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A review by ketreads
Stones of Light by Zack Argyle
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
1.5
I really did not enjoy this.
I hate being so harsh about indie authors works but I can't quite fully put into words what didn't work for me.
I enjoyed the premise of the first book but felt this one went so far off the initial blurb that sold the series for me that I have virtually no interest in finishing the series.
This book focuses on all the characters I didn't love from book 1 and side lines further the ones I did enjoy and hoped to see more of.
The whole over arching plot is a confusing mess. I think the format I read it in (audio form) didn't help this area either. I found myself confused at alliances and character motivations even quite far into the book.
The constant story favouritism of my least favourite character, Laurel, was probably what did me in the end. There's something about Laurel's character that on paper sounds like an amazing and complex character arch, but in practice just falls flat.
Overall, I had moments of genuine enjoyment but they were few and far between for this to be anything higher. This just wasn't for me.
I hate being so harsh about indie authors works but I can't quite fully put into words what didn't work for me.
I enjoyed the premise of the first book but felt this one went so far off the initial blurb that sold the series for me that I have virtually no interest in finishing the series.
This book focuses on all the characters I didn't love from book 1 and side lines further the ones I did enjoy and hoped to see more of.
The whole over arching plot is a confusing mess. I think the format I read it in (audio form) didn't help this area either. I found myself confused at alliances and character motivations even quite far into the book.
The constant story favouritism of my least favourite character, Laurel, was probably what did me in the end. There's something about Laurel's character that on paper sounds like an amazing and complex character arch, but in practice just falls flat.
Overall, I had moments of genuine enjoyment but they were few and far between for this to be anything higher. This just wasn't for me.