This is a re-read. I really like this story and world. Originally a stand-along I was extremely excited to find out that Ms Shinn is working on the sequel. The blessings, interweaving of the different elements, POLITICS, and the variety of characters all made this world extremely vivid. I can't ...
Troubled Waters was a bit different from what I was expecting. I was expecting a lot more action. This reminded a little of Avatar: The Last Air Bender where people are born able to bend certain elements to their will. There were 5 people with that ability in the book, one for each element (water, w...
I love Sharon Shinn. She has done it again. She created a new world, a new highway to multiple sagas, and a new unforgettable heroine. Numb with grief, Zoe just lost her father, a former adviser to royalty, banished from court ten years ago. When a young nobleman Darien arrives in Zoe’s village to t...
Although I liked Archangel, I believe Troubled Waters has been the last Sharon Shinn novel for me. At the moment new authors sprout out of the ground like grass - or nettles - so it relieves me a great deal to cross one off my observation list. I know that this decision is probably a harsh one after...
I really enjoy Sharon Shinn's work. When its at its best there's a sort of subtle magic beneath the surface simplicity of the tale. But for some reason I didn't feel that magic here, this one was just a little bit too much fantasy by the numbers for me to love it wholeheartedly. I still enjoyed i...
Troubled Waters by Sharon Shinn was an enjoyable stand alone set in an original magical world that focused on the five elements, earth, wood, air, fire, and water. The writing style was easy to read, giving a clear understanding of how this world works without getting lost in endless descriptive det...
Zoe Ardelay is living in exile in a small town, mourning the death of her father when am envoy from the Capital comes to grandly inform her that she is to be the King's fifth wife and to whisk her away. At first Zoe is simply numb and still in the throes of her grief. But during the long journey t...
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