Heir of Ra

Heir of Ra by M. Sasinowski
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

EBook received courtesy of the author in exchange for an honest review.
It is always a delight to discover a new work. Whether the work is a bestseller or lesser known, the discovery of a new world is akin to the discovery of treasure. The thought crossed this reader’s mind numerous times while reading M. Sasinowski’s Heir of Ra, the first novel in the Blood of Ra trilogy.
Heir of Ra tells the story of Alyssa, the daughter of an archeologist who suffers from a mysterious illness after an excavation of the mythical Hall of Records beneath the Egyptian Sphinx goes awry. Determined to find the cure, Alyssa encounters unyielding allies, unrelenting enemies, and discovers that the world as she knows it is not what it seems.
In a genre riddled with stereotypical protagonists, Alyssa is a great character. She’s confident, self-assured, and the author did not feel the need the weigh her storyline down with a love interest that dominates the novel, certainly refreshing for anyone looking to shy away from that trope. A bit more characterization will be needed to fully flesh out her character, as well as the other characters within Sasinowski’s world, but I look forward to seeing her character arc in the next two novels.
Heir of Ra reads like an action movie and the plot unfolds in a similar manner, beginning at a breakneck speed, never catching a breath until the final page. For someone who does not like to linger on minute details, it made the reading experience quick and enjoyable, but it does require a quite a bit of attention on the reader’s part to keep up with the various points of view. That’s not to say that the novel lacks depth and research – quite the opposite. Sasinowski displayed immense skill at his ability to keep the quick pace of the storyline while still maintaining important aspects of storytelling such as depth and well researched detail.
This book was an absolute delight from start to finish and I look forward to picking up Daughter of Ra, the second book of the series.

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