Review Tour + #Giveaway: The Rise of the Dawnstar by Farah Oomerbhoy @FarahOomerbhoy @GoddessFish

The Rise of the Dawnstar

The Avalonia Chronicles #2

by Farah Oomerbhoy

GENRE: YA Fantasy

BLURB:

The seven kingdoms of Avalonia are crumbling and evil is spreading across the land like a plague. Queen Morgana is close to finding a way to open The Book of Abraxas and it’s only a matter of time until she uses the power trapped inside its pages to enslave the entire world.

With Avalonia growing more dangerous by the day, Aurora must travel through war-torn lands and deep into the heart of the fae kingdom of Elfi. Her goal is to find a legendary weapon infused with the last of the realm’s ancient magic—the only weapon in the world powerful enough to stop the queen.

Aurora might have survived her first battle against Morgana, but the true fight to save her kingdom and restore her throne has only just begun…

Excerpt:

A hush fell over the usually rowdy room, and no one moved.

The tavern was too crowded for us to use magic and fight our way out – somebody might get hurt and Rafe knew that. It was just my luck that I would get caught and dragged back to the Summer Palace before I even got halfway to Illiador.

But it wasn’t me they had come for. They didn’t seem to know who we were.

The guards moved forward and surrounded Marcus, pulling back his hood and holding swords to his throat. Marcus didn’t move, but his shrewd, dark eyes darted back and forth between the door and the guards.

The captain of the town guards walked into the crowded room and a chill wind followed as he slammed the tavern door. His uniform was a dull blue, and mud stains speckled the front of his tunic. He strode over to Marcus, a plain sword held loosely in his beefy hand.

“Is this him, captain?” the guard holding Marcus asked his superior.

“I believe it is,” said the captain, a sly grin spreading across his pockmarked face. “Well, well, well, if it isn’t Marcus Gold, Brandor’s most infamous black market trader.” His voice boomed across the hushed room, as he pushed his straggly brown hair out of his face. He eyed Marcus warily, a cat playing with his prey. “You and your dirty magical items don’t belong in my town. You should be more careful of the people you work with. Looks like your last customer didn’t mind squealing your whereabouts in the torture chamber.”

I winced at the word torture, but Marcus’ expression remained unclear as to what he was thinking. The tavern customers shuffled backwards, huddling against the walls and trying to stay out of harm’s way. Many of them moved towards the door but the guards did not let them leave.

“You have the wrong man,” Marcus said smoothly, staring the captain straight in the eye.

“Oh, I don’t think so.” The captain’s eyes gleamed almost manically. “There have been bodies turning up dead all over town, and you were seen leaving one of the murder scenes.”

My heart had started beating so loudly I was afraid everyone would hear it.

“I have no idea what you are talking about,” said Marcus calmly.

“Should we take him to the dungeons, sir?” asked one guard.

The captain nodded, his face hard. “Take him, I will deal with him personally.”

Just as the guards started pulling Marcus towards the door, a thin, gaunt man, who had been sitting at the table next to us, came and stood in front of the captain, his eyes bloodshot. He wrung his hands and shifted from side to side as he spoke.

“I saw them, my lord,” he said, pointing at us and addressing the captain in a simpering voice. “They were all whispering together in a corner.”

“Were they?” said the captain. His muddy boots clumped on the wooden floor as he walked towards us.

I tensed, and my magic flared to life.

My Review:

In The Last of the Firedrakes Aurora spent her time getting to her father’s family and her ancestors on her father’s side. Aurora met her Granduncle, Aunt and Cousin.

Aurora leant that she was a fae-mage and that the Queen and her men were after Aurora and wanted her dead. Queen Morgana is afraid that Aurora will take her rightful place as the Queen if she allows her to live. Morgana will do everything in her power to stay in control and be the Queen.

Aurora must learn who she is and how to use her magic without losing control. Aurora is a very powerful fae-mage. Magic like Aurora’s has not been seen for a thousand years or more. The people are afraid of Aurora and no one wants to help her. They are so afraid of her that they are helping the Queen but they are afraid of the Queen as well.

Aurora is very strong willed and thinks she knows what is best for her and the kingdom and so sets out on her own against her Granduncle’s and everyone else’s’ wishes to do what she thinks is right but she soon learns that sometime it does pay to listen to your elders. After running into a little trouble Aurora finds herself doing want her uncle advised her to do in the beginning. Aurora goes to her see her mother’s mother who is the Queen of the fae.

 In the land of the fae Aurora is trained how to use her fae magic. Aurora really does a lot of growing up in The Rise of the Dawnstar. She realizes what she must do to win the fight against Morgana. She knows that she must learn to control her magic if she intends to win and help the seven kingdoms and keep Morgana from taken control of all the kingdoms.

The Rise of the Dawnstar is filled with lots and lots of fae magic. I love fae magic because it uses all of the elements of the earth like fire, water, air, spirit and the earth. The Rise of the Dawnstar will keep you guessing from the first page until the last page. You will have no desire to put it down it will have you in its control rushing through the pages to see what Aurora is going to do next and how she is going to defeat the Queen.

If you love magic, fae and fantasy then you will love The Rise of the Dawnstar. So why not pick up your copy today!

AUTHOR Bio and Links:

Farah Oomerbhoy is the international bestselling author of The Avalonia Chronicles. Her first book, The Last of the Firedrakes, was originally published on Wattpad where it gained over two million reads and a Watty Award. Since publication, her debut has gone on to win a silver medal in IBPA’s Benjamin Franklin Awards and the Readers’ Favorite Book Awards, along with winning a finalist placement in the USA Best Book Awards. Farah loves the fantastical and magical and often dreams of living in Narnia, Neverland, or the Enchanted Forest. With a master’s degree in English literature from the University of Mumbai, Farah spends her creative time crafting magical worlds for young adults. She lives with her family in Mumbai, India.

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