Silence of the Soleri

My review in three lines Ruthless Politics Betrayal At Every Turn Unbridled Ambition Oh my goodness! I started reading this series and I am blown away by the vast detail and the scope of the world building in this historical saga series. I was completely lost in this story and has consumed me in the b......more

2.5/5 stars as of 2021, i will only be doing full reviews on the story graph (username: noreadingdegree).......more

Unfortunately, the Silence of the Soleri did not live up to it’s prequel and I ended up fighting to finish this one. It felt as though a lot of the impetus had been lost, and the aspects which had worked so well in the first book and had contributed to a cohesive whole, became lost with the choices......more

Book one of The Amber Throne, Soleri, by Michael Johnston, got off to a promising start with an Egyptian-themed epic fantasy world, but unfortunately book two, Silence of the Soleri, didn't quite follow up. I feel that this can be attributed to there not being sufficient development for individual c......more

Many of the strengths and weaknesses of “Soleri” (the prequel) are the same in this book, so I won’t say that much. As far as strengths; it was a bit more fast paced than the first and the plot itself had a lot of potential… unfortunately it didn’t live up to the potential. This book lacked believabi......more