Series: Sky Fall (bk. 3)
Genera(s): Paranormal Romance
Subjects: sylphs, weather, elementals, abilities,
mythology, supernatural, love
Setting: in the desert of Southern California, and on Mount Washington and in Nebraska and Oklahoma
POV/Tense: 1st person POV, present tense, rotating
between Vane and Audra
Age/Grade Level: Teen
Length: 407 pgs.
HC/PB: Hardcover
List Price: $17.99
Publisher: Simon and Schuster: Simon Pulse
Summary/ product description: “Vane Weston is haunted. By
the searing pull of his bond to Audra. By the lies he’s told to cover for her
disappearance. By the treacherous winds that slip into his mind, trying to trap
him in his worst nightmares. And as his enemies grow stronger, Vane doesn't
know how much longer he can last on his own.
But
Audra’s still running. From her past. From the Gales. Even from Vane, who she
doesn't believe she deserves. And the farther she flees, the more danger she
finds. She possesses the secret power her enemy craves, and protecting it might
be more than she can handle—especially when she discovers Raiden’s newest
weapon.
With the
Gale Force weakened by recent attacks, and the power of four collapsing, Vane
and Audra are forced to make a choice: keep trusting the failing winds, or turn
to the people who've betrayed them before. But even if they survive the storms
sent to destroy them, will they have anything left to hold on to?”
My Review: Let
the Wind Rise is the 3rd and final book in the Sky Fall trilogy. I
waited so long to finally read this series. I decided to series-binge it. I had
copies of the first 2 books autographed and sitting on my shelf for a long
time. I bought the 3rd book. I picked the perfect time of year to read this
because it's set in summertime, in the desert of Southern California. If you
have not read Let The Sky Fall and love paranormal romance and fantasy, then
check it out. It’s very unique, since it’s about Sylphs, which are wind
elementals. There’s a lot of cool Air-bender stuff, like controlling the winds
and making tornadoes.
The series is told from the perspectives of two main
characters, Vane and Audra. I really like Vane. He reminds me of Ethan Wate
from Beautiful Creatures, or David from Steehert (The Reckoners) by Brandon
Sanderson, and Percy Jackson or Magnus Chase from Rick Riordan’s series. He’s a
Westerly and wasn’t aware of it for the last ten years until Audra triggered a
break though and told him. Audra is pretty awesome too. She’s a tough fighter,
a guardian and an Easterly. They fall in love, even though Vane is betrothed to
a princess named Solana. There’s this evil sylph named Raiden who killed her
parent and took over they’re castle. Vane must help Audra and the Gale Force
defeat him. This series has a lot of action and humor and fantasy elements. I
especially love Vane’s inner monologue and his dialogue. He is hilarious. I
wish I could get a boyfriend like him. I wouldn’t want him to be lazy, but Vane’s
defiantly not that lazy anymore. Audra is such a bad-a, and totally got his
butt into shape.
If you have not read the series, then stop reading
this review now.
In this final book, Audra is now Raiden’s prisoner, as
well as Gus, a young member of the Gale Force and Vane’s new guardian. Audra
bonded with Vane through a kiss at the end of the first book and through that
bond she knows the Westerly language that Raiden desire to learn. Audra decides
to break that bond to protect the language and it works. She forgets Westerly
completely. She’s also afraid that breaking her bond will affect Vane’s love
for her.
Meanwhile, Vane is planning with the Gale Force and
now the leader, Os, decides he wants to teach them the power of pain, which
means ruining the wind, breaking it. This is because the wind spikes that Vane
wove with the power of four didn’t seem to be defeating the living storms, so
Os have to break a Northerly within it to make it work. Vane is completely
against this evil power of pain stuff. He wants to find a better way, or at
least someone who won’t become a crazy power addict using it. So he seeks out
Aston, an ex-Gale and ex-captive to Raiden and his awful torcher. Aston has
experience with the power of pain and really wants Raiden dead. They also need
Arella, Audra’s criminal mother, and Solana to help them. Vane, Solana, Aston,
and Arella plan a rescue mission to save Audra and Gus, while Audra and Gus are
trying their best to find a way to escape on their own.
And the escape is only part of the book. The rest of
the book is an action-packed finally that will keep your heart racing till the
very end. Will Vane be able to kill Raiden? Will Audra ever forgive her mother?
Will Vane and Audra restore their bond? So many questions. Trust mean, the
ending will leave you breathless. Will Vane and Audra get what they deserve? I
will say I am pleased with the ending.
Cover Art Review: The cover is kind of cool, but the
type choice seems to conflict with the image. It almost feels like a cover from
a fantasy book from a decade or more ago. Or even more like a middle grade
book.
