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A review by mad_matx
The Pagan Night: The Hallowed War 1 by Tim Akers
3.0
Interesting. Parts were good, some parts were very good - the cosmology became more fascinating as the book went on, some scenes were very vivid and even cinematographic (?). I am really a fan of how Akers builds his magical and religious systems, and he just gets better each book he writes.
Overall, though...well, I set this book down for two or three days in a row, repeatedly. I would always pick it back up, and will continue with the series, but. And why? I'm not sure. It is hard to identify, let alone explain. Perhaps the characters are too...formulaic? The majors (two, or maybe three, major characters; that might be part of the problem) had all the sorts of things that good characters need, but still didn't engage me. I'm frankly more interested in the two main supporting characters (priest and paladin) than the two protagonists- what makes them tick, and where the series will lead them - perhaps because they aren't as fully fleshed out as the protags seem to be.
Overall, though...well, I set this book down for two or three days in a row, repeatedly. I would always pick it back up, and will continue with the series, but. And why? I'm not sure. It is hard to identify, let alone explain. Perhaps the characters are too...formulaic? The majors (two, or maybe three, major characters; that might be part of the problem) had all the sorts of things that good characters need, but still didn't engage me. I'm frankly more interested in the two main supporting characters (priest and paladin) than the two protagonists- what makes them tick, and where the series will lead them - perhaps because they aren't as fully fleshed out as the protags seem to be.