My Review for Metal Slinger by Rachel Schneider

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"I'm going to swim with the stars".

Metal Slinger was May's choice for #thatbonkersbookclub and, hands up, I wasn't looking forward to reading it. 🙈 I knew nothing about it; I just knew I wasn't keen on the title! Well, what a mistake that was! 🤦‍♀️

It is an A M A Z I N G story with one of the most mind-blowing plot twists I've ever read. 🤯 When it happened, I literally sat up in my chair and re-read the page in question — WTAF did I just read?! 😱

I went through varying emotions with the main characters. I feel like I loved them and hated them in equal measure, and if you asked me now, my thoughts would probably change during the course of one conversation! 😂 The world-building is kept to a minimum, which I liked, although I did check out the map a couple of times to see where all the different regions were located. 🗺️

Metal Slinger is an easy-read romantasy that I'm sure readers will be able to get into pretty quickly. With politics, magic, war and romance, there's enough for everyone to get their teeth into. ⚔️✨❤️

My only decision now is whether to buy the Special Edition of the sequel, Light Wielder, without having a Special Edition of this one! 📚💸

About the Book

Even though she's not one of them, Brynn has spent her life among the Alaha, training to be a guard and waiting for the chance to attend the annual market hosted by the Kenta–the very same people who exiled her adopted community to a life at sea. Going to the market is a rite of passage eagerly anticipated by all young guards, but Brynn does not anticipate breaking a century-long peace treaty while there. Nor does she plan for the intense encounter with an enemy soldier that now threatens to unwind the fragile coexistence between their people–and everything Brynn once believed about herself to be true.

Brynn's loyalty to the Alaha is tested when the truth of her identity is brought to light by this soldier who's taken an oath to bring her back to where she belongs. Narrowly escaping death on the violent high seas, Brynn's connection to the Alaha is further tested when she learns about the world of magic she's been denied. She was once certain of her fate and where she belonged, but the dark, knowing eyes of this stranger have her questioning everything, including her heart.

About Rachel

Rachel Schneider lives in South Louisiana with her husband and only daughter. She loves to write wherever her imagination takes her, which includes fantasy worlds, thrilling surprises, and complex romance with a touch of heat. When she's not writing down her daydreams, you can find her at a hockey game or enjoying a bubble bath with a good book.






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