Find Drums In The Rain (The Anrodnes Chronicles, #3) Author J.C. Owens Document

the deal : the Androdnes Chronicles are hands down the best JC Owens series so far, So far we've got good character development, plots twists, angst and mixed feelings topped with complicated romance and unexpected treasons, JC Owens takes his time to develop and explore the characters, to make them grow into themselves and it was a delight to read, Nothing's easy, especially for Raine but I've got the feeling the ending will be worth it all, The series started well but the author ruined everything and now it's a m/m/m story ew Raine deserved better These is a series that you definitely have to read in order.
Book one is so different from the next, and I really like where it's going, It's like a mini game of thrones with plotting and intrigue and action,

I wasn't too sure about the triad but I think I like where it's going, The characters are finally all back together hopping back and forth between the arcs in bookwas okay, but I enjoy it more when they're all in one place and trying to figure out how best to run the country and get rid of the blasted assassins.


Really impatiently! looking forward to the next one,rd ofbooks, the bad guys have been positively identified, the goods guys have gathered together and it looks like there is a partner for all of them, Rating
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My Genre Scale,
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Development of: Scale
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Plot
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What stood out
The after effects of the battle scarred secondary hero The King and how his country reacts after the invasion is stopped.


Mood Type / Appeal to those looking for Fantasy through and through

Warnings At times very graphic but no more than to be expected

Series Notesrd ofOriginally supposed to be a trilogy.

Reading on Yes
Reading back to back No, but I did skim sections of bookfor a refresher and used the Kindle search for a few characters.

Can be easily read without the previous Nope, Should not even be considered,

Rating Notes
I found this book very intriguing, The "reveals" were interesting. The royal characters and their love interests were very different and well drawn, I stayed engaged. The world had some unique twists to it, The writing was detailed. Raine's growth as he begins to come into his own through all the trials is gratifying, I am really looking forward to the last book,


Below are my explanations or thoughts on reviewing!

, Obviously no review can take into account all the various personal pet peeves of readers, But, I do try to take into account the common ones often bemoaned by other reviewers
, If used in this review, the term Brain candy is not necessarily negative, It has its uses and at times it is my preference when I just want to pass some time so it does not carry a negative connotation for me unless I'm expecting the next great novel.
What falls under brain candy The book is meant for pure entertainment to pass time, It may be formulaic, from an author published quickly like monthly, things escalate fast, and are often solved easily etc, . Publishing industries version of pop music, Beach type reads etc .
. Blurb rating purpose:
Like many readers, I do not like to think I'm reading one kind of story just to end up with another type, But I also don't think a book should be docked for being as stated, If I don't like stories about "", and I choose to read one, I shouldn't give itbased JUST on my preferences, Unless it wasn't clear in the blurb,
. Other Factors that effect my perspective when reviewing:
Since, I have exclusively read m/m, Myst was in. I am a Kindle diehard, and I never do audio for m/m, I read at leastbooks a year with an average length ofpages but the total number of books is usually much higher, My Goodreads lifetime rating at the start ofwas a,average forbooks. Which considering, you should be better at picking out books the more you read, I feel is a accurate average, I have overreviews within the m/m genre here on Goodreads, Can a deadly assassin hold on to a love he thought lost, . .

Hredeen has been exiled from his emperor's side, the only place he had found a home, friendship, . . love. Now after changing the course of the invasion of Bhantan, he faces an uncertain future, Unable to return to Anrodnes, he faces years of torture and isolation as his masters in the War Guild eradicate every precious memory he held of his former life with Emperor Taldan.
But after meeting a rogue assassin, one who escaped from the War Guild itself, Hredeen has to make a choice, Respond to a summons by the War Guild for brutal retraining, Or take vital information back to Anrodnes, back where Emperor Taldan and Raine wait, The man he loves and the man who is Taldan's true Chosen, . .

Raine has done everything he can to be a good Chosen for the emperor, but he fears it is not enough, He longs for Taldan's love, yet he worries that what Taldan and Hredeen had together is deeper and more powerful than he could ever offer, Taldan is consumed by Hredeen's loss, his behavior sliding into something on the edge of darkness, Is it the magic of the Illumitae, . . or something even more dangerous And what can Raine do to stop it

The loss of Hredeen leaves a hole within Taldan's heart, even though he was the one to exile the assassin.
Yet he is beginning to love Raine, his Chosen, and attempts to put his entire energy into solidifying their bond, But with conspiracies, assassination threats, and unrest spreading across the lands, even that bond will be put to the test, The Illumitae holds secrets, and some of them may destroy everything he cherishes, Once, Taldan prided himself on his emotionless, logical detachment and the power of his mind, But now, the chaos within his heart is surging, and neither Raine nor Hredeen may be safe, . .

Reader note: The Anrodnes Chronicles is a fourbook epic M/M Fantasy Romance series from J, C. Owens! This book wasn't off to a great start but over the

course of its length it really found itself, I was overjoyed when the plot once again became more cohesive as all the characters came together,

Initially, a lot of the characters were beyond annoying but gradually I think most everyone redeemed themselves,

Isnay and Dransin are my least favourite couple of the lot, Isnay is someone I liked a lot in the first book and his storyline did get buried under the others in the second book but I liked his budding relationship with Dransin but he kind of irked me in this one.
I get he is very partial towards Dransin and I get how Dransin is being vilified by the court at Bhantan but the fact that Isnay isn't able to look above his own prejudice was disheartening.
For a diplomat, he is awfully naive and petulant,

For the most, I like Dransin but he doesn't fit with the rest of the plot so his inclusion at times felt very obtrusive in the later scenes even though in some he was only mentioned in passing after the fact.


Naral had started to give me some big hopes in "Night of Rain" but I might have rejoiced prematurely because he still has a lot of childishness to outgrow which is a weird trait to see in a grownass adult but he definitely wins the award for the most improved character.
Also, his relationship with Fagan is adorable and utterly delightful and I'm totally invested in where that leads,

Zaran is a character I have greatly come to admire and at the beginning of the book when everyone was annoying me from Isnay to Raine to Naral, he was the one character who wasn't.
Zaran has grown remarkably as a character and now, he is so much more selfaware and insightful,

Ralnulian's storyline in this one is a little unexpected but I liked where that took the plot, He is also an amazingly serene character who seems to know himself and his place in the world and has made his peace with it,

The plot of this story reconverges on Taldan, Hredeen and Raine and that was wonderful because it made the plot tighter and more interesting to read, There are assassins trying to kill Taldan as he tries to learn how to control the Illumitae, All things considered, I was surprised by how much I liked how they resolved the conflict between these three characters and I find myself fascinated to read more about Taldan's struggle with the Illumitae.


Personally, while I didn't start the book very enthused about where the story was headed I definitely loved the direction the plot eventually took and now, I find myself pretty excited to read the conclusion to the series.
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