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kitvaria_sarene 's review for:
Son of the Storm
by Suyi Davies Okungbowa
This is a bit of a hard one to review.
I did love the world and the setting, and the different tone and voice it used.
It took me quite a bit to care about any of the characters though. Not because they aren't good characters, but there was more focus on setting the world up in the beginning, which left the characters quite a bit blank emotion wise for me at first.
I saw that quite some people found it info dumpy, I can't say I did - in fact as I said I really enjoyed all the the depth in this book, and to me it felt well crafted and smooth, and not dry. Everything was three dimensional and no matter where I put my attention, it never felt like a prop in a movie scene, but instead a layered and complete world.
For my personal taste I would have just wanted to see the character development earlier in the book. So it not so much matter of what was written, more about the order and pacing.
After about 1/3 of the book (and it's a big one!) I finally started to get a good feel for the characters, and from there on it was much easier for me to follow the story. Simply because I was fully attached, when before I noticed myself drifting off every so often, as I just wasn't fully hooked yet.
From there on I really enjoyed the characters and plot as well as the setting, which had me intrigued right from the start!
This is a multiple POV epic fantasy, that is heavily inspired by Africa, and has a lot of political nuances and developments going on. So it's a bit of a slow burn, especially before the different strings start to add up and show a bigger picture. There is quite some action, magic and fighting too, it's just mixed well with a lot of intrigue.
So if you're looking for something quick and mostly full of action, this might not be the right choice.
However if you are happy with a a slowly expanding world, and like keeping track of different factions and goals, it is a full on recommendation from me!
Despite the rocky start I was hooked well and good after the first third, and will definitely be waiting for the sequel!
I did love the world and the setting, and the different tone and voice it used.
It took me quite a bit to care about any of the characters though. Not because they aren't good characters, but there was more focus on setting the world up in the beginning, which left the characters quite a bit blank emotion wise for me at first.
I saw that quite some people found it info dumpy, I can't say I did - in fact as I said I really enjoyed all the the depth in this book, and to me it felt well crafted and smooth, and not dry. Everything was three dimensional and no matter where I put my attention, it never felt like a prop in a movie scene, but instead a layered and complete world.
For my personal taste I would have just wanted to see the character development earlier in the book. So it not so much matter of what was written, more about the order and pacing.
After about 1/3 of the book (and it's a big one!) I finally started to get a good feel for the characters, and from there on it was much easier for me to follow the story. Simply because I was fully attached, when before I noticed myself drifting off every so often, as I just wasn't fully hooked yet.
From there on I really enjoyed the characters and plot as well as the setting, which had me intrigued right from the start!
This is a multiple POV epic fantasy, that is heavily inspired by Africa, and has a lot of political nuances and developments going on. So it's a bit of a slow burn, especially before the different strings start to add up and show a bigger picture. There is quite some action, magic and fighting too, it's just mixed well with a lot of intrigue.
So if you're looking for something quick and mostly full of action, this might not be the right choice.
However if you are happy with a a slowly expanding world, and like keeping track of different factions and goals, it is a full on recommendation from me!
Despite the rocky start I was hooked well and good after the first third, and will definitely be waiting for the sequel!