Ship of Smoke and Steel

Posted on 04 September 2018 by Django Wexler

In the lower wards of Kahnzoka, the great port city of the Blessed Empire, eighteen year old ward boss Isoka comes to collect when there s money owing When her ability to access the Well of Combat is discovered by the Empire an ability she should have declared and placed at His Imperial Majesty s service she s sent on an impossible mission steal Soliton, a legendary ghost ship a ship from which no one has ever returned If she fails, her sister s life is forfeit. New Download Kindle ePUB Ship of Smoke and Steel By Django Wexler – kino-fada.fr What the literal hell I think Im losing my mind I havent liked many books lately This one was going great, loving the bad assness of it then BAM, not this shit again Whatever, I think my real life friend broke me so I would get rid of all my thingsIm calling her to tell her just that Love the hell out of this cover though and the next book Sigh and shit And all of my friends loved it so Im the bottom feeder and thats okay Happy Reading Mel What the literal hell I think I m los...If you re a fan of dark YA such as Nevernight, The Young Elites, Hope and Red or others you ll enjoy this Or if you simply like Wexler s other works There s definitely a lot of tried and true YA tropes but the writing is so so...So excited to finally get to share this everyone I hope you all have as much fun with it as I did.This book wasn t even on my radar until I picked up a free ARC at YALLfest, and it sounded super intriguing so I thought I d give it a go I also thought for some reason it was an Asian fantasy it is sooo not , so I was excited to read it I hadn t heard much about it, either, so I didn t know what to expect Sadly, I ended up being disappointed.The main issue I had was with our main character I hated her In the beginning, she s a TERRIBLE person She kills people for a living, basically, This book wasn t even on my radar until I picked up a free ARC at YALLfest, and it sounded super intriguing so I thought I d give it a go I also thought for some reason it was an Asian fantasy it is sooo not , so I was excited to read it I hadn t heard much about it, either, so I didn t know what to expect Sadly, I ended up being disap...I m putting this down unfortunately Writing is awesome, action is awesome but I really can t stand the main character.You can also read this review and others on the blog here was the first book written by Django Wexler that I ve read, and after doing a little research on the author I ve come to find that he has written so many different books from middle grade to adult fiction Knowing this, I have so muchrespect for the author going into this book YA has been one of my favorite genres to read for so long because I tend to find that they are less dry and You can also read this review and others on the blog here was the first book written by Django Wexler that I ve read, and after doing a little research on the author I ve come to find that he has written so many different books from middle grade to adult fiction Knowing this, I have so muchrespect for the author going into this book YA has been one of my favorite genres to read for so long because I tend to find that they are less dry and filled with the aspects that I ve come to love in the books I read I love the coming of age tales, the sweet first loves, the journey to find ones place in this world Even though I am definitely supposed to be all grown up in my ripe old age of 31, I do find that I can still relate to the characters as they navigate their way through their conflicts and I have no shame in loving my YA book obsession That being said, Wexler did an amazing job with transitioning to a YA novel There were some heavy ...Ship of Smoke and Steel was totally spectacular and action packed.3.5 5 stars I love it when high fantasy authors transition to YA Their stories are always muchrobust than other books in the genre because theyre used to creating expansive worlds, complex characters, and detailed plots for their audience.Wexler didnt dumb things down, but he did pull a few punches to make the storyaccessible but not by much Theres some grit here older teen appropriate , and I appreciated how ruthless the main character was right out of the gate She surprised 3.5 5 stars I love it when high fantasy authors transition to YA Their stories are always muchrobust than other books in the genre because they re used to creating expansive worlds, complex characters, and detailed plots f...4 of 5 stars at The BiblioSanctum a huge fan of Django Wexler, but even I must concede that those saying Ship of Smoke and Steel isnt as strong as his other work might have a point That said, I think its also important to keep in mind this was published under the Tor Teen label, and despite some of itsmature themes and bloodier,brutal moments, theres absolutely no denying it is both written and intended for YA audiences In some ways, this 4 of 5 stars at The BiblioSanctum m a huge fan of Django Wexler, but even I must concede that those saying Ship of Smoke and Steel isn t as strong as his other work might have a point That said, I think it s also important to keep in mind this was published under the Tor Teen label, and despite some of itsmature theme... Ship of Smoke and Steel was my first foray into Django Wexler s writing I have his adult series on my tbr, but haven t had the time to fit them in, but this one I had to read this year When I first read the blurb about it I thought it sounded amazing, and I have to say it was But did I love it I m not sure The jury is still in session on it, so for the now this crazy read gets a 3.75 4 stars from me More on the reasons later on.To begin with, Wexler s writing is friggin fantasticTHIS Ship of Smoke and Steel was my first foray into Django Wexler s writing I have his adult series on my tbr, but haven t had the time to fit them in, but this one I had to read this year When I first read the blurb about it I thought it sounded amazing, and I have to say it was But did I love it I m not sure The jury is still in session on it, so for the now this crazy read gets a 3.75 4 stars from me More on the reasons later on.To begin with, Wexler s writing is friggin fantasticTHIS is the kind of high quality stuff you just don t see much in YA fiction It s ...

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04 September 2018

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