IR VERDICT:
A tour de force of a novel, AWAKENING: Book One of The Crystals of Syre by Lindsey Cowherd incorporates elements of Arthurian legend and the expansive world of JRR Tolkien’s Lord of The Rings to produce a real tome of a book. The Eight Kingdoms of Syre and the characters that reside within weave a rich tapestry of intrigue, centering around a forgotten history and the mythical, but inactive Stones of Power.