In Review: Song of Leira

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Confession time. I generally don’t read high fantasy. I preface that because I’m about to highly recommend a fantasy novel (series really), and if I do that, you know it has to be that good.

Song of Leira is the third (and final) book in Gillian Bronte Adams’ Songkeeper Chronicles. It’s one of those series that you definitely need to read in order — but no worries this is a spoiler free review + if you haven’t read any in this series, you now have three amazing books to read over the summer.

I loved the epicness of this book (and there’s a map—I love maps), and Adams’ doesn’t hold back or disappoint. I promise you’ll fall in love with Birdie and Ky and all the other amazing characters all over again (unless you’re reading the series straight through … then you can just continue the love.) There’s a way to Adams’ writing that just draws you into the story and keeps you there. It was always very annoying when I had to put the book down to do “life” things.

All in all this entire series, as I said before, comes highly recommended from me. I can’t wait to see whats up next from Gillian Bronte Adams. I do know that whatever it is is going to be awesome.

More about Song of Leira

The Song bids her rise to battle

Reeling from her disastrous foray into the Pit, Birdie, the young Songkeeper, retreats into the mountains. But in the war-torn north, kneeling on bloodstained battlefields to sing the souls of the dying to rest, her resolve to accept her calling is strengthened. Such evil cannot go unchallenged.

Torn between oaths to protect the Underground runners and rescue his friend from the slave camps, Ky Huntyr enlists Birdie’s aid. Their mission to free the captives unravels the horrifying thread connecting the legendary spring, Artair’s sword, and the slave camps. But the Takhran’s schemes are already in motion. Powerful singers have arisen to lead his army—singers who can shake the earth and master the sea—and monsters rampage across the land.

As Leira falters on the verge of defeat, the Song bids her rise to battle, and the Songkeeper must answer.

Purchase a copy of Song of Leira here.

Gillian Bronte Adams is a sword-wielding, horse-riding, wander-loving fantasy author, rarely found without a coffee in hand and rumored to pack books before clothes when she hits the road. Working in youth ministry left her with a passion for journeying alongside children and teens. (It also enhanced her love of coffee.) Now, she writes novels that follow outcast characters down broken roads, through epic battles, and onward to adventure. And at the end of a long day of typing, she can be found saddling her wild thing and riding off into the sunset, seeking adventures of her own (and more coffee).