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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The Coward is the first book in the Quest of Heroes duology by Stephen Aryan & it releases this Tuesday!
From the first page, hell, the first sentence, I knew I was going to dig the shit out of this!
A book that I had read recently was one of my most anticipated of the year that ended up being quite a letdown, whereas The Coward was definitely on my radar, but it turned out to be so much more than I was honestly expecting!
A reluctant hero & his ragtag group of misfit warriors go on a quest to save the Five Kingdoms. There's banter! Battles! Beasts! Friendship! Political intrigue! A sprinkling of romance! Brutal terrain! Dark humor! And an Alfár named Willow!
The Coward was a wickedly entertaining read & there are just.. so many possibilities of what will happen in the second installment after that wild ending!
Many thanks to Angry Robot Books for the copy!
From the first page, hell, the first sentence, I knew I was going to dig the shit out of this!
A book that I had read recently was one of my most anticipated of the year that ended up being quite a letdown, whereas The Coward was definitely on my radar, but it turned out to be so much more than I was honestly expecting!
A reluctant hero & his ragtag group of misfit warriors go on a quest to save the Five Kingdoms. There's banter! Battles! Beasts! Friendship! Political intrigue! A sprinkling of romance! Brutal terrain! Dark humor! And an Alfár named Willow!
The Coward was a wickedly entertaining read & there are just.. so many possibilities of what will happen in the second installment after that wild ending!
Many thanks to Angry Robot Books for the copy!
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
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:
Complicated
Do you need an entertaining, page turner of a fantasy?? Then The Coward will check those boxes for you!! This book is chock full of action, danger, political maneuvering, and a cast of characters that you will want to see succeed and some creatures that will probably also give you some nightmares!! Kell Kressia is the reluctant hero who has spent the past ten years working his farm and trying to avoid the spotlight after being the only survivor of a quest to defeat an evil ice demon. But as the world's weather continues to get colder and colder, the possibility that the demon has returned becomes more and more likely. Kell is summoned by the King and ordered to head North and take care of whatever is there just like he did before. Along Kell's journey, he picks up companions of all types and skills, who each have their own reasons for wanting to go North and face this threat.
The action and pace just keep ramping up and it really is a non stop ride, with otherworldly dangers, creatures and threats from throughout the kingdom.
It was easy to get drawn into the world, the different peoples, the religion of the Shepard, and the companions on the journey are unique and Kell is certainly easy to root for. I really enjoyed the bard, Vahli and the Alfar, Willow as well as Lukas and Sigrid. The Reverend Mother Britak is not one to mess with and there are so many possibilities for what may happen in the next book, I can't wait to find out what happens in the next part of Kell's journey!! Definitely recommend this fun read!!
ARC provided by Angry Robot and NetGalley (
The action and pace just keep ramping up and it really is a non stop ride, with otherworldly dangers, creatures and threats from throughout the kingdom.
It was easy to get drawn into the world, the different peoples, the religion of the Shepard, and the companions on the journey are unique and Kell is certainly easy to root for. I really enjoyed the bard, Vahli and the Alfar, Willow as well as Lukas and Sigrid. The Reverend Mother Britak is not one to mess with and there are so many possibilities for what may happen in the next book, I can't wait to find out what happens in the next part of Kell's journey!! Definitely recommend this fun read!!
ARC provided by Angry Robot and NetGalley (