Book Review

Basic Details:

Book Title: A Flight of Broken Wings

Subtitle: The Aeriel Chronicles Book 1

Author: Nupur Chowdhry

Genre: Fantasy

Part of a series? Yes

Order in series: 1

Best read after earlier books in series? N/A

Available: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41464412-a-flight-of-broken-wings

Overall score:

I scored this book 5/5

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️

Short Summary of the book:

This book tells the story of Ruban Kinoh, an Aeriel hunter, who lost his father and girlfriend eight years earlier in an attack from an Aeriel. He was adopted by his uncle Subhas and is now considered the best Aeriel hunter in the country. In this book, he has to fight the Aeriels to save the human race and is tasked to look after a Zainian aristocrat, Ashwin Kwan, who has been sent as an emissary from the Zainians. In reality he is a Aeriel prince by the name of Shwaan, sent by his sister the Aeriel queen Zafaa. They want to avoid their mother gaining access to an enhanced Sif blade formula with which she aims to invade Vaan and kill her daughter.

It is an exciting book I enjoyed a lot and I look forward to reading more of this author’s work.

What I liked about the book:

I particularly liked the fact that Prince Shwaan hid behind the exterior of a rather pompous and, in a way, stupid aristocrat to allow him to work with the human race to stop his mother Tauheen to bring her evil plan to fruition. An obvious case of ‘don’t judge the book by its cover’ where he was concerned.

What I didn’t like about the book:

I enjoyed the entire book and found it difficult to put it down.

My favourite bits in the book:

I loved where Ruban found out not all Aeriels were bad.

My least favourite bits in the book:

I didn’t like it when the book finished as I wanted to know what would become of the main characters in this book. I especially wonder whether Ruban and Ashwin, aka Prince Shwaan, will be able to bring peace between Aeriels and humans.

Any further books in the series? Any more planned by this author?

I understand from the subtitle ‘book 1’ that there are more books in the planning.

What books could this be compared to and why?

This book reminded me of books I’ve read about angels and humanity and I wonder if Aeriels are in anyway related to angels.

Recommendation:

In summary, I would recommend this book for the following readers:

Children No

Young Adult Yes

Adult Yes

If you like Fantasy and supernatural this book is the book for you.

I look forward to reading more books by this author and can warmly recommend this book.

Book Description by Author:

Six hundred years ago, humanity rose up in revolt against the Aeriels, who were driven from earth and back into their homeland of Vaan after a bloody and glorious war.

Eight years ago, Ruban’s home was destroyed and his family murdered by an Aeriel.

When a new Aeriel threat looms over Ragah, the capital city of Vandram, Ruban Kinoh must do everything in his power to avenge his family's past and protect the future of his country.

Which is hard enough without being saddled with a pretty and pompous aristocrat, who seems as useless as he is vain. Faced with a conspiracy that might cost humanity its hard-won freedom, and accompanied by the bejewelled and glitter-clad Ashwin Kwan, Ruban begins his journey into a land where the past and the future intertwine.

About the Author:

Born in Kolkata, India

April 08

Website: http://nupurink.blogspot.com/

Genre: Humor and Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery

URL https://www.goodreads.com/Nupur_88

Nupur Chowdhury is the author of A Flight of Broken Wings and The Classroom Effect. Apart from novels, she enjoys writing poetry and the occasional short story. She was four when she started writing. Now, some 20 years later, it’s more an addiction than a hobby.

Nupur likes coffee, street food, fanfiction, and sleep. She dislikes yoghurt, slow internet, unnecessary cliffhangers, and being woken up in the morning.

You can find her on Facebook, Wattpad, Goodreads, and Amazon. And if you can’t, it’s probably because she’s busy sleeping.