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thesundayeffect 's review for:
Promise of Blood
by Brian McClellan
3.5 stars
Wow this book was really a giant slog.
The first half of the book was so slow for me!
The pace finally increased for me when Taniel went to find Bo.
I really read more for plot but I feel like the characters are what stands out in this book.
The 3 main POVs are Tamas the field marshall, Taniel his son, also part of his Powder Cabal, and Adamat, the investigator.
I'm kinda meh about Adamat's POV but quite enjoyed Tamas and Taniel's, which is also contributed greatly by the side characters. Olem and Ka-Poel are my favourite side characters. I really enjoyed reading Tamas and Olem, and Taniel and Ka-Poel together and how these two pairs of relationships develop during the story. Would have loved to see much more of the side characters though!
I prefer more structured magic in my fantasies like Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn or Brent Weeks' Lightbringer series. While the magic users in this series are classified into Marked, Privileged and Knacked, there's not much rules or systems explained and it feels like the Privileged can just do whatever they want.
Ultimately this feels more like a military fantasy, which I am still on the fence about but I would still want to continue reading this series.
Wow this book was really a giant slog.
The first half of the book was so slow for me!
The pace finally increased for me when Taniel went to find Bo.
I really read more for plot but I feel like the characters are what stands out in this book.
The 3 main POVs are Tamas the field marshall, Taniel his son, also part of his Powder Cabal, and Adamat, the investigator.
I'm kinda meh about Adamat's POV but quite enjoyed Tamas and Taniel's, which is also contributed greatly by the side characters. Olem and Ka-Poel are my favourite side characters. I really enjoyed reading Tamas and Olem, and Taniel and Ka-Poel together and how these two pairs of relationships develop during the story. Would have loved to see much more of the side characters though!
I prefer more structured magic in my fantasies like Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn or Brent Weeks' Lightbringer series. While the magic users in this series are classified into Marked, Privileged and Knacked, there's not much rules or systems explained and it feels like the Privileged can just do whatever they want.
Ultimately this feels more like a military fantasy, which I am still on the fence about but I would still want to continue reading this series.