Threats of Sky & Sea Review

This time I am reviewing Threats of Sky & Sea by: Jennifer Ellision.

Bree lived a normal life working at her dad’s bar, until the day she spied some elemental guards in the forest. Barely escaping, she thought that would be the last she saw of them, but they are hunting for someone. That someone is her father. Bree suddenly gets swept into the unfamiliar life of court, where any wrong move could cost her or her father’s life. The king wants information that only her father provides, and Bree will do anything to save them both.

In the first few paragraphs of this book, I was so impressed with the writing. It’s so rich in description and I easily fell into this story. I couldn’t put it down until I turned the very last page (well, actually swiped to the last page because I was reading the eBook).

I really liked Bree as a character. All of the book she is so out of her element and just trying to stay alive. She was strong and independent. I actually really loved how the romance in this book took a back-seat roll. You really got the sense of how much she truly cared about her dad because it wasn’t overshadowed by some unrealistic romance.

The secondary characters in this book are amazing as well. There’s more depth to them than I thought there would be, or than what is typically in other books. Out of the secondary characters, I found I really started to love Aleta. She really surprised me. Katherine/Kat was also a character that I wouldn’t have wanted to miss in this book. She got so much larger of a role than I thought she would and I just loved how evil she was (I loved to hate her).

This book was a bit predictable to me (I guessed the big secret pretty quickly), but there is still a lot of mystery and things I wouldn’t have guessed to happen. The flow of this book was amazing and I never once got bored. It’s not until the end that most of the big revelations happen, but I never felt confused during this book.

There was a bit of a cliffhanger at the end, but it wasn’t a terrible one. It’s like most series these days that always end with something that will lead directly into the next book.

Honestly, I was completely blown away from this book. I expected it to be slow to get into, with the potential long build-up until things got moving, but you are jolted right into everything from the beginning. This book surprised me in so many ways and Jennifer Ellision really is a talented author. I can’t wait to read the second book.

I also have to mention that I love the cover of this book. The model and the dress are both beautiful. I also love the crashing waves in the background, they really give a good tone for the book.