House of Bastiion: The Haidren Legacy #1
Author: K.L. Kolarich
Publisher: Rogue Kite Publishing
Rating: 5 Stars
Level: New Adult
Genre: Fantasy
Source: e-book (review copy)
Summary From Goodreads
Behind the mask of duty and power, no one is who they seem…
After the Forgotten Wars ravaged the world and turned it to ash, the realm of Orynthia has thrived. To bring peace to their territories, the Houses of Pilar, Darakai, and Boreal forged an accord with Bastiion, founding a Quadren of advisory to the throne. Each generation, a single Haidren is appointed to this coveted chair. But in a land of war and deceit, peace should never be trusted.
When Luscia Tiergan, al’Haidren to the House of Boreal, reaches the age of ascension and takes her seat in court, she is driven into a maze of political traps and dark secrets. Her reputation soiled by seclusion and alleged sorcery, Luscia soon uncovers a pattern of forgotten children, slain in the streets of Bastiion.
Ascending from an upbringing rooted in cruelty and suspicion, Zaethan Kasim, al’Haidren to the House of Darakai, quickly clashes with Lusica, the newcomer in his midst. His position in Darakai threatened by an old rival, Zaethan is forced into an uneasy alliance to gain the upper hand. As death spills across his second home, Zaethan must set aside his hatred to secure his claim and protect the blameless.
Following a disturbing stream of innocent blood, Luscia and Zaethan learn they are not alone as they race through the heart of Orynthia, the House of Bastiion.
My Review
House of Bastiion: The Haidren Legacy is a unique, exciting
and interesting book. For the most part
the book is a lot of story building with a great plot that keeps getting better
as the story moves along.
The story follows Luscia, as she moves to court in Bastiion to
take her seat as the al’haidren to Boreal.
She doesn’t exactly receive a warm welcome from the other three al’Haidrens
of the quadren. There are some that don’t
like her because she is a witch or that she is from Boreal. One of those being Zaethan, the al’Hairdren
to Darakai. Luscia and Zaethan do not
get along at all despite Dmitri wishing otherwise. Dmitri is the prince of Bastiion who will
someday become king. I really liked all the
characters but these three the story focused on more and I was good with that. Dimitri is a really nice, calm and caring
prince who will make a wonderful king.
Zaethan is a more of a tough guy in some ways, although he has a bit of
a caring side that he doesn’t show much.
This comes from growing up with his father who I did not like. Luscia is stubborn and at times won’t take no
for an answer. She does things her own
way even if it’s not always the right decision.
We don’t really get to know too much about any of the characters or
about their background. The author
provided just enough to keep me interested though.
Besides the al’Haidrens getting to know each other or at
least trying to be civil with each other there are much bigger issues. There is a murder in Bastiion who is killing
young cross-castes. While the court is
dealing with this, it’s Luscia and Zaethan who are the ones pursing the murder. They both have their own reasons and are not willing
to work together to find the guilty person.
There is so much more to the plot, the characters and the story but I’m
not going to give anything away.
I really enjoyed reading House of Bastiion: The Haidren
Legacy. While I enjoyed the entire book
the last part with the cliffhanger ending or endings was really good. I am left with a lot of unanswered questions though. I cannot wait to read the sequel and find out
what happens next. Overall a wonderful
new adult fantasy read!
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