The Crown Tower- Michael J. Sullivan

This author is usually one I can count for a wonderful adventure. If you want to see what he's written this is his blog. It's actually pretty interesting compared to other author blogs that I have seen.

Anyways back to the point:

Violence: 4/5
Drug Abuse: 0/5
Nudity: 0/5
Language: 1/5
Sexual Content: 3/5

Violence: They are thieves and to say they were not killing people would barely make them awesome. People are killed in gruesome manners at times and they fight all the time.

Language: What I adore about Michael Sullivan is that he is normally very witty. However it is inevitable to have a type of swear word in your language so it is used a few times.

Sexual Content: There is no specific explanations but hints. One of the characters is a whore and it would be difficult to explain some of the hardships she and other whores endure without a few comments.

Summary

If you haven't met Hadrian and Royce you should. Complete opposite's are forced into a contract for a Professor, Arcadius, they are indebted to in Sheridan. Hadrian worn out from the soldier blood saturated life returns to Sheridan to retrieve the items Arcadius is holding for him from his father's death. Along the way his travels couldn't be normal or any kind of peace. Rather, he ends up trying to suppress mutiny among the barge and upon arrival is the only survivor. Rushing to the authorities they find no evidence of his claims and nearly arrest him for causing a public disturbance.

Lovely Royce. Orphaned at a young age he grew up learning thieving and killing with the Wolves. He is small framed but his agility, and deftness with daggers makes him a bigger opponent then first conceived. He is hired to escort Hadrian to Sheridan and does it his way. At a distance he observes Royce and steps in when Hadrian's life is in danger but all Hadrian see's is a man with death in his eyes under a black hood.

These two are hired by Arcadius to steal a book from the Crown Tower. Sounds simple but their differences seem like ravines that can't meet. With only a few days to achieve the feet they push each other to the limits and attempt to break the contract with Arcadius so they can be rid of each other.

Review

Loved it. I read it in three days. I adore Royce and Hadrian though more of Royce. I also enjoy that not all the events could have been predicted especially about Pickles (can't give it away!) Hadrian's side kick he meets in Vernes. I felt like Royce was really broken down in this book which I was surprised with how he was puzzled by Hadrian and couldn't stand him.

I think Michael Sullivan did well of starting the friendship between two people who are very opposite. It's quite a rare friendship that occurs and I like how they made fun of each other and tried to kill each other but slowly began to realize the benefit of the other.

It wasn't rushed or simply slapped together. There was a lot of thought put into this union and I was grateful for the craftsmanship he showed for their friendship. Check it out if you are looking for adventure and pretty clean fun. I just adore this pair more than Jem and William from the clockwork series. Hadrian and Royce are so well made they feel real.


                                By: J Feistner