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A review by sycokittykat
Oath of War by Olena Nikitin
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Epic conclusion
This book has me swooning, laughing, crying, and screaming.
The way all of these characters go through so much and come out better together is amazing. There is love, loss, and so many trials.
You get to learn more about Ari and the dark elves. We also see more of his family. The poor sweet necromancer goes through so much in this story. So much fear, uncertainty, and love is shown. We also see him confess his feelings to Orm.
As for the Lord Commander he must learn to accept the wild magic within himself. He also must deal with a lot of self doubt and fear. The war is happening and he doesn't know how to keep everyone safe.
We also get to learn some very interesting things about our sassy dragon. Discovering who Vahin really is and the lengths he will go to ensure his riders are safe is absolutely beautiful. This dragon is so very old but his love is so fierce.
Lastly we have our little peasant conduit mage. Annika goes through so much in this book. There were many times she almost broke but with the love of her men, her dragon, and her friends she finds a way. She also, has to deal with a very heavy dose of survivors guilt and this is portrayed so well. I laughed and cried so much with Ani. She is one of the strongest female characters I have seen. She doesn't even believe she is worth of living in book one and by the end her ties are so very strong and she is even stronger.
Also, I must give Reynard a shout out because this man is a planner. He saw what was happening in the land and knew he had to have a backup plan. I never expected what he had up his sleeve.
This was a fantastic ending to this duology. But I must say please please don't forget to grab the bonus wedding scene because that is so fantastic and gives so much more depth to this group.
This book has me swooning, laughing, crying, and screaming.
The way all of these characters go through so much and come out better together is amazing. There is love, loss, and so many trials.
You get to learn more about Ari and the dark elves. We also see more of his family. The poor sweet necromancer goes through so much in this story. So much fear, uncertainty, and love is shown. We also see him confess his feelings to Orm.
As for the Lord Commander he must learn to accept the wild magic within himself. He also must deal with a lot of self doubt and fear. The war is happening and he doesn't know how to keep everyone safe.
We also get to learn some very interesting things about our sassy dragon. Discovering who Vahin really is and the lengths he will go to ensure his riders are safe is absolutely beautiful. This dragon is so very old but his love is so fierce.
Lastly we have our little peasant conduit mage. Annika goes through so much in this book. There were many times she almost broke but with the love of her men, her dragon, and her friends she finds a way. She also, has to deal with a very heavy dose of survivors guilt and this is portrayed so well. I laughed and cried so much with Ani. She is one of the strongest female characters I have seen. She doesn't even believe she is worth of living in book one and by the end her ties are so very strong and she is even stronger.
Also, I must give Reynard a shout out because this man is a planner. He saw what was happening in the land and knew he had to have a backup plan. I never expected what he had up his sleeve.
This was a fantastic ending to this duology. But I must say please please don't forget to grab the bonus wedding scene because that is so fantastic and gives so much more depth to this group.