Hi Bookish friends!!!
Welcome to my stop on an exciting blog tour organised by Dave @The_WriteReads/@WriteReadsTours! Today, I’m sharing my thoughts on Arvia: Wings of the Wild by D. H. Willison!
So, without further ado let’s dive right in!!
About The Book:
Genre: Fantasy
Length: 584 Pages
Publishing: 22nd November 2023
Synopsis/Blurb:
It’s easy to stand up for your friends. What about for anonymous creatures nobody else cares about?
With their homes apparently safe from the magical storms, Darin and Rinloh venture to an isolated elven village and another ancient mystery: ruins of an imperial city whose entire population vanished centuries ago.
The duo befriend a host of eccentric new characters, from a chipper ogress and hipster troll to a deadpan griffin. Yet the Forest of Nightmares challenges them as never before. Merciless carnivorous trees, subterranean horrors, ethereal creatures no mortal weapon can slay… and most sinister of all, the greed and ambition lurking within the human heart.
Darin and Rinloh’s empathic connection grows stronger the deeper into the wilderness they go, but will it be enough to stop a dark conspiracy from ravaging the land?
Arvia: Wings of the Wild challenges the harpy-human duo with their grandest adventure yet. They must balance their deepening relationship as they sharpen their skills and work together as never before to unravel a deadly new plot.
Synopsis/Blurb:
This is the fourth book in the series, but I can confirm that it can be read as a standalone. There is a useful recap at the beginning of the book so you can get a rough idea of what has happened in the story so far.
I have to be honest. I wasn’t too sure what to expect as I haven’t read any of the previous books, but I need not have worried as I ended up loving it.
The story is well written, and I found the world build was developed and couldn’t get enough of the Arvia world.
There is a great cast of diverse characters that are well-written and developed, and I loved the humour they brought to the story. Although I loved all the characters and creatures, I think my favourite was the Harpies. I just found them the most entertaining. I also really enjoyed watching the friendship with the main characters Darin, Rinloh, and Oolandra grow, especially as they are so different from each other.
This is quite a big book, but honestly, I flew through it and just didn’t want to stop reading!!
I had so much fun with this fantasy and am hoping to read the previous books at some point. If you’re looking for a fast-paced fantasy full of great characters and an interesting new world, then this is a series to try out.
A big thank you to D.H. Willison, for sending me a physical copy of this book for the blog tour. These are my honest and unbiased thoughts, and I am sharing them voluntarily.
My Rating
💙💙💙💙 1/2
About the Author:
D.H. Willison is a reader, writer, game enthusiast and developer, engineer, and history buff. He’s lived or worked in over a dozen countries, learning different cultures, viewpoints, and attitudes, which have influenced his writing, contributing to one of his major themes: alternate and creative conflict resolution. The same situations can be viewed by different cultures quite differently. Sometimes it leads to conflict, sometimes to hilarity. Both make for a great story.
He’s also never missed a chance to visit historic sites, from castle dungeons, to catacombs, to the holds of tall ships, to the tunnels of the Maginot Line. It might be considered research, except for the minor fact that his tales are all set on the whimsical and terrifying world of Arvia. Where giant mythic monsters are often more easily overcome with empathy than explosions.
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Mani's Book Corner 
Lovely review. Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you, Anita!!
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