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A review by pearlc
Battle of the Linguist Mages by Scotto Moore
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
This book was just fun. Are there things that don't make sense and relationships that seem to come out of nowhere and characters who disappear midway through the book? Yes. RIP Sir Trancelot, we knew next to nothing about you. But it was fun.
This was a book that swung for the metaphorical fences and hit more homeruns than it didn't. The sharp turn at about 20% comes out of nowhere and the book doesn't stop from there. It's a constant escalation of absurdity tied together with video game logic. Which is apt as half the book takes place inside a video game.
In addition to being fun this book is highly original. I don't think I've ever seen a twist quite like the one you get when the book dives into the main plot. From there it spirals in originality until the very end. There is friendship, found family, enemies to worse enemies, enemies to reluctant allies, and of course enemies to lovers.
I do think if this had been a duology some of the dropped plotlines and characters would've been handled better. As it stands they just didn't have the room with the pacing the book was laying down. It was nonstop and seemed to depend on you forgetting that these things were around than actually addressing them.
But again, it was so much fun.
This was a book that swung for the metaphorical fences and hit more homeruns than it didn't. The sharp turn at about 20% comes out of nowhere and the book doesn't stop from there. It's a constant escalation of absurdity tied together with video game logic. Which is apt as half the book takes place inside a video game.
In addition to being fun this book is highly original. I don't think I've ever seen a twist quite like the one you get when the book dives into the main plot. From there it spirals in originality until the very end. There is friendship, found family, enemies to worse enemies, enemies to reluctant allies, and of course enemies to lovers.
I do think if this had been a duology some of the dropped plotlines and characters would've been handled better. As it stands they just didn't have the room with the pacing the book was laying down. It was nonstop and seemed to depend on you forgetting that these things were around than actually addressing them.
But again, it was so much fun.