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Steel Crow Saga
by Paul Krueger
If I could sum this book up in one sentence, it would be A novel that shows what truly happens after the war has ended.
I was given the opportunity to provide my honest review on this post-war fantasy novel. Thanks to Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine, for giving me a copy to read.
Okay, this book starts off pretty slow as we follow Lee and Tala, who are two very different people with different morals and background. Then it starts to pick up when we meet Jimuro and Xiulan a princess who is nerdy and curious. Lee is a thief awaiting execution, Xiulan is an Inspector looking for Steel Prince, Jimuro is a prince who the entire world wants dead, and last but not least, Tala is a special forces soldier. All three are victims of the war and have different outlooks on one another's countries. The first thing I thought while I was reading from Tala's perspective, was that she reminds me of an anime character in specific scenes. She reminds me of Edward The Full Metal Alchemist" Elric from Full Metal Alchemist. Tala's character with a very touching connection to family and military prowess makes her the character you look forward to reading about. Out of all of them, she is my second favorite. While Lee is very straightforward, morally grey character, you can not help but love. She is the comic relief within the story and gives that outside looking in perspective in scenes that are slow and dark. These four individuals are living in a post-war society where they are trying to come back after the war with the Iron Lords has come to an end.
The story pacing has some slow parts and parts that are a bit too drawn out. The multi-perspectives in one chapter were confusing towards the end. However, overall, the politics and historical back story made me invest emotionally with story, plot, and characters. The magic system using pact systems as a method for magic is explained and presented in evenly paced scenes. Lee is hilarious, Tala is stubborn, Xiulan is wonderfully naive, and Jimuro is prejudice, but the character arc for each character was outstanding! The ending was terrific, and I think everyone should read this book. My favorite scene, by far is the rooster scene!!
I was given the opportunity to provide my honest review on this post-war fantasy novel. Thanks to Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine, for giving me a copy to read.
Okay, this book starts off pretty slow as we follow Lee and Tala, who are two very different people with different morals and background. Then it starts to pick up when we meet Jimuro and Xiulan a princess who is nerdy and curious. Lee is a thief awaiting execution, Xiulan is an Inspector looking for Steel Prince, Jimuro is a prince who the entire world wants dead, and last but not least, Tala is a special forces soldier. All three are victims of the war and have different outlooks on one another's countries. The first thing I thought while I was reading from Tala's perspective, was that she reminds me of an anime character in specific scenes. She reminds me of Edward The Full Metal Alchemist" Elric from Full Metal Alchemist. Tala's character with a very touching connection to family and military prowess makes her the character you look forward to reading about. Out of all of them, she is my second favorite. While Lee is very straightforward, morally grey character, you can not help but love. She is the comic relief within the story and gives that outside looking in perspective in scenes that are slow and dark. These four individuals are living in a post-war society where they are trying to come back after the war with the Iron Lords has come to an end.
The story pacing has some slow parts and parts that are a bit too drawn out. The multi-perspectives in one chapter were confusing towards the end. However, overall, the politics and historical back story made me invest emotionally with story, plot, and characters. The magic system using pact systems as a method for magic is explained and presented in evenly paced scenes. Lee is hilarious, Tala is stubborn, Xiulan is wonderfully naive, and Jimuro is prejudice, but the character arc for each character was outstanding! The ending was terrific, and I think everyone should read this book. My favorite scene, by far is the rooster scene!!