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A review by briannadasilva
The Beast of Talesend by Kyle Robert Shultz
4.0
This book surprised me, for someone who typically doesn't care for fairy tales and is (admittedly) suspicious of indie books.
It was very clever, subversive, and deliciously entertaining, playing off of tropes while also providing a breath of fresh air.
There were a couple info-dump dialog moments that I thought could have been cleaned up, but otherwise the writing was sharp and witty. The characters weren't super deep, but they were enjoyable and worked for the genre.
It's a short read too, and has a story structure that could translate almost effortlessly into movie format. Reading it, in fact, did feel like watching a fun, lighthearted adventure movie.
For those who care for such things, it was also a very "clean" story. Like one of those endearing PG movies that a family could enjoy together.
In short, this was fun. I recommend it.
It was very clever, subversive, and deliciously entertaining, playing off of tropes while also providing a breath of fresh air.
There were a couple info-dump dialog moments that I thought could have been cleaned up, but otherwise the writing was sharp and witty. The characters weren't super deep, but they were enjoyable and worked for the genre.
It's a short read too, and has a story structure that could translate almost effortlessly into movie format. Reading it, in fact, did feel like watching a fun, lighthearted adventure movie.
For those who care for such things, it was also a very "clean" story. Like one of those endearing PG movies that a family could enjoy together.
In short, this was fun. I recommend it.