A perfect mixture of lust, betrayal, deceit, chaos and love are encased in one enthralling sequel by Australian author James Moloney. A young girl named Silvermay travels with a man named Tamlyn despite what he is- a race of wizards who prey and live of fear and venerability. It was drilled into her from a young age that she must avoid such people yet she sees something different with Tamlyn but despite this his soul is darkening as a chaos attempts to consume him. Across seas a child has been captured by the same notorious race of wizards, yet this child has the power to destroy worlds, bend people to his will and displays such magical brilliance that in the wrong hands, death and destruction would surely follow. Together both Tamlyn and Silvermay must save the child before it commits what was prophesied hundreds of years before.I really enjoyed this novel from start to finish; James Moloney's writing was eloquent and consistent often foreshadowing or creating tension to fully engage the reader. I especially loved the descriptions of the various towns, cities, villages and oceans as I could vividly imagine them in my mind. Moloney does a great job with characterization especially with the main female character Silvermay (what a creative name!) as you could see the difference in her attitudes from start to finish and undying commitment to saving Lucien (the child) from his inevitable fate was constantly renewed enough so that the reader always knew what she was striving for. I also really liked the occasional swap between points of view so that we could see events in someone else's eyes.There was a lot of dialogue in the novel and this really helped in understanding many situations without confusing the reader. The pace of the novel was much faster than I had intended and I wished it would slow down and they would stay in places much longer. The side characters were great, especially in Silvermay's village and those were the pages that kept me reading all night. It was great to see a darker side of Tamlyn during the novel and how this contrasted between weak and strong. The large supernatural element of this novel was just right and it was so interesting to read about how the various races of wizards use their powers. The ending was a thrilling and unexpected finale with lots of betrayal and surprising tiwsts which will be leading up to the third and final novel next year.In Conclusion, Tamlyn was a great pleasure to read and mixed with great characters, exciting events, many supernatural occurrences and brilliant writing this is a great add to the Young adult genre. I definitely recommend reading the novel Silvermay before reading Tamlyn but both are skilfully written. It's good to know I'm reading many five star novels lately! Book 2 "Tamlyn" by Australian author James Moloney has surprised again with another one of his much anticipated children's fantasy works.The sequel picks up from the events of the first book in a ever engaging manner as Silvermay and Tamlyn, along with new friends join in a quest to rescue baby lucien from the evil clutches of Coyle Strongbow, Through this journey, Silvermay witnesses the growth of her much loved campion, Tamlyn, as he tries to fight away his wyrndborn nature that threatens to steal his heart away.
What do You think about Tamlyn (2012)?
Great sequel to Silvermay. Loved the belief in the good in all of us.
—Rohan
Can't WAIT for Lucien the third book in the Silvermay trilogy!!!
—jk_darklord
Absolutely loved it. Fell in love with many of the characters.
—spudgirl
A bit slow, but in the last third it was brilliant!
—sandy
