I feel like with Scholte's books, I expect one thing to happen, but then something else happens. This isn't a bad thing; in fact I usually really like it. I do think her writing has improved since "Four Dead Queens". There's less characters in this book, but you still love them all.
Let's start with Tempe or Tempest. She's one of our main characters and one of of points of view we see throughout the book. Tempe holds a lot of anger, but for good reasons and I like her development over the course of the book. I think that's something Scholte did really well on. Tempe is going to get her dead sister (Elysea) revived for 24 to get answers on if/how Elysea is responsible for their parents' deaths. Two years have past since Elysea drowned and Tempe has finally raised enough money to revive her sister.
Elysea is the dead sister that has been brought back to life for 24 hours. She's not supposed to know she's dead, but she figures it out anyways. She convinces Tempe to break her out, because she thinks their parents might still be alive and in hiding. Of the main four characters Elysea fell a little flat for me (Compared to Lor and Tempe) but I still really liked her character. Unlike Tempe she didn't really develop over time. The main thing with Elysea was she had a lot of regrets and she didn't exactly want to die once the 24 hours were up.
Lor, is other other point of view that we see; the book switches back and forth between him and Tempe. This character had the biggest twist to the story towards the end of the book. He takes his friend Raylan's spot as a warden and becomes responsible for Elysea for the 24 hours that she is revived. When the sisters escape he tries to track them down so Ray doesn't lose his job. It becomes a life or death situation for Lor. He tries to take over the sisters' ship, but instead ends up going on the journey with them to find their lost parents. He also starts to develop feelings for Tempe. Out of all the characters the ending made me love Lor so much. I feel like the ending was rushed a little by Scholte; I feel like Lor deserved more.
Raylan is our final character and of the main four characters the one we see the least of. Raylan was in an accident and injured his foot. He goes to see a doctor the day of Elysea's revival and asks Lor to take his place as a warden. He is a pretty loyal friend though, which we can see at the end of the book and he does try to do his best by Lor.
Overall I think this was a really solid book. I can't wait to see what Scholte comes up with next!
Let's start with Tempe or Tempest. She's one of our main characters and one of of points of view we see throughout the book. Tempe holds a lot of anger, but for good reasons and I like her development over the course of the book. I think that's something Scholte did really well on. Tempe is going to get her dead sister (Elysea) revived for 24 to get answers on if/how Elysea is responsible for their parents' deaths. Two years have past since Elysea drowned and Tempe has finally raised enough money to revive her sister.
Elysea is the dead sister that has been brought back to life for 24 hours. She's not supposed to know she's dead, but she figures it out anyways. She convinces Tempe to break her out, because she thinks their parents might still be alive and in hiding. Of the main four characters Elysea fell a little flat for me (Compared to Lor and Tempe) but I still really liked her character. Unlike Tempe she didn't really develop over time. The main thing with Elysea was she had a lot of regrets and she didn't exactly want to die once the 24 hours were up.
Lor, is other other point of view that we see; the book switches back and forth between him and Tempe. This character had the biggest twist to the story towards the end of the book. He takes his friend Raylan's spot as a warden and becomes responsible for Elysea for the 24 hours that she is revived. When the sisters escape he tries to track them down so Ray doesn't lose his job. It becomes a life or death situation for Lor. He tries to take over the sisters' ship, but instead ends up going on the journey with them to find their lost parents. He also starts to develop feelings for Tempe. Out of all the characters the ending made me love Lor so much. I feel like the ending was rushed a little by Scholte; I feel like Lor deserved more.
Raylan is our final character and of the main four characters the one we see the least of. Raylan was in an accident and injured his foot. He goes to see a doctor the day of Elysea's revival and asks Lor to take his place as a warden. He is a pretty loyal friend though, which we can see at the end of the book and he does try to do his best by Lor.
Overall I think this was a really solid book. I can't wait to see what Scholte comes up with next!