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A review by clarag
The Inner Lands: Something Stirs by A.J. Austin
2.0
I received a free copy to give an honest review from Hiddengemsbooks.
This book earns a 2.5. It would be a good book to recommend to someone wanting to start reading fantasy for the first time. It has a fast pace, and a large cast if characters.
There is very little world building, one dimensional characters and a very weak plot that amounts to a mass of faceless enemies that just want to kill humans. We follow Sill, a young girl with a dead mom and a rage filled alcoholic dad that blames her, and we also follow kallum, an emotionless boy who watched his dad and sister die years prior to o e of the monsters.
The magic system is never really explained except powerful when needed. The fights are rather confusing with mostly telling and very little showing. There were brief moments in the description that showed a lot of potential. The author really should have spent more time editing and more focus on fleshing out the world.
This book earns a 2.5. It would be a good book to recommend to someone wanting to start reading fantasy for the first time. It has a fast pace, and a large cast if characters.
There is very little world building, one dimensional characters and a very weak plot that amounts to a mass of faceless enemies that just want to kill humans. We follow Sill, a young girl with a dead mom and a rage filled alcoholic dad that blames her, and we also follow kallum, an emotionless boy who watched his dad and sister die years prior to o e of the monsters.
The magic system is never really explained except powerful when needed. The fights are rather confusing with mostly telling and very little showing. There were brief moments in the description that showed a lot of potential. The author really should have spent more time editing and more focus on fleshing out the world.