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darthval 's review for:
Blade Song
by J.C. Daniels
I wanted to like it. Great premise, interesting world, however, it was poorly executed.
First of all, just because you carry a sword and talk trash, it doesn't make you a bad-ass. I mostly found the main character to be annoying. Rather than make me sympathetic, her abuse laden back story seemed to be overly contrived.
Then, there was the lamest attempt at a love triangle ever. How could it be otherwise, with the total lack of relationship development between the main character and her primary love interest. They are literally (and I mean LITERALLY, not figuratively) at each others throats. Then suddenly
It also felt as if the author "borrowed" from other UF favorites. Did anyone else hear the voice of Bones every time Damon called her "Kitten?" Or how about the sword-wielding smack talker of rare magic heritage pairing up with a large cat shifter? It just smacked a bit much of Kate Daniels to me. And of course, the vamp/were triangle has been way overplayed.
It wasn't the worst book ever, but I definitely wish I had spent the time on something better.
First of all, just because you carry a sword and talk trash, it doesn't make you a bad-ass. I mostly found the main character to be annoying. Rather than make me sympathetic, her abuse laden back story seemed to be overly contrived.
Then, there was the lamest attempt at a love triangle ever. How could it be otherwise, with the total lack of relationship development between the main character and her primary love interest. They are literally (and I mean LITERALLY, not figuratively) at each others throats. Then suddenly
Spoiler
she is accepting his permanent bite making accepting his being "in rut." Really, did anyone else think that was the worst life mate terminology ever?It also felt as if the author "borrowed" from other UF favorites. Did anyone else hear the voice of Bones every time Damon called her "Kitten?" Or how about the sword-wielding smack talker of rare magic heritage pairing up with a large cat shifter? It just smacked a bit much of Kate Daniels to me. And of course, the vamp/were triangle has been way overplayed.
It wasn't the worst book ever, but I definitely wish I had spent the time on something better.