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nicholeb84 's review for:
Falling Kingdoms
by Morgan Rhodes
If I had read this book in 2012, it would have a higher rating from me. The truth is, there is nothing terrible or meh about this novel. It is a fairly solid start to a teen fantasy series. It's just that, now in 2018, it feels very"stock character does thing from stereotypical fantasy plot to get to typical quest." Again, that doesn't make it bad. I've just been here and seen this all play out before.
Let us start at the beginning: the dialogue is stilted and elementary. I've seen reviewers mention this a bit, actually. Everyone just sort of says what needs to be said to move on to the next scene or plot point. The plot is, again, simple and step-by-step for a fantasy. The characters could be interesting, but aren't given much real depth or development in this first novel.
I believe (from reviews of future novels in the series) that the writing improves later on. That's something I'll look forward to. Overall, this first novel in the Falling Kingdom series was a by-the-numbers fantasy series with stock characters (saying stilted things) that I never cared about. Probably more of a 2.4, but I'm rounding up to a 3, because it does have potential.
Let us start at the beginning: the dialogue is stilted and elementary. I've seen reviewers mention this a bit, actually. Everyone just sort of says what needs to be said to move on to the next scene or plot point. The plot is, again, simple and step-by-step for a fantasy. The characters could be interesting, but aren't given much real depth or development in this first novel.
I believe (from reviews of future novels in the series) that the writing improves later on. That's something I'll look forward to. Overall, this first novel in the Falling Kingdom series was a by-the-numbers fantasy series with stock characters (saying stilted things) that I never cared about. Probably more of a 2.4, but I'm rounding up to a 3, because it does have potential.