They are given a set amount of time to accomplish this task or they must leave the school and so the task begins.
But one must be able to pierce the veil in order to become a Razor and neither one of these have…or so they think and most have been training by their age and been able to do so.
They are heading to the Razor School of Faith in hopes that they will be accepted and be able to start new lives there and become Razors. They are both orphans all but five of who remain of an orphanage that burned down. The story telling is excellent, very clear and expressive, it makes us jump straight into the mind of each character.įaith and Moonlight is the first in its storyline introducing us to two new characters: Roan and Alys in this section of the Echoes of the Ascended. Transitions in time and plot development are very well done too. This is a pleasantly well done third person limited narrative, multi-POV alternating between Kay and Roan. I was not as invested in any other characters, but I can imagine they might be relevant in the following volumes. Their actions and decisions, even if you don't agree with them, suit their personality and make perfect sense. You might like them or dislike them, but I assure you that you will 'feel' something. These characters are refreshing within the Young Adult genre, they feel extremely real and genuine. The story is mostly focused on the orphans Kay and Roan. Apart from that, Faith and Moonlight did pique my interest and made me curious to read the rest of the series. The other issue is the fact that this novella feels more like an introduction than an actual full story - and I am not blaming the length of the book. However, I did feel, as a reader, that I was not fed enough information, which was a shame, because I was really interested to know more. Considering this is the first volume, I would understand that many of the unanswered questions could still be answered later in the series, and that the initial stage of world building would serve a greater purpose. The premise was excellent, there was depth in it too.
The Fantasy setting serves as an interesting stage for several internal struggles. Despite the intriguing world-building, the story is not so much a conflict based story, but more of a character driven narrative. The plot moved slowly but in a way that easily caught my interest. This novella gets 3.5 stars from me, which means 4 stars on any websites that do not accept half-stars. I was offered a copy of this novella by the authors.
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