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wolkenfels's review
4.0
After liking the darkthorn academy i looked for more of this author. His first series Stoneblood Saga was not for my liking but this one is better.
The MC is a half orc dismissed from his people.
The other MC is a beautiful thief with a gambling problem and both of them are hired by the local prince to investigate who is killing his allies.
Nice little detective story in a fantasy setting. A lot of cliches are met and i really like how the half orc is depicted. He is "savage", enjoys battle and fears nothing and is a 'manly man'. But over the story we also learn he is not dumb and has a lot of knowledge. (and i will always like characters that like good food. ;) )
The female MC on the other side is cunning and is good in deducting and seems to like her men tough and rough.
Good team - both with some (cliche) back story - the romance could have need a bit more time growing, the good guys are all a bit too open and trusting but at least one of the enemies is a good enemy in terms of being not a total idiot. The end was a bit too fast but I liked this book and will read the next of the series soon.
Compared to Stoneblood Saga a lot progression in story telling but still room for improvement. At least i like the scenery the author develops and his idea of adventure story fits mine.
The MC is a half orc dismissed from his people.
The other MC is a beautiful thief with a gambling problem and both of them are hired by the local prince to investigate who is killing his allies.
Nice little detective story in a fantasy setting. A lot of cliches are met and i really like how the half orc is depicted. He is "savage", enjoys battle and fears nothing and is a 'manly man'. But over the story we also learn he is not dumb and has a lot of knowledge. (and i will always like characters that like good food. ;) )
The female MC on the other side is cunning and is good in deducting and seems to like her men tough and rough.
Good team - both with some (cliche) back story - the romance could have need a bit more time growing, the good guys are all a bit too open and trusting but at least one of the enemies is a good enemy in terms of being not a total idiot. The end was a bit too fast but I liked this book and will read the next of the series soon.
Compared to Stoneblood Saga a lot progression in story telling but still room for improvement. At least i like the scenery the author develops and his idea of adventure story fits mine.
marget_orange's review
3.0
Meh
The story was slightly engaging and the writing was somewhat clumsy, BUT I can see this writer's further books improving.
The story was slightly engaging and the writing was somewhat clumsy, BUT I can see this writer's further books improving.
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