Welcome back to The Book in Hand, as you may know I’m Sam and I’m back working with Storytellers on Tour! I had such an amazing experience last time I couldn’t help but sign up to some more!

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A few facts about The Lost Sentinel:

• Title: The Lost Sentinel
• Author: Suzanne Rogerson
• Series: Silent Sea Chronicles (Book One)
• Publisher: Self Published by Suzanne Rogerson
• Pages: 363

Synopsis:

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The Assembly controls Kalaya. Originally set up to govern, they now persecute those with magic and exile them to the Turrak Mountains.

Tei, a tailor’s daughter, has always hidden her magic but when her father’s old friend visits and warns them to flee to the mountains she must leave her old life behind.
On the journey, an attack leaves her father mortally wounded. He entrusts her into the care of the exiles and on his deathbed makes a shocking confession.

Tei joins the exiles search for the new Sentinel – the only person capable of restoring the fading magic. But mysterious Masked Riders are hunting the Sentinel too, and time, as well as hope, is running out.

Against mounting odds it will take friendship, heartache and sacrifice to succeed, but is Tei willing to risk everything to save the island magic? 

Follow Tei’s journey through the magical land of Kalaya and the Astral Plane in The Lost Sentinel – Book 1 in the Silent Sea Chronicles.

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This epic fantasy box set contains:

The Lost Sentinel (Book 1)

The Sentinel’s Reign (Book 2)

The Sentinel’s Alliance (Book 3)

Review:

The Lost Sentinel is the first book in the Silent Sea Chronicles and we take a trip into the magical world of Kalaya. Kalaya has a small population of magic wielders called mystics. The Lost Sentinel follows a few of the typical fantasy tropes with a dwindling magic, the orphaned hero and a few more but Suzanne does well to write these in a way that they don’t feel tired and overused. The only issue with using these tropes is that there is an air or predictability to the story.

Suzanne manages to create a good level of tension throughout her story however with the fact that no one is really safe in the lands of Kalaya. We journey through Kalaya via a few different POV’s and I have to say I probably preferred the side characters as they were super interesting. Farrell was really interesting and fun to read.

The world that Suzanne creates is an compelling and interesting one, it was great to see the world through the different POV’s ad the challenges each character faced.

This is a fast paced book that is constantly moving so you tend to get through this book fairly quickly, and while I sometimes like a faster pace I did see this impact the characters and relationships. At 10% the main love interest had professed his love for our main character. I would have preferred greater character development and a better foundation for the romance but I imagine this is something that will be covered in the following books. The plot is filled with action and constantly moving parts.

This is a super short review compared to my others though don’t take that as a negative this book is still an enjoyable book and it is a good introduction to the series as we get a brief introduction to who our characters really are.

I think this book would be a good read for those just getting into fantasy or who don’t read it often but sometimes want an escape from their usual reading as it gives you all the things we love about fantasy just not in the detail a more seasoned fantasy reader would want.

About Suzanne..

Suzanne lives in Middlesex, England with her husband, two children and a crazy puppy.

Her writing journey began at the age of twelve when she completed her first novel. She discovered the fantasy genre in her late teens and has never looked back. Giving up work to raise a family gave Suzanne the impetus to take her attempts at novel writing beyond the first draft, and she is lucky enough to have a husband who supports her dream – even if he does occasionally hint that she might think about getting a proper job one day.

Now an author of four novels including the recently completed Silent Sea Chronicles trilogy and a Czech translation of her debut, Visions of Zarua, Suzanne hopes the dreaded ‘W’ word will never rear its ugly head again!

She loves gardening and has a Hebe (shrub) fetish. She enjoys cooking with ingredients from the garden and regularly feeds unsuspecting guests vegetable-based cakes.

Suzanne collects books, is interested in history and enjoys wandering around castles and old ruins whilst being immersed in the past. She likes to combine her love of nature and photography on family walks, but most of all she loves to escape with a great film, binge watch TV shows, or soak in a hot bubble bath with an ice cream and a book.

Ways to get in touch with Suzanne: Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Amazon | Newsletter

Thanks for reading guys!