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A review by kitvaria_sarene
The Lost War by Justin Lee Anderson
5.0
This was good fun! Felt quite a bit like the traditional quest sort of fantasy, which I have rarely read lately, so if was a really nice change on pace and style!
I love the magic in this, with different talents for air, or fire, or illusions... It's obviously not a new idea, but I haven't read it in newer books, so it didn't feel tropey anymore. I especially loved the Draoidh!
The characters were exactly my cup of tea, and their humour worked well for me. At times they are a bit too good and naive, but not so much that it would have bothered me.
There's a nice twist at the end, but I liked some earlier twist even a lot more. Won't say more about that to not spoil anything though!
So all in all a good mix of mystery, action, friendships and growing relations, twists and turns, a nice quest and a troop of characters that had me feel right at home.
Will definitely pick up more of this author!
I love the magic in this, with different talents for air, or fire, or illusions... It's obviously not a new idea, but I haven't read it in newer books, so it didn't feel tropey anymore. I especially loved the Draoidh!
The characters were exactly my cup of tea, and their humour worked well for me. At times they are a bit too good and naive, but not so much that it would have bothered me.
There's a nice twist at the end, but I liked some earlier twist even a lot more. Won't say more about that to not spoil anything though!
So all in all a good mix of mystery, action, friendships and growing relations, twists and turns, a nice quest and a troop of characters that had me feel right at home.
Will definitely pick up more of this author!