Devin Madson: We Ride the Storm

 Hi everyone

This is my review for Devin Madson's We Ride the Storm, this is book one in The Reborn Empire series.
I got my book from Bol.com, it has a nice cover and an interesting blurb on the back.

" War built the Kisian Empire and war will tear it down.
Fifteen years after rebels stormed the streets, Kisia is still divided. Only the firm hand of the god-emperor holds the kingdom together. But when a shocking betrayal destroys a tense alliance with neighbouring Chiltae, all that has been won comes crashing down.
In Kisia, Princess Miko T'sai is a prisoner in her own castle. She dreams of claiming her empire, but the path to power could rip it, and her family, asunder.
In Chiltae, assassin Cassandra Marius is plagued by the voices of the dead. Desperate, she accepts a contract that promises to reward her with a cure if she helps an empire fall.
And on the border between nations, Captain Rah e'Torin and his warriors are exiles forced to fight in a foreign war or die."

I didn't really enjoy this one. The characters were very one-dimensional, some were there only to further the story. Characterization is really important to me and the lack thereof made me not care for them and thus I lost interest only halfway through.
The story was predictable and very cliché and the worldbuilding was quite non-existent.  

The story had me sighing and rolling my eyes over the stupidity of the characters, the things they say and do.
Also, completely unnecessary rape never sits well with me and he lost a star then and there for that.

At least the writing was good.

Happy reading.
Helena