![]() There was a love triangle in this that was just so badly written & took up far too much page time in the book. I’m not sure if the author was attempting to show how humans treat people they see as lesser/other, but she just didn’t really give us enough backstory/history for it to make much of an impact onto the story. The idea of having these beings pitted against the humans was great, just not that well thought out. I would have liked a little more backstory on these other races, as they are only really mentioned in passing. The whole idea of shape-shifting was really well thought out and brought to life in the book, as well as the Leonodai there are creatures who shape-shift into the likes of horses, bears and mer-people. Shirene was much more well rounded out as a character and I really enjoyed her arc in the story. Instead my favourite character ended up being her sister. I also really struggled to bond with Rowan as a character, she made some crazy decisions, and spent far too much of her time thinking about the two boys she was torn between. ![]() At times I really struggled to tell which POV I was reading from, there was no obvious differences in tone and they all ended up bleeding into one. Callen, her lifelong friend and the boy shes’s unsure of her feelings for and Shirene, Rowans sister and a member of the Kings Sentinels, the council of Heliana. The Endless Skies is told from three alternating POV’s: Rowan, a trainee warrior who comes to learn a truth that could save her kingdom. Unfortunately, the characters seriously let it down and made for a read I had to push myself to finish. I so wanted to love this book, and there was quite a bit to like about it. ![]() Rowan needs to decide whether she is willing to pay the price for her desertion, especially when the fate of Heliana lies in the balance. She soon discovers that not everything the warriors were told was true, and she receives some vital information that they need to know, but telling the warriors means going against her orders and travelling to the human lands alone. When warriors are sent to the human world to look for a cure, Rowan is left behind and non too happy about it. After years of training Rowan is ready to prove herself and become one of the elite warriors that protect the city from the humans below, but before she can take the oath a plague hits the city affecting only the young. In the floating city of Heliana the Leonodai, people who can shape-shift into Lions, roam free. I received a copy of this book for review from the publisher via netgalley & can confirm all thoughts and opinions are my own.
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