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A review by alwroteabook
The Pagan Night: The Hallowed War 1 by Tim Akers
5.0
Before we start - there is nothing particularly new about this book. If you are the type of person who requires a book to shatter every possible trope, then this is not for you!
Now, for the rest of you.
The land is divided. The Northern people have mostly come to terms with the Southern invasion, adopting their ways and their new faith. There are still dissenters, but they are few in number and reside in the shadows. Yet some still hold to the pagan ways, and try to return others to that faith. But is the hand of man behind this pagan revival, or is there something deeper - and darker - at play?
I liked this book. It was gritty and dark, with a twisting plot (I do like twisting plots) and strife aplenty. The battle scenes were good, the characters were not so much likable as believable, which in a way makes them more likable. If that makes sense. I've lost myself now.
The bad guys (the real bad guys, not the rebels) are the highlight, monsters that would not look out of place in the Cthulu mythos, difficult to defeat, but not indestructible. The battle between the different beliefs is interesting, with both sides (surprise!) finding the other to be offensive, but need to team up to save the day.
I listened to the audiobook version, and the narrator was good, applying the appropriate pacing for the story and showing enough diversity of voices to leave little question to which of the (relatively sizable) cast was speaking.
So this is Book 1 in The Hallowed War series, and a sure sign of enjoying a book is whether one will continue on and read Book 2. And one will.
Now, for the rest of you.
The land is divided. The Northern people have mostly come to terms with the Southern invasion, adopting their ways and their new faith. There are still dissenters, but they are few in number and reside in the shadows. Yet some still hold to the pagan ways, and try to return others to that faith. But is the hand of man behind this pagan revival, or is there something deeper - and darker - at play?
I liked this book. It was gritty and dark, with a twisting plot (I do like twisting plots) and strife aplenty. The battle scenes were good, the characters were not so much likable as believable, which in a way makes them more likable. If that makes sense. I've lost myself now.
The bad guys (the real bad guys, not the rebels) are the highlight, monsters that would not look out of place in the Cthulu mythos, difficult to defeat, but not indestructible. The battle between the different beliefs is interesting, with both sides (surprise!) finding the other to be offensive, but need to team up to save the day.
I listened to the audiobook version, and the narrator was good, applying the appropriate pacing for the story and showing enough diversity of voices to leave little question to which of the (relatively sizable) cast was speaking.
So this is Book 1 in The Hallowed War series, and a sure sign of enjoying a book is whether one will continue on and read Book 2. And one will.