It is the first novel in a duology, I will be looking out for the sequel and in the meantime I have a copy of Sommerlot's lastest book, another fantasy novel - Ibuki - due out on the 29th January 2018 - I hope I'll love it as much as The Life Siphon. I would've awarded 5 stars but for this issue. If this could be remedied I feel it would increase the readers enjoyment. My only criticism would be that it may benefit from a tighter plot achieved by some more editing as there were some pages where some of the descriptions went a little overboard. This was a fairly quick read and the story sucked me in from the first chapter and continued to be engaging for me until the end. Another aspect I enjoyed was the fact that the story isn't just a straighforward fantasy novel but part mystery too - and as it is one of my favourite genres I loved that it was a mixture of different genres all of which I read regularly. It manages successfully to be pretty detailed but not to bog down the narrative which unfortunately spoils a great deal of books. There is also plenty of action throughout the book which is what keeps the book moving at a decent pace and there are plenty of twists in store. Despite this I still connected with them and enjoyed their journeys - I often appreciate the unlikable characters in a novel more than likeable ones as they can often be more intriguing and make you think about their motives and morals. The characters were rather unlikeable and there were times I called into question their motives. The Life Siphon is well written, features great characters and is dramatic in parts. I found it very compelling which is what kept me flipping the pages late into the night and into the early morning! It is my first book by Kathryn Sommerlot and I was really enchanted by everything about it. This caught my eye and made me reach for the request button on NetGalley. (This revision includes an important new first chapter, previously unreleased.) What if that one man could destroy everything? As the truth of the siphon’s power reveals itself, Tatsu faces an impossible question: how much is he willing to sacrifice to save one man’s life? Ravenous trees and corrupted predators lie between Tatsu’s team and their prize, but the drain’s destruction is nothing compared to Runon’s high mages, determined to protect their weapon. The Queen of Chayd offers Tatsu his freedom-but only in exchange for sneaking into the neighboring kingdom of Runon and stealing whatever is powering the siphon. The only people he cares about are his childhood friend and her strangely prophetic sister, but there’s no avoiding the threat once Tatsu is arrested and taken to the capital. Safely isolated in his forest home, Tatsu wants nothing to do with the drain or the other citizens in the kingdom of Chayd. A magical energy drain is siphoning life from the land and leaving a twisted, decaying wasteland in its wake.
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