Review of Sunborn Rising by Aaron Safronoff

Overview

Cerulean.

A distant world of great trees.

Floating on an ocean surrounding a star.

The flotilla forests cycle light and water through their boughs into their lush canopies. But the once vibrant treescape has grown dark, slowly, subtly over many generations. The civilization of creatures living among the boughs believe the darkness is normal. That is, until one willful young girl named Barra discovers the hidden journal of her late father. 

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                    About Sunborn Rising

Available as: E-book $2.99 from Amazon.com's Kindle Store, Paperback $12.99 from Amazon.com

Recommended Ages: 12 and Up

Paperback: 383 pgs.

Published: April 15th 2016 by Neoglyphic Entertainment

 For This Review:  *An advance reader copy was provided by the publisher for review purposes*

On first look, Sunborn Rising, starts out with the type of heroine character you'd expect. A bit rebellious and wild but as I read I discovered I quite liked Barra our main character. The way she has all this determination to get what she wants and the way she looks out for her friends. In particular, how she is willing to brave things first before her friends do to protect them.

Needless to say, Sunborn Rising has strong characterization! A very good thing, indeed, given the grand scheme of Fantasy mythology which can get hard to follow at times. While this is true thankfully it has illustrations even in full color to help the reader.

It's a read that presents its issues but that is no less enjoyable given author Aaron Safronoff's noticeable effort. His effort bleeds through enough that I found myself really getting fond of those in this first book of the Sunborn Rising series. While not for everyone I can definitely see this occupying a select audience who appreciates monstrous characterization and deep, deep lush Fantasy realms.
Overall: Touching read 
Genre: Fantasy

About Aaron Safronoff

Aaron Safronoff was born and raised in Michigan where he wrote this first novella, Evening Breezes. In his early twenties, he moved to California to attend culinary school. He fell in love with the Bay Area and has never considered leaving, although he did eventually leave the school.

During his ten years in the games industry, he worked at various levels and for several disciplines including quality assurance, production, and design. All the while he was writing a novel, short stories, plays, and poetry. His career in design introduced him to amazingly intelligent, fun, and creative people, many of whom he considers family today.