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A review by eatyacarbs
Mark of the Empress by M. Dalto
2.0
2.7 Stars.
I’m glad this is over now because I’m hopeful that the third book is going to be worth it. We’ve skimmed the fat at this point (I guess?) and now we can get down to business. (I hope?)
I wish the battle scenes (I say plural referring to the 2 that have occurred in the series so far) were better developed. “A large surge of power” causing ceiling tiles to fall and walls to crumble...it’s not descriptive enough. It’s too vague. What is the power? Where is it coming from? What does it look like? Feel like? Sound like? These vague magical battles have razed The Empire to the ground...destroyed the palace...but I don’t buy it. It’s weak.
The story still doesn’t seem fully realized and, still riddled with typos and poor grammar, rushed. I think this story would have benefitted from more time spent in development. (Maybe fewer novellas that way too?)
I trudged through these first two books so I feel obligated to carry on. It feeling obligation ever a good thing with a series....?
I’m glad this is over now because I’m hopeful that the third book is going to be worth it. We’ve skimmed the fat at this point (I guess?) and now we can get down to business. (I hope?)
I wish the battle scenes (I say plural referring to the 2 that have occurred in the series so far) were better developed. “A large surge of power” causing ceiling tiles to fall and walls to crumble...it’s not descriptive enough. It’s too vague. What is the power? Where is it coming from? What does it look like? Feel like? Sound like? These vague magical battles have razed The Empire to the ground...destroyed the palace...but I don’t buy it. It’s weak.
The story still doesn’t seem fully realized and, still riddled with typos and poor grammar, rushed. I think this story would have benefitted from more time spent in development. (Maybe fewer novellas that way too?)
I trudged through these first two books so I feel obligated to carry on. It feeling obligation ever a good thing with a series....?