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A review by jokoloyo
The Vagrant by Peter Newman
2.0
Tried-but-not-for-me (borrowed the term from Liviu).
After finished this novel, I see it as a first novel of a series, it reminds me of Jim Butcher's Storm Front. But I like Storm Front better than this novel.
I don't mind unfinished plots or slightly growing main characters. But the perfect character (is it called Gary Stu?) of the main protagonist is not for me. If the main protagonist is not a mute, he is a perfect super hero knight defender of love and justice. The Baby and The Goat characters can easily steal a reader's sympathy from The Vagrant.
For my personal taste, this novel needs more humor. On another side, minor characters on this novel are too flat for my taste. I hope the flatness is due to introductory purpose for whole series.
I don't have issue for the setting, and I believe there could be a lot of more fantastic setting in next novels.
After finished this novel, I see it as a first novel of a series, it reminds me of Jim Butcher's Storm Front. But I like Storm Front better than this novel.
I don't mind unfinished plots or slightly growing main characters. But the perfect character (is it called Gary Stu?) of the main protagonist is not for me. If the main protagonist is not a mute, he is a perfect super hero knight defender of love and justice. The Baby and The Goat characters can easily steal a reader's sympathy from The Vagrant.
For my personal taste, this novel needs more humor. On another side, minor characters on this novel are too flat for my taste. I hope the flatness is due to introductory purpose for whole series.
I don't have issue for the setting, and I believe there could be a lot of more fantastic setting in next novels.