A review by hisdarkmaterials
The Left Hand of God by Paul Hoffman

4.0

I loved and hated this book in equal measures. By God does it need some serious editing! There is more than one occasion the reader is left puzzled by a sentence because it's missing words! Very confusing and irritating. Cale is such a man in so many aspects, when I'm reminded he's 14 I'm like wait, what? I think he's too young, I would have enjoyed his character more if he was 16 to start with. There is a lot just not explained, we are just sort of expected to roll with it. The story is intriguing and the descriptions are pretty excellent, the characters are pretty well fleshed out which makes it a joy to read - I especially enjoyed IdrisBukke and Vague Henry. Oh yeah, and when authors constantly make up names for places, people's names, etc - it annoys me when it becomes ridiculous. You can't just throw in any word you feel like and expect it to work. Build your world. Touches of a would-be Gaiman, sadly falling short. Approaching the second book with cautious excitement.