A review by leeleet
Kraken Rider Z by Dyrk Ashton, David Estes

adventurous slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

2.75

There were great action scenes in this novel but it dragged so much. This book was way too long and I got bored several times. By the end I was skimming to just get to the end. There were a lot of details about the magic system but I have no idea what this world looks like. I have no idea of the world and kingdoms around Tosh or their level of tech. It feels like it’s pretty high though but the authors barely focused on the world. I liked Jessup and Zee but I could not make sense of the decisions that were made at certain times.

After everything he goes through as a murfolk, the fact that he doesn’t once think about all the other murfolk laboring under lifelong indentured servitude or forced to hide what they are pissed me off. He even got several boons from the king at the end and he didn’t even think to at least say treat my people better.

I won’t be continuing this series.