smorrison4 's review for:

Age of Ash by Daniel Abraham
3.0
dark slow-paced

This was the first time I have listened to a fantasy novel on audiobook. It took some getting used to and I had to focus more then I usually do when listening to audiobooks in order for me to keep the characters straight. I enjoyed the narration and I think that Soneela did a good job of trying to differentiate the characters voices. Ultimately, I enjoyed being able to listen to the audiobook, sometimes when you pick up a fantasy novel the size of the book can feel quite overwhelming.

I find most fantasy novels do a lot of world building in the first book and this book was no exception. I always try to give book #2 a chance to see if the author has moved away from the world building and more into a plot and character driven story. This book started out slowly and did get much more interesting in the later parts of the book. Looking forward to book 2 to see where the story leads and what happens to the characters.