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A review by chaosandbooks
Moonscript by H.S.J. Williams
4.0
Moonscript is sort of if someone took the characters from Lord of the Rings and placed them in the mind of C.S. Lewis. I didn't expect the allegory from the blurb, but I do enjoy it when it is handled well. It is here.
Williams crafts a strong narrative with some of the best internal conflict I have seen in fantasy in recent times. There's a lot of little details that I loved in the writing that really made it shine, although I will say some of the verbiage was repetitive at times.
Also, I have to note the strong introduction. Often, they're unnecessary and serve little to the overall since few words of substance are used. Moonscript has an excellent use of an introductory flashback that left me excited for the rest of the novel.
One criticism that I have is that the secondary characters could have been better fleshed out. Since this is the start of a series, I'm assuming that Williams left that for the future books though. For what is there though, the cast of characters is well-rounded and compliment one another well.
The romantic plotlines in the book were so-so for me. I enjoyed them, but I also feel like there were areas that could be improved.
What really left such a strong impression on me in this book was how well the author incorporated religion in fantasy, something that is both rare and difficult to handle. So kudos to the author and I look forward to reading the sequel.
Note: I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Williams crafts a strong narrative with some of the best internal conflict I have seen in fantasy in recent times. There's a lot of little details that I loved in the writing that really made it shine, although I will say some of the verbiage was repetitive at times.
Also, I have to note the strong introduction. Often, they're unnecessary and serve little to the overall since few words of substance are used. Moonscript has an excellent use of an introductory flashback that left me excited for the rest of the novel.
One criticism that I have is that the secondary characters could have been better fleshed out. Since this is the start of a series, I'm assuming that Williams left that for the future books though. For what is there though, the cast of characters is well-rounded and compliment one another well.
The romantic plotlines in the book were so-so for me. I enjoyed them, but I also feel like there were areas that could be improved.
What really left such a strong impression on me in this book was how well the author incorporated religion in fantasy, something that is both rare and difficult to handle. So kudos to the author and I look forward to reading the sequel.
Note: I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.