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A review by dominish_books
The Hellborn King by Christopher G. Brenning
3.5
I did the audiobook for The Hellborn King and that started off quite well, but eventually turned into a bad thing for me. I enjoyed the book but not as much as I thought I was going to. As the book went on, some of the voices started to grate on me. In particular, I found the female voices didn’t do anything for me, and in places were actually a bit off-putting.
The story was pretty enjoyable. There were definitely some unanswered questions, but it’s book one in the series and so that’s not exactly unexpected. It did leave me wondering a bit on the motivations of some of the characters, but not enough to spoil my enjoyment of the book.
Some of the characters in themselves didn’t really work for me, and probably the best example of this is a great commander who seemed completely out of place in battle. There’s a bit of explanation around her not being in the position on merit, but there is also the suggestion that she is battle-hardened, and has never lost, but every time there was a battle, it felt like her first one.
Other than that, the battles themselves were pretty good, with some excellent description allowing me to picture what was going on, and some of them leading to some pretty intense scenes. Overall it was good but not great for me, and if and when I continue the series, I anticipate doing so physically rather than on audio.
The story was pretty enjoyable. There were definitely some unanswered questions, but it’s book one in the series and so that’s not exactly unexpected. It did leave me wondering a bit on the motivations of some of the characters, but not enough to spoil my enjoyment of the book.
Some of the characters in themselves didn’t really work for me, and probably the best example of this is a great commander who seemed completely out of place in battle. There’s a bit of explanation around her not being in the position on merit, but there is also the suggestion that she is battle-hardened, and has never lost, but every time there was a battle, it felt like her first one.
Other than that, the battles themselves were pretty good, with some excellent description allowing me to picture what was going on, and some of them leading to some pretty intense scenes. Overall it was good but not great for me, and if and when I continue the series, I anticipate doing so physically rather than on audio.