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annasirius 's review for:
The Rose and the Thorn
by Michael J. Sullivan
I read the first book in this series, and I kinda liked it but felt I'd not seen enough of the character dynamic and plot in the series to make my verdict. The first few chapters of this book and the short story in the 'Unfettered' collection later, I must say that I see nothing noteworthy in this author's work. The characters don't hook me, and in this book, I found the newly introduced boy's story especially stereotypical and - sorry - boring. The dynamic between the two protagonists sounded intriguing in the first book, but it soon started feeling flat. Once they established an understanding, once you get to know the protagonists, they turn out to be rather average guys, one a little naive, the other a little too ruthless. That's all there is. That would be enough for a short story, but is not enough (for me) for multiple book series surrounding them.