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A review by amybibliophile
Master of One by Dani Bennett, Jaida Jones
adventurous
funny
tense
slow-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Right from the start I felt I was right in the heart of the drama, a little thief named Rags being held in a prison for crimes he willingly admits, a kingdom held by female rulers for generations and untrustworthy sorcerers with mirrorglass at their disposal to inflict pain and cement control. Rags is given a second chance by the Queen if he can lead the way through a series of trials to a legendary fae treasure. Only that treasure isn't anything like Rags was expecting.
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The cast of characters I was introduced to in the first 100 pages or so were intriguing and had me wanting to read on. The plot and setting was typical of a fantasy and I loved it! The ancient ruins and sorcery had me so excited to be reading this book I felt sure I was going to rate this 5 stars.
Then after the first third things turn excruciatingly slow there are a lot of new characters and if I'm honest I couldn't always remember who everyone was. The main plot was a good one and I started to understand why the book has the title it does, only after I'd finished I was confused as to why. I felt it finished as the authors realised the book was going to be way too long and left way too much unsolved almost as if you need accept that to understand many of the things in the beginning, you're going to have to go through a ton of filler and maybe another 2 books later to get there. I much prefer books to be wrapped up but still excited by the story and characters enough to need more of them in my life.
Rags' relationship with Talon is what held my attention throughout, although it was way too subtle that I wondered at times if I was imagining it.
Thank you HarperTeen for sending me an advanced readers copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
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The cast of characters I was introduced to in the first 100 pages or so were intriguing and had me wanting to read on. The plot and setting was typical of a fantasy and I loved it! The ancient ruins and sorcery had me so excited to be reading this book I felt sure I was going to rate this 5 stars.
Then after the first third things turn excruciatingly slow there are a lot of new characters and if I'm honest I couldn't always remember who everyone was. The main plot was a good one and I started to understand why the book has the title it does, only after I'd finished I was confused as to why. I felt it finished as the authors realised the book was going to be way too long and left way too much unsolved almost as if you need accept that to understand many of the things in the beginning, you're going to have to go through a ton of filler and maybe another 2 books later to get there. I much prefer books to be wrapped up but still excited by the story and characters enough to need more of them in my life.
Rags' relationship with Talon is what held my attention throughout, although it was way too subtle that I wondered at times if I was imagining it.
Thank you HarperTeen for sending me an advanced readers copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.