So if you had wanted to read the Air Awakens series/Golden Guard series I would recommend reading those before this book! Let me start by saying reading the Air Awakens series is not necessary to understand this book/world but I HIGHLY recommend it!! You definitely notice a couple little things from the previous books that are in this book and well…GIANT spoiler since this book is about Vhalla and Aldrik’s (the main characters in Air Awakens) daughter. Thank you to Elise who provided an ARC in exchange for my honest review! A compelling storyline and a new type of magic THAT IS SO SUPER COOL!!!.A main character who loves maps and books!! Could you get more relatable!?!.You think you know all there is to know about this world and then BAM, your mind is blown with a whole new side to it → Seriously, holy friggin world building!.He holds the keys to unlocking her full potential, but the knowledge has an unspeakable price - some truths, once seen, cannot be ignored.Īll eyes are on her and Vi must make the hardest choice of her life: Play by the rules and claim her throne. Powers that might well cost her the throne.Īs Vi fights to get her magic under control, a mysterious stranger appears from across the world. Suspicion becomes reality when she unleashes powers she’s not supposed to have.

Yet, Vi can’t help but wonder if her inability to control her magic is the true reason her parents haven’t brought her home. The Empire is faltering beneath the burden of political infighting and a deadly plague. Now, three years past when her wardship should’ve ended, Vi will do anything to be reunited with her family. Her parents sacrificed a life with her to quell a rebellion and secure peace with a political alliance. Vi Solaris is the heir to an Empire she’s barely seen. A desperate princess, a magical traveler, and a watch that binds them together with the fate of a dying world.

Vortex chronicles book 1