Book Review: Song of Sparrows by J. D. Wright

Song of Sparrows – J. D. Wright

*Warning – may contain spoilers*

Author: J. D. Wright

First published: 2016

Edition: eBook

Blurb:    (Taken from Goodreads)

               The journey across Everealm to find the magical stones has not come without its challenges. After being plagued by unwanted gests, disagreements and accidents, Princess Sarita is beginning to wonder if her dream of gaining magic is a fantasy that can’t come true.

Along the way, new friends and rekindled sparks between old flames have caused quite a stir within the group. As a new wizard joins the effort and gives the princess a reason to continue, the quest for the next stone ensues…

As the sun rises over the ridge, our story continues into the Song of Sparrows!

History of my copy: I received a free copy of Song of Sparrow along with Song of Sovereign through YA Bound Book Tours in exchange for an honest review.

I was supposed to have this book read and reviewed by my stop on the Songs of Everealm tour but other commitments meant that I wasn’t quite ready in time, although I had reviewed the first in the series, Song of Sovereign, by this point.

Plot: Song of Sparrows starts off immediately where Song of Sovereign finished. After the failure of finding the first stone, Sarita journeys to find the next. However, Cassidy leaves the group as he gets tired of chasing after Sarita. We also lose Emery as she decides to stay with the pixies, whom the group return to their home. We also meet the charismatic wizard Jake, which almost takes Asher’s place as he returns with Cassidy.

         The quest for the next stone goes more wrong than the first. Although they find it, Calista is the one left with magic, and to further upset her, she experiences fusion with Jake, an entire nightmare for the girl.

         Song of Sparrows ends with Sarita returning home, seemingly giving up on her quest for full magic, and Jake trying to teach Calista how to control her magic. I can’t wait to see where the next story takes us!

Setting: Romance seems to take more of a lead in this book compared with the previous, and because of that the setting seems to suffer. Whilst Wright still crafts a wonderful world, I really believe it would benefit from a little more description.

Characters: The few characters introduced at the end of the previous book come into play in Song of Sparrows. Whilst the majority of characters stayed fairly consistent, the major developments came with Calista and Jake, who I love! They are both feisty and try to be ignorant of the fusion, but it’s clear that they are mad for each other.

To read or not to read: Read. Whilst not quite as powerful as Song of Sovereign, Song of Sparrows certainly continues the Songs of Everealm series brilliantly. The plot was just as good as the previous, and the dynamic between the pairings, especially Jake and Calista, was amazing, but it just felt like it was lacking something. Despite that, I definitely recommend the read and can’t wait to read the third book in the series!

|Song of Sovereign|

Songs of Everealm by J.D. Wright

Song of Sovereign (Songs of Everealm #1)
by J.D. Wright
Genre: Adult Fantasy
Release Date: July 2016

Summary from Goodreads:

Princess Sarita has everything. Loving parents, a castle fit for royalty, fine clothes, loyal friends, and an exciting job as a scholar of magic. At eighteen years of age, one might think that she would be content with her position. But one thing has always been missing from her life... full magic, itself.

When a strange old woman gave Sarita a secret spellbook as a child, her entire life was changed. The book contains spells, songs, and stories. But most of all, it provides a path to gaining full magic, the only thing that Sarita still needs to feel complete. And now, she has finally prepared to leave her home in search of the Stones of the Divine, the final ingredient she needs to gain magic.

Gabrielle has been known as the sister of a knight and best friend of the princess for as long as she can remember. Now an experienced healer's assistant, she is desperate to find her place and purpose in Junacave. An adventurous mission to help Sarita locate a mystical stone may be just the change in her life that she is looking for.

King Cassidy is still alone, but not for a lack of trying. His attempts to convince the Princess of Junacave to marry him over the past ten years have been for naught. And being twenty years old, with no heir, he is running out of time. If he can't win the heart of the princess, he may have to face a future without the love of his life.

Adventure, romance, and magic await as we travel through Everealm with royalty, wizards, fairies, and more, in the fantasy-romance Songs of Everealm, a five book series by J.D. Wright, author of the Everealm Series.

Note: Adult Content

Songs of Everealm Series is the second series set in the fantasy-filled Everealm. It begins 8 years after the conclusion of the first series, the Everealm Series. 

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Song of Sparrows (Songs of Everealm #2)
by J.D. Wright
Genre: Adult Fantasy
Release Date: July 2016

Summary from Goodreads:

The journey across Everealm to find the magical stones has not come without its challenges. After being plagued by unwanted guests, disagreements, and accidents, Princess Sarita is beginning to wonder if her dream of gaining magic is a fantasy that can't come true. 

Along the way, new friends and rekindled sparks between old flames have caused quite a stir within the group. As a new wizard joins the effort and gives the princess a reason to continue, the quest for the next stone ensues...

As the sun rises over the ridge, our story continues into the Song of Sparrows!

Adult content. Intended for mature audiences. 

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About the Author:

Writing has always been a hobby of mine, beginning as a young child. It was a way to cope with losing my father at seven years of age. I started with poetry and was featured several times on the amazing poetry blog, Autumn Leaves, by Sondra Ball. My love for poetry soon led to writing songs in middle school and beyond, which I still do occasionally. Music has always been an important part of my existence, so writing songs came naturally to me. In high school, I started my own novel, however, life got in the way and I never finished it.

Fast forward many years later and I find myself married with three children, absorbed in my busy life with commitments to my family, work, school, church, and charities, among other things. One day I came across my old binder, with notes from my first novel, and it was with those notes that I conjured up the elusive Everealm.

I write to please readers such as myself, who have a love for fantasy and romance, but like a little danger and sex in their reading. I wrote the book with a mature audience in mind, who can appreciate a hearty imaginary world with magic and the unknown, but want more than fluffy love stories with wizards in them. They want the romance, magic, and danger, all wrapped into one.

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