When you start this book you get dropped into this new world right away. You follow the MMC Halfa, an orphaned Goliath who has always felt out of place, as he experiences his days at the Dock Ward. You get a glimpse into his thoughts and feelings and how he spent each day before the start of this book. It should've felt confusing and foreign, instead I felt an immediate connection to our main character.

The writing style definitely relies on emotions, it’s short sentences, thought provoking lines and hidden feelings behind every word chosen by the author. I loved it, it might just be what made this book so special to me. Like seriously, I was highlighting lines in this book from page one.

This is a story about self discovery, love and rage. This story is quiet, and all these emotions sneak up on you until all you can do is feel.

Once Halfa stumbles upon the temple and meets all these new people, I was honestly hooked. His scenes with Marin, an elf in the temple, had me clutching my heart. Again, it was quiet but full of emotions, short sentences that had so much meaning. We meet Serelion, with their wise words, helping Halfa come to terms with who he is. A steady presence in Halfa’s time at the temple.The connections between the characters were definitely my favorite part in this book.

If you like character studies, stories with lots of character development, a writing style that is fast paced and filled with to-the-point sentences and emotions, then this book is for you.

I always describe stories like this as quiet. It’s a story told around a fire, in a hushed tone, where you can close your eyes and just feel everything the character went through and hope that he gets the ending he deserves.