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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
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3.5 stars
I really enjoyed this one. it's far from perfect and I have some questions about how things work but I def enjoyed the magic system and world and I found the characters intriguing. jumping right in to book 2.
3.5 stars
I really enjoyed this one. it's far from perfect and I have some questions about how things work but I def enjoyed the magic system and world and I found the characters intriguing. jumping right in to book 2.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Murder
Moderate: Homophobia
Book one was good, book two is better, looking forward to book three.
You should check this out if you liked the Iron Druid books or The Dresden Files—imo, the first two books in this series are better than either of those. So maybe if you didn’t love those—personally, I kind of think TDF suck, and the ID books are… okay, but would not really recommend either—still check this out.
You should check this out if you liked the Iron Druid books or The Dresden Files—imo, the first two books in this series are better than either of those. So maybe if you didn’t love those—personally, I kind of think TDF suck, and the ID books are… okay, but would not really recommend either—still check this out.
I thought this was enjoyable and love the rep in it, but I really didn’t think the elves fit with the rest of it. Kinda felt like two different books mashed into one.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I was hooked from page one. I love this. Queer rep, poc rep, soft love, magic, adventure.
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Adam warlock? Really?
Elves were pricks. That's all he had to remember.
Also, apparently elves love cosplay. At least that's rad.
Let me just say one thing that I liked before I say anything else: I really appreciated the understated role that the romantic subplot took in this book. I think it was exactly the right amount of romance. We weren't oversaturated by all of that PLUS we weren't knocked over the head by any heated confrontations with the main character's ex. So, thank you.
Ok, so.....
On the surface, I couldnt help but wonder if this started from supernatural fanfiction: two brothers with major issues, one drives around in a classic car solving magical mysteries.
The style is far from fanfiction, though. Not amateur, but definitely doesn't compel me. It's slow, plodding, and deliberate. Extremely restrained. Everything is incredibly bogged down by emotional baggage. Instead of allowing the reader to clean what they need to from what's happening the writer reveals so much backstory that the current story is hard to even care about. It's like he's intent on telling us why we should care instead of just allowing us to grow used to the character.
It takes about half the book until it even gets going. And after the ending I felt like there was so much emotional buildup and very little payoff. I get that this was, like, an origin story of sorts, but it felt like the author just got tired at the end. Honestly the writing style gives off the idea that the writer is tired in general.
It's because the author put all of his own identity into the mc. That was his major mistake. I looked into the author and his background and everything about him. My favorite fact about him is that his best friend is a 72-year-old woman.
Trigger warning for basically everything. His brother had him committed as a teenager. His father was abusive. His mother supersucks. Adam apparently got Fern Gully'd by a beautiful elf to escape his days in the asylum. But elves, as previously stated, are assholes, so even that is sad.
Adam finally had my support when he said Han Solo was kind of an asshole. Up until that point, I was pretty meh on him.
I feel really bad for not liking this book at all because it's clear that the writer has worked a lot on his craft. I hate it when I find that out about authors, because It's usually after I've failed to like their work. I'm sure I just have garbage taste and no sense of poignance. I really don't appreciate melancholy or basically anything that could be considered bittersweet.
Elves were pricks. That's all he had to remember.
Also, apparently elves love cosplay. At least that's rad.
Let me just say one thing that I liked before I say anything else: I really appreciated the understated role that the romantic subplot took in this book. I think it was exactly the right amount of romance. We weren't oversaturated by all of that PLUS we weren't knocked over the head by any heated confrontations with the main character's ex. So, thank you.
Ok, so.....
On the surface, I couldnt help but wonder if this started from supernatural fanfiction: two brothers with major issues, one drives around in a classic car solving magical mysteries.
The style is far from fanfiction, though. Not amateur, but definitely doesn't compel me. It's slow, plodding, and deliberate. Extremely restrained. Everything is incredibly bogged down by emotional baggage. Instead of allowing the reader to clean what they need to from what's happening the writer reveals so much backstory that the current story is hard to even care about. It's like he's intent on telling us why we should care instead of just allowing us to grow used to the character.
It takes about half the book until it even gets going. And after the ending I felt like there was so much emotional buildup and very little payoff. I get that this was, like, an origin story of sorts, but it felt like the author just got tired at the end. Honestly the writing style gives off the idea that the writer is tired in general.
It's because the author put all of his own identity into the mc. That was his major mistake. I looked into the author and his background and everything about him. My favorite fact about him is that his best friend is a 72-year-old woman.
Trigger warning for basically everything. His brother had him committed as a teenager. His father was abusive. His mother supersucks. Adam apparently got Fern Gully'd by a beautiful elf to escape his days in the asylum. But elves, as previously stated, are assholes, so even that is sad.
Adam finally had my support when he said Han Solo was kind of an asshole. Up until that point, I was pretty meh on him.
I feel really bad for not liking this book at all because it's clear that the writer has worked a lot on his craft. I hate it when I find that out about authors, because It's usually after I've failed to like their work. I'm sure I just have garbage taste and no sense of poignance. I really don't appreciate melancholy or basically anything that could be considered bittersweet.
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes