Saturday, June 15, 2024

Review: Shifting Sands (Desert Shadows Saga #3) by Melanie Bokstad Horev @MelanieBokstad

Shifting Sands

Desert Shadows Saga #3

by Melanie Bokstad Horev

Published: June 15, 2024

Genre: Dystopian, Post-Apocalyptic


Blurb:


As the relentless storm ravages the desert lands of Aridex, Nour and her remaining people seek refuge deep within Mount Everglace. Battling starvation, cold, and despair, Nour undertakes a journey to the Glass Home of the Others to ensure their survival. There, she finds the place empty and desolate, or at least to the eye…

Meanwhile, Derry struggles to unlock his power, strange visions from the past haunt Gerda, and relationships strain under the weight of starvation, including Nour's bond with Yegie.

Can Nour trust her companions and the New Council? What led the once-respected scientist Saiko to madness? As the storm intensifies, time dwindles, and Nour's decisions hold the key to the fate of all.

Prepare for the conclusion to the trilogy of the Desert Shadows Saga, Shifting Sands, a tale of loyalty, sacrifice, betrayal, sibling bonds, and the resilience of the human spirit against impending darkness.


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My Review:

Shifting Sands is the third and final book in the Desert Shadows Saga by Melanie Bokstad Horev. Shifting Sands like the first two books pulled me in from the first page and never let go. I will be thinking about this series for a long time. The title Shifting Sands fits so well. Love it.

A storm is raging across the lands of Desert Shadows. Everyone has taken refuge in Mount Everglace and the mountains are about to come down on top of them. They must find a safe place for everyone before it is too late.

The storms keep raging on, food is slowly dwindling away, people are starving, tempers are flaring, and nerves are on edge causing fighting among the people.

Can they find a safe place in time with the storm raging outside? Can they get out of the caves in time? Another question what is waiting for them on the outside? What kind of dangers are out there?

Some dangers lie within the land while others lie within the human variety. The suspense kept me on the edge of my seat biting my nails as Nour braved the outside putting herself in danger to save the others left behind in the mountain.

Just like the first two books Shifting Sands is filled with many twists and turns that helped to keep me on the edge of my seat racing to the end. I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough as I wanted to know it all and I wanted to know it now. I am sad that Shifting Sands is the last book in the Desert Shadows Saga.

I loved the characters and the many twists that kept the story flowing from the first page of the first book until the last page of the last book.

I highly recommend Shifting Sands to all fans of dystopia and post-apocalyptic books. Grab a copy of Shifting Sands today!


Be sure to check out all the books in the Desert Shadows Saga


Twilight Divide #1

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Desert Shadows #2

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Amazon

BookBub


Shifting Sands #3

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Amazon

BookBub


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