The Enchanter Heir by Cinda Williams Chima 
The Heir Chronicles: Book 4
Story- 10/10
Characters- 10/10
Style- 9/10
Overall- 9.5/10
The Enchanter Heir. I first started
reading Cinda’s books in 8th grade, and I was NOT an avid reader.
But after reading only one of her novels, I quickly found a love for spending
entire days immersed in books, which mostly tended to be hers. Her fluent,
elegant stringing of words is a joy to the mind and creates some of the most
vivid stories there are to read. The
Enchanter Heir is a perfect showcase of her talents, bringing even more
lucidity and emotion to her tales. The
Enchanter Heir is an add-on to the previous three Heir novels, but is
independent from them, and does not require one to read them in order to follow
along (although I would personally recommend it, if not for the sole reason of
reading more of her work. I cannot promote her enough). Since the book has not been released yet, and
I was fortunate to receive an advanced copy, I will now share my thoughts on
the book, without giving away too many spoilers. That will be hard.
This story is told by the perspective of Jonah
Kinlock, a magical mutant whose powers set him above the rest of the magical
world, with a Weirstone (a magical source of power that lies next to the heart)
that is undeclared (although it is shown to hold most of the powers an
enchanter stone would hold). He is a survivor of the Thorn Hill Massacre, where
it was rumored to hold sorcerers that were experimenting with dangerous
poisons. The massacre gave anyone who lived strange powers that are highly
variable. Jonah received devastating abilities from it that he uses to fight
Shades, the living-dead who were once Thorn Hill residents. Everyone who lived
there before the massacre is subject to turn into a Shade, and the thought of
that haunts him as he is sent to kill them in order to protect others.
The
perspective is also shared by Emma Greenwood, a sorcerer who grew up knowing
little about magic. Her grandfather, Sonny Lee Greenwood, is an accomplished
luthier who raised her to love music. But after he is found barely alive with a
warning note in his hand, Emma runs away from the life she knows to a family
member she’s never met before. And to make matters worse, she learns of her
special powers as a sorcerer, and her family’s involvement with the Thorn Hill Massacre.
First of all, if you are any kind
of musician, or have a love for music, you will immediately fall in love with
this book. While it is mainly about wizards, sorcerers, and enchanters, Cinda
employs numerous different musical aspects that are dynamically pleasing to the
senses. I loved it. It went well with
the story, and added a new dimension to her writing. As for the rest of the
story, it was emotionally packed and very intense at times. She was very able
to have action coincide with the telling of the story, and the romance between
characters. Overall, I am very happy that all my expectations for the book held
true. I only have one issue with it, and I would have thought I’d be familiar
with its bitter taste due to her other books (especially the Seven Realms
Series), is the ending. I am not saying that it was bad, but I am not a fan of
its setup. If you have read her Seven Realms Series, you probably already know
what I am talking about. I will not say exactly what that is though, because I
do not want to ruin it for anyone. But even with the ending, I still say that
it was one of the most thrilling novels I have read and highly recommend
getting a copy the second you can!
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