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A review by dani_bugz
A Demon in Silver by R.S. Ford
2.0
Unfortunately, I think A Demon in Silver just wasn't my sort of book. It reads very much like the old high fantasy I used to love, along the lines of Feist and Goodkind and Jordan. Unfortunately though I think I have evolved from the plot heavy, violence rich novel I used to enjoy.
Now I'm into character driven books, where people grow and change and learn things. Yeah, it means I like a lot more YA, but I think a lot of adults have something to learn from YA. We aren't stagnant, stationary people who will now exist in our current form for the rest of our lives. No, we grow and change just like teens do, though maybe at a slower rate, and maybe being less inclined to seek help or even acknowledge that we need it.
So that turned into a weird bit of a tirade; but what I'm getting at is that plot heavy books just don't cut it for me anymore, and that is exactly what A Demon in Silver is. It has an interesting enough plot, and the characters are okay, but I just wasn't drawn in - it didn't have the depth I have come to love. But hey, many people love that sort of thing!
Recommend: If you like plot heavy fantasy, with a fair bit of sex and gore thrown in.
Age: Adults for sure! Mature 16 year old could handle it.
Warnings: Again, the sex and the gore. Potential rap, and murder and such as well.
Now I'm into character driven books, where people grow and change and learn things. Yeah, it means I like a lot more YA, but I think a lot of adults have something to learn from YA. We aren't stagnant, stationary people who will now exist in our current form for the rest of our lives. No, we grow and change just like teens do, though maybe at a slower rate, and maybe being less inclined to seek help or even acknowledge that we need it.
So that turned into a weird bit of a tirade; but what I'm getting at is that plot heavy books just don't cut it for me anymore, and that is exactly what A Demon in Silver is. It has an interesting enough plot, and the characters are okay, but I just wasn't drawn in - it didn't have the depth I have come to love. But hey, many people love that sort of thing!
Recommend: If you like plot heavy fantasy, with a fair bit of sex and gore thrown in.
Age: Adults for sure! Mature 16 year old could handle it.
Warnings: Again, the sex and the gore. Potential rap, and murder and such as well.