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A review by pala_untamed
The Crown Conspiracy by Michael J. Sullivan
3.25
I enjoyed the light and easy read - rare for fantasy but sometimes welcome. I particularly enjoyed Hadrian and Royce's fun, snarky dynamic - reminds me of the Ranger's Apprentice, actually. The insertion of humour prevents the story from becoming overly heavy. The story had a fair few twists and turns which, I confess, I didn't expect - the 'whodunnit' does keep you guessing.
One thing, though, it doesn't exactly fizz with vibrancy. This first book in particular felt a bit... Bland? Stuffy medieval drama? To be fair, the author acknowledges this style - the back of my copy has an author interview where he says "I attempted a style I had never tried before—invisibility. The idea is to make the story pop off the page and make the writing disappear."
It works, for sure - very digestable, easy to read, pure entertainment - but the book never sparked for me.
One thing, though, it doesn't exactly fizz with vibrancy. This first book in particular felt a bit... Bland? Stuffy medieval drama? To be fair, the author acknowledges this style - the back of my copy has an author interview where he says "I attempted a style I had never tried before—invisibility. The idea is to make the story pop off the page and make the writing disappear."
It works, for sure - very digestable, easy to read, pure entertainment - but the book never sparked for me.