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A review by davemg
Shadow of the Conqueror by Shad M. Brooks
4.0
I will start off that I had the audible version so I can not commit on the spelling or grammar error that the other reviews talk about.
Pros:
Story: The story is is really good. This is the first book I read where the main protagonist was the bad guy and is struggling to do good. It was refreshing.
World building: The world is really interesting. There is no night, the land is broken and floating in the sky and if one falls to the bottom they will come out above the land in the sky potentially falling forever.
Magic: It has a hard Magic system which I love and even though you learn a lot there is still a bunch that is still unknown.
Cons:
Characters: Sadly there is not a lot of character development in the first book (hoping that gets fixed in the second book.) Its more of the main character feeling depressed for the majority of the book I did not mind it but it may put some people off.
Information dump: The first 5 to 10 chapters you get a lot of information that it could be overwhelming I had to stop or go back several time to make sure I did not miss anything.
Character is Op: Sometimes the main character can feel overpowered which I understand why he is, but I am hoping in the next book there is some big threat that pushes the character to his limit.
Others
Rape, gender, ect: I seen some people saying they did not like the rape scenes (which is fine) I think he portrayed really well how someone can suffer through that trauma and how it effects a person. Concerning the gender roles in different cultures I enjoyed it. It was refreshing to see different roles and what people found exceptionable.
conclusion
I would give this book 3.1/2 stars, but good reads does not allow half stars. The book was really well done for the authors first book and listening to Michael Kremer and Kate Reading narrate is was music to my ears! I am looking foreword to his next book and the improvements I know will happen!
Pros:
Story: The story is is really good. This is the first book I read where the main protagonist was the bad guy and is struggling to do good. It was refreshing.
World building: The world is really interesting. There is no night, the land is broken and floating in the sky and if one falls to the bottom they will come out above the land in the sky potentially falling forever.
Magic: It has a hard Magic system which I love and even though you learn a lot there is still a bunch that is still unknown.
Cons:
Characters: Sadly there is not a lot of character development in the first book (hoping that gets fixed in the second book.) Its more of the main character feeling depressed for the majority of the book I did not mind it but it may put some people off.
Information dump: The first 5 to 10 chapters you get a lot of information that it could be overwhelming I had to stop or go back several time to make sure I did not miss anything.
Character is Op: Sometimes the main character can feel overpowered which I understand why he is, but I am hoping in the next book there is some big threat that pushes the character to his limit.
Others
Rape, gender, ect: I seen some people saying they did not like the rape scenes (which is fine) I think he portrayed really well how someone can suffer through that trauma and how it effects a person. Concerning the gender roles in different cultures I enjoyed it. It was refreshing to see different roles and what people found exceptionable.
conclusion
I would give this book 3.1/2 stars, but good reads does not allow half stars. The book was really well done for the authors first book and listening to Michael Kremer and Kate Reading narrate is was music to my ears! I am looking foreword to his next book and the improvements I know will happen!