The Golden Vial is the third book in the Legends Of The Realm series by Thomas Locke. In this fantasy realm of mages, elves, and dragons, we find a young girl who must learn to trust herself and those around her in order to fight back a vast and unseen evil that is attempting to overtake the realm.
While the story itself is deeply intriguing, I found it hard to keep up with - the story jumps rapidly from one scene to another, without much of an intermission between important events and occurrences. This made it difficult both to see the natural progression during parts of the story and to keep track of a sense of elapsed time during the course of events.
Vivid imagery, solid characters, and a passionate storyline make up for most of the time spent trying to sort out the above referenced story jumps.
Having not read the previous books in this series, I cannot provide an assessment on the overall flow of the series in relation to this book. However, I can offer solace that this book was a good standalone novel and I did not feel as though I was missing any important details by having skipped the first two books.
Overall, I'd recommend this book to anyone who enjoys clean fantasy novels, including those in the young adult audience. The Golden Vial is suitable for Christians but lacking in Christian-based references, which could be seen as a positive or a negative feature, depending on the audience.
3/5 stars.
*Disclaimer: I received a complimentary print copy of this book from Revell for the purpose of this honest review. All opinions are my own.*
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