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It's quite a different story, though the characters all tend to fall into stereotypes. There's an esoteric artifact with a very unusual purpose, and the characters don't just shrug off betrayals of people and ideology, each dealing with issues in his/her own way. The alternate universe is *just* different enough to give you pause, but not so much as to make it awkward. Unfortunately I wasn't ever clear exactly what a Seeker or Dread was really meant to do, it was hard to figure out *when* things were happening and I didn't feel any particular connection with the characters.
In short, it was disappointing, though it would have been less so without the exorbitant praise from the editor (who included some minor spoilers) and the overly-hyped description. I would have enjoyed it more had they just let me read the book without trying to make it sound like the next biggest thing since the Hunger Games and Game of Thrones, especially as it's neither dystopian nor high fantasy. I won't be reading any more from this series.
Disclaimer: I received a free ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
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The casually-cruel taskmaster, who spares even his own child nothing, the red-headed Scotsman with a claymore, the drug addict, the escort, and so on.In short, it was disappointing, though it would have been less so without the exorbitant praise from the editor (who included some minor spoilers
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such as mention of the love triangle, ancient grudges, and even the settingsDisclaimer: I received a free ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.