Review: Reign Returned by Katie Keridan

Reign Returned is an incredible high fantasy novel that follows Kyra, the most powerful healer in Aeles, as she deals with the loss of her father. On the day her father died, Kyra discovered her ability to travel to Vaneklus, the realm of the dead. This ability, known as being a Recovrancer, is outlawed. We follow Kyra as she navigates her newly changed life with the help of her Cypher, Aurelius. On the other side of Aeles, we are introduced to lone wolf Sebastian, who works as an assassin for those at the head of the social hierarchy.

Katie Keridan crafts such an intricate world with complex characters that are so troubled and courageous, you can’t help but fall in love with them. Keridan does not hold the reader’s hand and slowly guide them into the beautiful world of Aeles, but rather throws them into the deep end, allowing them to be fully immersed in this universe from page one.

This is the perfect novel to read if you have struggled to find a fantasy world to settle into. Keridan gives the reader a comforting world with an incredible history to delve into, which has everything from animal spirit guides and dragons, to lovers who are destined to find each other in every lifetime.

Nik Scully