Review – The Story Hunter (The Weaver Trilogy, Book 3) by Lindsay A. Franklin (4/5 Stars)
Reading Level: Young Adult
Genre: Fantasy
Length: 322 pages
Publisher: Enclave Escape
Release Date: May 19, 2020
ASIN: B083Y6D274
Stand Alone or Series: 3rd book in the Weaver Trilogy
Source: Bought for Kindle
Rating: 4/5 stars
“In the wake of a deadly coup, the capital city of Urian has descended into chaos. Heartbreak and bloodshed await Tanwen and her friends as they discover the unlikeliest leader now rules Tir.
If they want to save the realm, Tannie and the Corsyth weavers must rescue Queen Braith and unmask the Master, ending the strife once and for all. But the success of their hunt depends upon an ally no one trusts.
The Master has a new target in sight: fragile, trauma-scarred Digwyn, whose unique weaving ability could turn the tide of any war. When the desire for vengeance proves too powerful for Digwyn to resist, Tanwen must face a terrifying truth: the fate of Tir rests in the hands of a volatile, shattered girl.”
Series Info/Source: This is the third and final book in The Weaver Trilogy. I bought a copy of this book for my Kindle.
Story (4/5): This whole series was a solid fantasy series with engaging characters and an interesting magic system. I enjoyed it. I did feel like this final book suffered from what a lot of trilogies suffer from, it just felt like the author was trying to wrap things up. As such, it felt a bit tired and didn’t really add any exciting new elements to the story. That being said it did do a good job of wrapping up the series.
Characters (4/5): All the characters have grown a lot throughout this series and it was fun to see them mature. Digwyn was in the story a lot and she was an excellent addition to the story. I did have some trouble remembering all the characters right off the bat, a quick summary or index to characters at the beginning of the book would have been really nice to have.
Setting (4/5): The setting continues to be a pretty typical fantasy setting. The world is well filled out and we got to adventure to some new locations which was nice.
Writing Style (4/5): The book is well written and engaging. This book did switch POVs quite frequently; we jumped between Queen Braith, Tannie, and Digwyn. This worked okay but did distract from the story some. It was decently written and a solid fantasy story that was hard to put down.
My Summary (4/5): Overall this was a solid conclusion to this well done fantasy series. I continue to really enjoy the magic system and enjoy the pace of the story. There were a lot of characters, so I had trouble remembering some of them from the previous book, but most of them are engaging and interesting. The story did feel a bit tired compared to the first two books…like Franklin was just trying to get everything from the first two books neatly wrapped up. I would still recommend this if you are looking for a solid young adult fantasy with a unique magic system.
