Portal Of Realms: Eternal Earth (Portals of Realms Book 1) by ana ailed de la torre salazar
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Portal Of Realms: Eternal Earth (Portals of Realms Book 1)
by ana ailed de la torre salazar
Portals of Realms: Eternal Earth is a lovely introduction to dark, romantic fantasy, interweaving mythology, emotion, and high adventure in a thoroughly imaginative story. At the center is a vision from the Moon Goddess Cerridwen of a perfect realm where mortals and magical beings live harmoniously alongside each other, in an utopia. This realm is thrown into chaos from Kieran, who is a god with a cloud of jealousy and vengeance, considering that Kieran's brother was sent to Limbo. Kieran's dark energy is still weaving through the surrounding world, while elemental guardians are being summoned to stand against him and protect the realm while they straddle their responsibilities against their destinies.
The novel offers layered characters from Elisa's moving transition from an everyday person to a chosen warrior, to the guardians feelings of conflicting roles as powerful beings in a world with responsibilities beyond their choosing. While the guardian characters are fantastical in nature, they are still human enough that readers respond on an emotional and psychological level. The world building is clear and embraced; the pacing is immersive; and, the prose is filled with beautiful yet frightening landscape. De la Torre uses themes of jealousy, destiny, and sacrifice in a manner that leaves the reader dazed and excited about the next installment in this series.

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