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A review by jonholdship
Sin Eater by Mike Shel
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Nobody who has read this book would be surprised to find out Mike Shel spends his time writing Pathfinder adventures when he isn't writing novels.
The setting is intriguing and has scope for some serious horror-fantasy but the book is spoiled by an extremely formulaic plot. Announce a quest that needs to be done, gather a party of D&D archetypes, go to the place where the bad thing is, complete a dungeon, have a final encounter.
It's the exact same plot as the first book except now it feels even less novel because we've done this already in this very series.
The setting is intriguing and has scope for some serious horror-fantasy but the book is spoiled by an extremely formulaic plot. Announce a quest that needs to be done, gather a party of D&D archetypes, go to the place where the bad thing is, complete a dungeon, have a final encounter.
It's the exact same plot as the first book except now it feels even less novel because we've done this already in this very series.