H. S. J. Williams

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“It's a lie, you know," she whispered. "This prison, these chains. There is no darkness that light cannot overcome you only need the courage to believe it.” ― H.S.J. Williams, Moonscript

I was feeling sooo guilty about reading this book, loving it so much, and then never posting a review of it! And that's mainly because the already-existent reviews of this book are so amazing that I know for a fact that mine isn't going to measure up at all. But I'm still going to try to convince whoever sees this review that you NEED this book!!! Even though they should've been completely convinced by the other amazing reviews already! Moonscript is literally SO good!

Did I already say that I loved this book? I literally could not put it down!! I ordered it on Amazon, then decided that I couldn't wait the two days for it to arrive and ended up reading all of it on Kindle before the physical copy even came! (btw the book is free rn with Kindle Unlimited so you'd better read it!! but you also NEED the physical copy!! both the paperback and the hardcover has quite a bit of really beautiful exclusive art from the author and the hardcover has got an exclusive short story too!). Light and the darkness, joy and pain, beauty and destruction...… (altro)

Whew! Finally an awesome read. Now where do I start? Have you ever journeyed into a book, and you feel like never leaving? You feel like it has every piece of fantasy element you can ever imagine. Themes of unconditional love, survival, war, death and salvation were observed as I delved deeper into the story. Moonscript by H. S. J. Williams is an amazing book with mind-blowing adventures. The background stories of each of the characters are so well-written and inextricably interwoven into one compelling and fantastic book.

Seventy years have passed since the kidnapping of Prince Errance of Aselvia. Tellie, a fourteen-year-old teenager and an orphan, who has known nothing else in her life except work, work, work in the dilapidated inn of her master and mistress. One rainy night, she's awoken from a nightmare to attend to some guests. She sensed something evil in their presence and decided to eavesdrop on their conversation. Little did she know that her own adventure of finding the next elf king has just began. In a world filled with darkness and light, from talking birds to celestial elves and everything in between, will she succeed in her quest?

In my opinion, Moonscript is a Christian fiction novel because of the constant reminder of the God factor and celestial beings living in the higher world. The author uses italics to distinguish between the present and the unseen. This book will teach you that the grace of God is infinite even though one falls into the darkest depth of darkness.

I love the way the characters was well developed and relatable. We see Tryss, a beautiful chema maiden that could blend effortlessly with her surroundings; Corren, a smuggler and a dancer; young Tellie, a brave girl given a huge responsibility and Kelm, her best friend. And then there's The Daisha, a furry winged talking beast with a sassy nature and a great sense of humor. Lastly, Errance, the elven Prince of Aselvia.

I know that this is an ARC edition of Moonscript, but I never fail to mention the professionalism of a book's editing in my reviews. So here we go. I discovered a lot of missing words, apostrophes, and misplaced commas in the narrative. It was a bit distracting, but that did not detract me from the story. I'm sure that a round of editing will smoothen it out and make it pristine.

H. S. J. Williams is an incredible writer, I must say. She wrote the story in third-person perspective, although she switched to first person view most of the time in order to give the reader a perception of a character's thoughts and emotions. That was my favorite part. I highly recommend this captivating novel to fans of "Lord of the Rings", youth of all ages, lovers of adventure, fantasy, and Christian fiction.

There's a quote that I love so much in the book and it says:
"We can be hurt physically. We can be hurt emotionally. But then there's you. Not your body. Not your mind. You. Pain will want to change who you are. It will want to force you to become something you're not. But if you fight hard enough and stay true to the One, it cannot destroy you."

I want to appreciate Book Sirens and H. S. J Williams for the free ARC edition given to me in exchange for my honest review.… (altro)