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A review by randikaye
Storm Rising by
3.0
I love a good suspense story and had heard great things about Ronie Kendig's writing from others, so I was excited to check her out for the first time in the first book of her new Book of Wars series, Storm Rising. After reading various reviews on this book, I had really looked forward to enjoying it as so many others had. I must admit though, I really struggled to get into this one. For me I think it came down to two things:
While I love a good suspense, this was also a bit of a war fiction story as well. This is great for many, but is not a genre that I typically read a ton of. Others who enjoy that type of story are much more likely do enjoy this one too. Even with that though, I think the hardest thing was trying to keep up with who was who. I don't mind a book with many characters and point of view, but because of the subject matter being less familiar to me and the names used, I found it really difficult to get into the story and catch up. There are a lot of rather uncommon and hard to pronounce names throughout- names I truly had no idea how to say. This slowed me down while reading and just really kept me from getting into the flow of the story. Had I better been able to figure out those names, I truly think I would have enjoyed this book more. The story itself was very good and the writing was likewise fantastic.
It was a good book, but ultimately not my preferred read. Still, I would recommend it to anyone who likes this genre and doesn't have an issue with name pronunciations (or perhaps those who prefer to do audio books even!). I also look forward to reading more from this author.
**I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher for consideration. All thoughts are 100% my own.
While I love a good suspense, this was also a bit of a war fiction story as well. This is great for many, but is not a genre that I typically read a ton of. Others who enjoy that type of story are much more likely do enjoy this one too. Even with that though, I think the hardest thing was trying to keep up with who was who. I don't mind a book with many characters and point of view, but because of the subject matter being less familiar to me and the names used, I found it really difficult to get into the story and catch up. There are a lot of rather uncommon and hard to pronounce names throughout- names I truly had no idea how to say. This slowed me down while reading and just really kept me from getting into the flow of the story. Had I better been able to figure out those names, I truly think I would have enjoyed this book more. The story itself was very good and the writing was likewise fantastic.
It was a good book, but ultimately not my preferred read. Still, I would recommend it to anyone who likes this genre and doesn't have an issue with name pronunciations (or perhaps those who prefer to do audio books even!). I also look forward to reading more from this author.
**I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher for consideration. All thoughts are 100% my own.