Whisper of War and Storms

Mevlida grew up with her mom. 28 years ago her mum arrived back in US being pregnant and without much memory about her time in York. All this is changing when Mev finds a ring with strange symbols on it and a picture showing her mum in front of a pub. With her best friend she is flying to York in hope finding the pub and what once happened to her mum. What she finds is for sure not what she expected. She learns that her dad is a king from another world who created the portal which was closed after her mum came through it. When she touches this portal she is activating and ends up in the other world and must learn that magic exists there, immortals rule and that not all is as it seems. Political games are played, the tension between two kingdoms are so strong that we are at the verge of war. So when a man is capturing Mev and she finds out he is Prince Kael, no other than the son of the one person responsible for closing the gate, she knows she can´t trust him and most importantly not tell him who she really is. Kael has sworn to protect his people so he is determined to bring the person who could re open the gate to this father so they can find out how this was possible and to make sure no more humans are able to enter their world. When he finds out she is the long lost princess and must accept the feelings she is awakening in him he knows for sure he can´t bring her to her farther who hates humans. He must decide on what side of this fight he stands. This is a really good start into a new fantasy series. I really like the writing style and the mix between our world and one which is similar to ours but on the other hand so totally different. The idea that a human person wants to find out what once happened to her mum, who her father is and then steps via a portal into another realm and a totally different world is well written. The setting in this world, how the magic abilities changed due to the region they settled, that also human abilities are changed by the magic is a good idea and I liked how the world is built. Also the characters are well created. I really liked that there is friendship even so they are on different sides. Also the secrets which get revealed and that there is so much more behind what once happened than was known so far is interesting and was surprising. Mev is very well adjusting to the fact that she ended up in another realm and this is what I liked most. They way she is acting right from the start, that she is true to herself and how bit by bit she learns and accepts new things about herself is nicely written. Kael loves his people. He is working hard to make sure they are safe, stands with his father and brother but he is not seeing all the way his dad wants it. Instead he is also making his own decisions even so this can cost him a lot. When both meet each other they should not trust each other or have feelings but during their journey they can´t ignore the feelings for each other. I really like how they act together, how they learn more about each other, how they feelings change. For me a really good start into a new fantasy series with the perfect combination of love, secrets, magic, friendship and a realm on the brink of war.