of the elements - Fire, Water, Wind, and Air. While the other aspects to the magic have been revealed slightly, I believe there is more depth of information waiting to be revealed in the coming books.

The characters work very well together and I look forward to seeing how their relationships will evolve as we move forward. There is quite a bit of character development for both Vhalla and Prince Aldrik but in different ways. Vhalla is exposed to new things that she wasn’t prior to the events of this book resulting in her eyes opening to the harsher ways of the empire and Prince Aldrik might just have some growth emotionally.
I loved this book and look forward to all the rest.