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A review by philibin
A Plague of Giants by Kevin Hearne
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
(2.85 Stars rounded up to 3)
I should start off with a disclaimer... I really love Kevin Hearne's writing style, and absolutely love Luke Daniels as a narrator. With that being said, I don't *love* the format of this book. It is very "meta". several stories within stories, as told over several nights, by a travelling Bard... whose story is also being told.
Each of the stories, although connected, is beautifully written, and expertly narrated, which is being split between the aforementioned Luke Daniels and Xe Sands. Both of these narrators are experts of the craft, and I have to admit... Luke brings back an old "voice" from the Off to Be the Wizard series, which gave me a chuckle.
So, I loved all the "parts", but just couldn't get into the way it was being told. With that being said, there are two things that are true. The first is that Kevin Hearne is such a great writer that I can easily overlook what I don't like about the book because it is exponentially smaller than what I do like about the book. And, secondly, I will be reading the rest of the books in the series.
I should start off with a disclaimer... I really love Kevin Hearne's writing style, and absolutely love Luke Daniels as a narrator. With that being said, I don't *love* the format of this book. It is very "meta". several stories within stories, as told over several nights, by a travelling Bard... whose story is also being told.
Each of the stories, although connected, is beautifully written, and expertly narrated, which is being split between the aforementioned Luke Daniels and Xe Sands. Both of these narrators are experts of the craft, and I have to admit... Luke brings back an old "voice" from the Off to Be the Wizard series, which gave me a chuckle.
So, I loved all the "parts", but just couldn't get into the way it was being told. With that being said, there are two things that are true. The first is that Kevin Hearne is such a great writer that I can easily overlook what I don't like about the book because it is exponentially smaller than what I do like about the book. And, secondly, I will be reading the rest of the books in the series.