Incursion

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for giving me this e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

At first, this book seemed like it has the standard plot of a fantasy novel. I seem to be able to enjoy it more as I delved into the story. It's a dark blend of adventure, magic, and political intrigue and it's very interesting. I also love the characters and their development and dynamics. It's safe to say that I'm looking forward to the next book!

This book was a pleasant surprise for me. I love another series written by this author, the Sorcery Ascendant trilogy.. I was engrossed from start to finish.. Mitchell Hogan did a fantastic job with character and world building which left me wanting to read the next book in the series immediately.

I really enjoyed this book and look forward to the rest of the trilogy. I really liked the premise of the book and the magic system that is introduced in the book. The characters were interesting and i am interested in what happens to them. The plot twist was amazing and I look forward to seeing it play out.

If you can get past the first third, this becomes a decent book with an interesting world and intriguing plot twists. It's just getting to that point that was troublesome for me.

Early on, I was not expecting to give this book more than two stars. It's all teenage angst, drama, and sexcapades. It reads like a Young Adult book but with far too much sexual content for it to be YA. Anskar drove me nuts with his waffling back and forth and fretting about his choices and his future. His decision regarding Sareya made no sense as she had clearly been nothing but a bully towards him and was conniving and horrible to everyone.

Fortunately, the focus shifted to the trials, and the politics and intrigues of the world came into focus. The angst wasn't completely gone, but it did die down to a palatable level. The different factions and peoples have very different beliefs, throwing the frictions of the world into relief. I enjoyed that aspect of the book and the plot twist that comes from it.

Anskar, Sareya, and the other youngsters grow a lot during this book, especially after seeing the world beyond the walls that have protected them from other viewpoints, as well as danger. They begin to think beyond what they have been told to this point, and I can see it causing friction in later books.

Everyone has secrets. While some have been revealed in this book, I look forward to seeing what else is revealed in Corruption.

I have received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Incursion was a long book. Long but definitely entertaining. I will admit that things did start off pretty slowly after the prologue for me. Which is weird because that's what initially sucked me in. I wanted to know more about this Queen and the Necromancers.

After that, we meet Anskar. He is currently living with the Order and is excited to go into their trials to become a consecrated knight-sorcerer. What a mouthful. Anskar was kind of naïve for most of this book. Which is understandable because he was abused a little bit by the Order and was put into this mindset of pleasing them.

Then you meet Sareya. She is also competing in the trials but she was a hot mess in the beginning. Then randomly her and Anskar were hooking up and I just kind of went with it. So it's safe to say that this book had romance but it wasn't the main focus. No, the training and fighting the rebels were. With a dash of finding the lost heir and the protector- which had my guessing two people throughout most of the book. The same two people too.

I feel like everyone has a secret within this book. Then there's a ton of Shady people and a bunch of manipulation that it was hard to keep track of who was using who. It was interesting to see what Anskar, Sareya and their little crew were going to do while on their own adventure because of what they are seeing with their own eyes. I about cried (and cringed) with a certain killing scene because the horses deserved better in my opinion.

In the end, the ending left me intrigued to see where the next book will take me. Especially since I know now who is who and why they are so important.

This was a great read that kept me turning the pages. The main character Anskar struggles with looking up to his superiors and realising that they are not as wise or infallible as he had always thought them to be. This brings him to question more of what he has been taught and in this he struggles with his faith and direction.

There was enough character development and plot to keep me engaged. The story switches between Anksar's POV and another character from the rebels. I found myself always wanting to go back to the MC chapters as I enjoyed being led along with Anskar's struggles and where his powers would lead.

I'm definitely interested to see where the story leads and having seen that the next book is already available, I will be diving into this one soon.

Thank you to NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Incursion has a high element of mystery throughout the story, which kept me intrigued and interested in the plot. The writing was great and it allowed me to fully immerse myself into the world in which Hogan has created.
The characters have all been carefully developed, and are all fully three-dimensional (even the side characters) which was lovely to see.

4/5 stars
Mitchell Hogan is able to create a great setting in this dark fantasy novel and I was here for it. It was very emotional, didn't make me cry but I was close. The plot was very intriguing and was nicely written, however, a bit dragging in some parts. I like the way that the book was able to discuss racism and colonialism in a fantasy setting and you find yourself in the characters and start to question yourself, your own mindset, your own upbringing.
The book follows two perspectives, however, I would have wished to see more from the perspective of Carred Selenas and hope that the sequel will show more from her as she is a very intriguing character.

Trigger Warning: Animal death (still not over it), character death and gore.

i never ended up downloading this but i picked it up recently, so i figured I'd also review it here!

his was a great read that kept me turning the pages. The main character Anskar struggles with looking up to his superiors and realizing that they are not as wise or infallible as he had always thought them to be. This brings him to question more of what he has been taught and in this he struggles with his faith and direction. Great character development and world building.
Looking forward to reading more from this author!

this was a great start to the Necromancer's Key series, I had a lot of fun reading this book as it had great characters and an interesting world. It left me wanting more in this universe.