A fictional fantasy where the past becomes part of the adventure! ~ Sheila
journey through haunted forests, through dreams and time.
A story of love, magic and the power of forgiveness.
A Tzanatzi outcast and an Einache shaman are on the trail of an ancient curse.
Will they save their people from destruction?
In My Opinion:
I like a good fantasy adventure. Following Rom and Yldich through the pages of this book looking for an ancient curse was a wild adventure that I slowly picked up on the rhythm of the book. Sometimes language can throw me off and words such as erstwae and Daydach proved to be stumbling blocks for me and in the beginning of the book I had a hard time with these words. Thank goodness author Wendy Gillissen put the definitions (any many more words like them) in the back of the book for reference!
As our two characters travel North together there are a series of dreams that deeply trouble Rom and cause quite a plot for this read. I found it interesting how Wendy wove a deeper meaning into these dreams and how a troubled past can truly effect your present if not dealt with. For what I would call a YA read, this book was a bit deeper than I had anticipated.
About the Author:
The urge to write and her love for the world of castles, elves and ghosts stem from the time she was five years old and her parents first took her to the ancient hills of England, Scotland and Wales.
Inspired by a journey to the Greek island of Kefalonia in 2005, Wendy began writing ‘Curse of the Tahiéra’.
I received my copy for review from the author, Wendy Gillissen
Book Journey 
Yay! I love a good, deep fantasy adventure. i often find fantasy adventures are mis-classified as YA when really they shouldn’t be. It sounds like this might be one of those cases. For me at least. Sounds great, though. . .
While I love fantasy, too many made-up words can be a stumbling block and interfere with my enjoyment of the story. May give this one a pass.
I read this one last month, I think, and enjoyed it. There were a lot of typos, but I thought it was a good story. Not sure if I liked it enough to look into the sequel, however.
This one sounds really good. Just another added to the TBR list compliments of Sheila! 🙂
I was thinking of reading this one and now I know I need too. Thanks for the review Sheila!
Thank you Sheila, for your wonderful review! I am glad you enjoyed the book.
The new edition of Curse of the Tahiéra was released last week, all new and typo free;-)
When I read fantasy that has funny words in it like ‘erstwae’ I try to find it on audiobook. I hate not knowing the right pronunciation!