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djmcewen's review against another edition
5.0
Not really a review so much as musings on the story. I really loved it.
Sam is a wizard’s apprentice who has a penchant for attracting trouble. All the dark wizards want him dead. His master, Morgan, is the King’s Wizard. Sam will become the same when Prince Justin becomes king. As it turns out, Justin hates Sam. Worse still, the man Sam has unrequited love for, Knight-Commander Ryan, is Justin’s boyfriend. Only whereas Justin is cruel to Sam, Ryan is kind.
Or perhaps more than kind.
There are times when I felt my heart break for Sam. He deserved more. What are can say that we do see a wedding ceremony, Sam is not one of the grooms, and it’s a fairy tale ending.
Sam is a wizard’s apprentice who has a penchant for attracting trouble. All the dark wizards want him dead. His master, Morgan, is the King’s Wizard. Sam will become the same when Prince Justin becomes king. As it turns out, Justin hates Sam. Worse still, the man Sam has unrequited love for, Knight-Commander Ryan, is Justin’s boyfriend. Only whereas Justin is cruel to Sam, Ryan is kind.
Or perhaps more than kind.
There are times when I felt my heart break for Sam. He deserved more. What are can say that we do see a wedding ceremony, Sam is not one of the grooms, and it’s a fairy tale ending.
neylane's review against another edition
5.0
Esse livro é totalmente sem noção, hilário, muito estranho e muito interessante ao mesmo tempo. Nele nós acompanhamos o aprendiz de feiticeiro Sam of Wilds, que é um dos protagonistas mais autênticos que eu já tive o prazer de ler. Ele é muito poderoso, mas mesmo assim é extremamente humilde, engraçado, sem noção e até um pouco ingênuo, e é amado por praticamente todos que o conhecem. Por ser tão poderoso, ele está treinando para ser o feiticeiro real, o que atrai muitos perigos. Além de todo esse poder e responsabilidade, o amor de sua vida (que acaba se revelando essencial para o equilíbrio de sua magia) está se casando com ninguém menos que o príncipe, que ele jurou servir e proteger.
Sensacional. A escrita do T. J. nessa série é bem não convencional, a linguagem é bem suja mesmo, sem escrúpulos até e eu não acho que seja um livro que agrade à todos, mas quem gosta dessas comédias mais escrachadas com certeza vai se divertir muito. O livro traz muita diversidade, desde sexualidade até religião, muitas aventuras e um romance muito fofo. Não temos ele em português ainda, e o nível do inglês é um pouco mais elevado, como normalmente acontece com livros de fantasia, mas nada que assuste quem já está acostumado a ler nessa língua.
Sensacional. A escrita do T. J. nessa série é bem não convencional, a linguagem é bem suja mesmo, sem escrúpulos até e eu não acho que seja um livro que agrade à todos, mas quem gosta dessas comédias mais escrachadas com certeza vai se divertir muito. O livro traz muita diversidade, desde sexualidade até religião, muitas aventuras e um romance muito fofo. Não temos ele em português ainda, e o nível do inglês é um pouco mais elevado, como normalmente acontece com livros de fantasia, mas nada que assuste quem já está acostumado a ler nessa língua.
megstravs's review against another edition
3.5
*You look like a constipated otter*
Story 3.5/5 ⭐️
Audiobook Narrator 5/5 ⭐️
If you are already a TJ Klune fan then this book is for you. You will already be familiar with his style of writing — heavy on the banter and humour, light on the world building.
Sam, a Wizard’s Apprentice, is sent on a quest with Ryan the Knight he definitely doesn’t have a crush on and his gay hornless unicorn friend and a half giant to save the prince who was kidnapped by a dragon.
I can only describe this book as all vibes some plot, but loved it anyway. I do think that this book could have been edited down a bit as this book was a little long for what it was. I definitely recommend the audiobook version, Michael Lesley made me laugh out loud multiple times with his timing and character choices.
If you want to start reading TJ Klune novels I would start with his other books — Cerulean Sea or Under the Whispering Door before moving onto this one. It was hilarious and had me in the feels (like only TJ Klune can do) but it is pretty out there.
Story 3.5/5 ⭐️
Audiobook Narrator 5/5 ⭐️
If you are already a TJ Klune fan then this book is for you. You will already be familiar with his style of writing — heavy on the banter and humour, light on the world building.
Sam, a Wizard’s Apprentice, is sent on a quest with Ryan the Knight he definitely doesn’t have a crush on and his gay hornless unicorn friend and a half giant to save the prince who was kidnapped by a dragon.
I can only describe this book as all vibes some plot, but loved it anyway. I do think that this book could have been edited down a bit as this book was a little long for what it was. I definitely recommend the audiobook version, Michael Lesley made me laugh out loud multiple times with his timing and character choices.
If you want to start reading TJ Klune novels I would start with his other books — Cerulean Sea or Under the Whispering Door before moving onto this one. It was hilarious and had me in the feels (like only TJ Klune can do) but it is pretty out there.
she_who_reads_'s review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
calebcambron's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
linhdapanda's review against another edition
3.0
The Lightning-Struck Heart feels like it's the book form of Family Guy, if Family Guy was filled with dick jokes and homosexuals. Specifically, there's a lot of ridiculous over-the-top humor, inexplicably powerful and indestructible main characters, teenagers and the related angst; and I think I better reiterate because holy shit, there's a lot of ridiculous over-the-top humor.
The humor frequently got to the point of being off-putting for me. I chuckled several times when reading, but even the massive humor couldn't save me from having to strenuously endure extremely annoying characters, and their relationship drama that wouldn't have occurred if everyone communicates effectively. The last point was quite ironic, as the book seems to force a ton of political correctedness through long rants of "I-love-you-despite-you-being-weird" to and from many queer characters (that seemed to have been created by a random generator or maybe dice rolling). But yes, despite all of these LGBTQ-friendly preaching, the book's major conflicts still rested on the fact that the characters did NOT communicate effectively.
Anyway, I didn't have a point to my rant above. I enjoyed the book, but will not be buying the rest of this series. Check this out if you'd like a few good laughs in a fantasy world setting!
The humor frequently got to the point of being off-putting for me. I chuckled several times when reading, but even the massive humor couldn't save me from having to strenuously endure extremely annoying characters, and their relationship drama that wouldn't have occurred if everyone communicates effectively. The last point was quite ironic, as the book seems to force a ton of political correctedness through long rants of "I-love-you-despite-you-being-weird" to and from many queer characters (that seemed to have been created by a random generator or maybe dice rolling). But yes, despite all of these LGBTQ-friendly preaching, the book's major conflicts still rested on the fact that the characters did NOT communicate effectively.
Anyway, I didn't have a point to my rant above. I enjoyed the book, but will not be buying the rest of this series. Check this out if you'd like a few good laughs in a fantasy world setting!
msperseus's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
viibeke's review against another edition
5.0
4,8-5⭐️
Not sure where to begin.
This was a fun read! It's written in first person, which I usually don't mess around with, but like with the Green Creek series, I find that I really don't mind.
Sam of Wilds, my messy son, I love him more than anything. He has no brain to mouth filter and is so obvious that it sometimes borders on painful. Did I mention that I love him?
This book has a lot of sexual humor and a lot of banter. Every page is full of it, and it keeps going throughout the entire book. Every character seems to have no filter, and they're all just blurting out their thoughts left and right. Well, almost. Some of them are more filtered than others.
My son Sam has the best of friends: Gary and Tiggy, who are as filthy minded, messy and outspoken as he is. They love each other fiercely.
There's also so much pining in this. It's like the slowest of slowburns even though everyone(!!!!) is aware of the chemistry and the honest to God eyefucking.
I don't think this book is for everyone. I loved it.
Not sure where to begin.
This was a fun read! It's written in first person, which I usually don't mess around with, but like with the Green Creek series, I find that I really don't mind.
Sam of Wilds, my messy son, I love him more than anything. He has no brain to mouth filter and is so obvious that it sometimes borders on painful. Did I mention that I love him?
This book has a lot of sexual humor and a lot of banter. Every page is full of it, and it keeps going throughout the entire book. Every character seems to have no filter, and they're all just blurting out their thoughts left and right. Well, almost. Some of them are more filtered than others.
My son Sam has the best of friends: Gary and Tiggy, who are as filthy minded, messy and outspoken as he is. They love each other fiercely.
There's also so much pining in this. It's like the slowest of slowburns even though everyone(!!!!) is aware of the chemistry and the honest to God eyefucking.
I don't think this book is for everyone. I loved it.