Pimiko and the Uncharted Island

Amaranthine Saga, Book 6

De: Forthright

Narrado por: Travis Baldree

He leads an elite taskforce. She did, too. On television.

After the finale of her dazzlingly successful television drama, Pim Moonprowl packs her bags and books passage to a secretive resort that makes alluring claims. She’ll pay anything, promise anything, do anything to find out if they’re true. On an island that’s not on maps, Pim encounters a silver-tongued doctor, a kindred soul, a caged star, and a clever monkey. This is her big chance to put into practice the skills she gained from eight seasons on an elite taskforce.

Boon can almost taste his prey, he’s that close. If only he hadn’t run up against a barrier in the middle of the ocean. He puts out a call and calls in a favor. There’s a plan in place, and reinforcements are en route, but Boon is restless to run the Rogue to ground. Taking a risk—definitely his style—lands him with a couple of responsibilities he really didn’t need, and both of them are female.

©2022 Forthright (P)2022 Tantor

many streams form a confluence

Hooray - the hunt for the evil dragons has finally resulted in the identification of an island hidden very well behind wards and sigils and dragon sway. Many of the recurring characters converge to infiltrate the island in different ways and their different phobias and foibles and secrets are also exposed, creating unanticipated consequences. If I give more info about the storyline it would be a major spoiler alert.
If you enjoyed her previous Amaranthine stories, you’ll enjoy this one. And there’s still many threads for future books;-)
Baldree does a good job of narration with clearly defined characters and emotions. He brings the story to life.

Forthy never fails to deliver a captivating tale!

I have loved Forthwrite's stories since the first one I read. She is brilliant! And this chapter in the continuing, entwining, enchanting story is deeply emotional. I now love her characters even more than I did to begin with. She weaves a magical net of understanding that love is love and it is the soul that loves.

Travis Baldree is one of the best narrators I have ever heard. He does all of the voices! 😉 I see the characters he has created by voice alone. He brings his own special magic to Forthy's tales.

Touching and a bit Heartbreaking

I love this series, it's comforting. This new instalment brings a significant amount of trails coming together, leaving the reader with a deeper appreciation for a bunch of notables for the world this far. However, this does feel like the darkness before a new dawn. There are several moments that may be rough for some to get though, but it does come back up and many of the characters find resolutions, even if it hurts.

Lovely

What a wonderful read, and I loved the blending of so many different character relationships!

What was that?

This book feels like it was ghost written. Suddenly there are political references and as many different kinds of relationships, orientations, and ways to identify as could be squeezed in. At least one established character was written like he was a different person with the barest nod towards an explanation for the change. And could Jacques’ situation at the end of the book get any more ambiguous?

I’ve been eating these stories up since I read the first book. The fifth book was a little lackluster by comparison to 1, 2, and 4 but was at least on par with 3. Then here comes book 6, which was a plot disaster! So much potential completely wasted in a misguided attempt to be woke. *face palm*

I do not read fiction for treatises on modern politics and I sure as heck don’t turn to FANTASY for the author’s opinions on the trans debate in America.

I took off 1 star for the general “letdown” of the story and docked 1 star for the betrayal. Six books into a series and the author suddenly changes from heterosexual couples to several different types of partnerships? I’m not opposed to non-typical relationships in books, but it’s bad form to spring that on your audience six books in. Particularly since mpeg is a common warning and this book is full of it! Not just historical references, but on-the-page mpeg. There are more males getting pregnant here than females. Are we trying to prove some sort of point?

Again, keep your politics out of my fantasy novels.