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eyeball_paul98 's review for:
Furies of Calderon
by Jim Butcher
In a world where humans can control the elements, the one human boy in the world who cannot access these powers finds himself one of the only people with knowledge of a coming invasion and must dodge multiple attempts on his life and save his home.
I'm a sucker for a good underdog story. Someone with a huge disadvantage overcoming the odds and saving the day is a super satisfying story for me to read as someone with disabilities myself. All of the main characters are super likeable, and the villains are also very enjoyable to read. It's written well, which is no surprise from Jim Butcher, and it contains his usual mix of darkness, excitement, and humour to high degrees. It's also a very creative fantasy world - the Wax Forest sequence, in particular, was full of creativity in concept.
I don't really have any complaints save one. The leader of the invading horde, Atsurak, only makes a couple of appearances and could do with some fleshing out. What we do see of him sets him up as an intimidating, sadistic threat well enough, but he isn't as compelling as the other villains of the story despite his very important role.
So, yeah, it's a creative, well-written fantasy story with good characters, but a villain who could've done with a bit more attention. Fantastic and totally recommended.
I'm a sucker for a good underdog story. Someone with a huge disadvantage overcoming the odds and saving the day is a super satisfying story for me to read as someone with disabilities myself. All of the main characters are super likeable, and the villains are also very enjoyable to read. It's written well, which is no surprise from Jim Butcher, and it contains his usual mix of darkness, excitement, and humour to high degrees. It's also a very creative fantasy world - the Wax Forest sequence, in particular, was full of creativity in concept.
I don't really have any complaints save one. The leader of the invading horde, Atsurak, only makes a couple of appearances and could do with some fleshing out. What we do see of him sets him up as an intimidating, sadistic threat well enough, but he isn't as compelling as the other villains of the story despite his very important role.
So, yeah, it's a creative, well-written fantasy story with good characters, but a villain who could've done with a bit more attention. Fantastic and totally recommended.