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Book Review: Pyre

S. E. Wigget
2 min readMay 7, 2023

I exchanged ebook links with a few other self-published authors during and after a webinar on sales and marketing. Here is one of those reviews.

Pyre: The Pendulum #1 by Eric J. Hull & C. M. Stultz

A Tale of Two Kingdoms

This is an entertaining epic fantasy novel with a large cast of characters and jaw-dropping plot twists. Ultimately the plot all ties together.

I enjoy the vivid details — of clothing, scenery, architecture, decor, and people. Especially the details of emotions.

Jenora and Sare are my favorite characters. I took an instant disliking toward High Chamberlain Waldon.

It’s brave for a writer to make likeable characters suffer. Sare’s curse is terrifying… but brave of the writers (and of course Sare is extremely brave). I rather like the twist of… the beautiful princess is a jerk, and the “ugly” princess is beautiful inside.

I like the foreboding chapter that mostly shows the dreams of various characters. It’s surreal and doesn’t give away what’s going to happen but… symbolizes oncoming events.

Violet & Steampunk Boy, my favorite book (volume 3) in my middle grade fantasy series Rowanwick Witches (and the ebook I exchanged for the above review), is available here:

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S. E. Wigget
S. E. Wigget

Written by S. E. Wigget

Outside Medium, I mostly write fiction, especially paranormal and historical fantasy, under either S. E. Wigget or Susan E. Wigget. sewigget.bsky.social 🌈

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