A review by chrysanthemum_days
War Hour by Lauren Loscig

Did not finish book. Stopped at 23%.

I don't remember exactly what I was feeling but I remembe  feeling like the book didn't deliver I'm afraid. My biggest irk was the 'trial' situation. Like it lasted maybe 1 or 2 chapter ? Like the trial that defines and cements your magical powers, a trial so huge finishes in under 2 chapters?! Are you kidding me? That was laughable. I thought I missed chapters when I read that she came out the trial doors. Like??? Also the king/high lord guy of the MC's court is supposed to be like 50 or something (grey hair mentioned) and he takes orders/is okay with working with a teenager (male love interest) like this guy is chived up to be a huge tyrant and tyrants are arrogant bustards you think a tyrant will put aside his pride and be okay with working with a measly teenager (no matter how powerful he claims to be) either ways the king guy is also written funnily, Juvenile? He doesn't act his age. A guy who is like 50, a tyrant, someone who became the King not by inheriting the throne but by getting it for himself, such a character was not given justice, the author didn't write the character right. Maybe she was going for a 'grabdmaster' vibe from Ragnarok, but over there it makes sense (why the grandmaster has a funny demeanor but is a cruel-hearted being), there are otherworldly creatures in that planet, there's a big gladiator fight club situation. Like the grandmaster's character didn't seem out of place in an already out of place world. But here it doesn't make sense, the world wants to take itself seriously but the king is uh question mark question mark?? 

Anyways I read some reviews and it doesn't seem to be getting any good so it's a dnf for me.