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Wakespire is the seventh book in the The Weirkey Chronicles series written by Sarah Lin.

Wakespire book cover

Blurb

With Fithe behind him, the only thing standing between Theo and Authority is the soulcrafting itself. This will be the most important ascension of his life, so he draws on old knowledge and travels to Noven. There, he will find the perfect opportunity to fuel his rise... except it lies within a tower filled with challenges. And the dangers of the Wakespire may pale in comparison to the politics in the city around it...

Review

The Weirkey Chronicles is one of my favorite ongoing progression fantasy series. The magic system is amazing and I immensely enjoy reading the main characters going about their crafting, working with each other, fighting, etc. The mystery of the overarching plot and the worldbuilding is great too.

As usual, I reread the previous book in preparation for the latest one. Even though the books are short and two of them are released per year, I'm no longer young to remember enough details. And I also read the series summary at the start of these books. I think character sheets with details about the current state of soulhomes would be a nice addition.

This book featured a tournament arc, as is common among progression books. And yep, the tournament was disrupted. Trope jokes aside, the tournament had a few pleasant surprises in terms of rules and stuff. And it gave us ample occasions of Theo, Nauda and Fiyu handling challenges together and improving their already impressive skills. It also helped that they had Guchiro as a mentor and even Senka was lucid enough to give some pointers. And of course, we also got details about the much awaited ascension of Authorities.

Speaking of Senka, this book had plenty of surprising revelations. I enjoyed getting to see various parts of the Noven world as she and Theo went in search of sublime materials and other research stuff.

Overall, this was another great addition to the series. The overarching plot continues to move forward and I can't wait to read about their next adventures. Hope Navim and Krikree will feature more often in the coming books.

My rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

What others are saying

From William Howe's review on goodreads:

A bit of tower climbing, a murder mystery, MOAR SOULCRAFTING, and new sublime materials. Just awesome.

From Thorsten's review on goodreads:

Fantastic. Love this series so much. A bit of tower climbing, a lot of soul crafting, a touch of life bonding and a good dose of ass kicking. Can't wait for the next one since it feels like we've gotten to the point where it will get really interesting.