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A review by aimee70807
Inda by Sherwood Smith
4.0
I'm torn between giving this book three or four stars. I did like parts of it, but a lot of it was a slog.
First, the good --- the world-buiding was interesting. The characters also had potential (although they didn't really live up to it all, probably because this is book one of a series).
The worst point was the names. I spent the first hundred pages or so trying to figure out who in the world everyone was. The trouble is that every person in the book has a first name, a last name, a nickname, and a title (all in fantasy language), and they could be called by any one of these names at any time. And, of course, the nicknames can change, as can the titles. I have enough trouble keeping track of characters with only one name!
I also didn't like how this was one of those books where things happen to characters rather than characters actively doing something. And there was no ending. Plus, the cover looks like a woman, but the few women in the book are minor characters. To be honest, I liked the story Mark made up based on the cover rather than the one actually between the pages.
First, the good --- the world-buiding was interesting. The characters also had potential (although they didn't really live up to it all, probably because this is book one of a series).
The worst point was the names. I spent the first hundred pages or so trying to figure out who in the world everyone was. The trouble is that every person in the book has a first name, a last name, a nickname, and a title (all in fantasy language), and they could be called by any one of these names at any time. And, of course, the nicknames can change, as can the titles. I have enough trouble keeping track of characters with only one name!
I also didn't like how this was one of those books where things happen to characters rather than characters actively doing something. And there was no ending. Plus, the cover looks like a woman, but the few women in the book are minor characters. To be honest, I liked the story Mark made up based on the cover rather than the one actually between the pages.