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A review by lizbusby
Lux by Brandon Sanderson, Steven Michael Bohls
3.0
Background: I am a huge Brandon Sanderson fan, but was disappointed with the conclusion of Calamity, the final volume of the original Reckoner's triology. It's interesting to see Sanderson expanding his ability to get books out by teaming up with other authors. Anything that gets more Sanderson out into the universe is a positive to me.
Lux was a mixed bag. The first third of the book focused a lot on the main character's training to become a Reckoner. I had a hard time getting through it. What I loved about the original Reckoner's series was the lore behind the Epics, how their backstories related to their powers and weaknesses, and the creative ways the Reckoners turned these against them. This was completely absent for about 40% of the book.
Once you hit part 2 & 3, things started feeling more like the original Reckoner's novels to me. I guessed the main Epic's weakness pretty early on, which made part of the puzzle pretty boring to me. However, I definitely enjoyed this part of the novel more than the first third. Overall, I have to give this three stars because of the uneven quality. I will continue with the series in hopes that the initial training sequence won't be necessary in future books, and so I will enjoy them more.
Lux was a mixed bag. The first third of the book focused a lot on the main character's training to become a Reckoner. I had a hard time getting through it. What I loved about the original Reckoner's series was the lore behind the Epics, how their backstories related to their powers and weaknesses, and the creative ways the Reckoners turned these against them. This was completely absent for about 40% of the book.
Once you hit part 2 & 3, things started feeling more like the original Reckoner's novels to me. I guessed the main Epic's weakness pretty early on, which made part of the puzzle pretty boring to me. However, I definitely enjoyed this part of the novel more than the first third. Overall, I have to give this three stars because of the uneven quality. I will continue with the series in hopes that the initial training sequence won't be necessary in future books, and so I will enjoy them more.