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A review by worldenderbebe
Children of Fire by Drew Karpyshyn
3.0
I won a free ARC from a goodreads giveaway. Children of Fire is a decent book. It has some engaging parts but it has flaws. The story starts pretty slow and the time just skips sporadically. One chapter follows a character then it will jump years following another character. It flows poorly and leaves one wondering why.
I didn't really feel for any of the characters, mostly because there's a lot of little things going in it and it gets bogged down, there's no way to grasp a connection with them.
I originally thought the story was going to be more about good vs evil but everyone seems to be morally gray which doesn't make the best story. I liked the concept of the magic in the book. There are some good parts in the story I enjoyed Scythe when she was younger but she became sooooo irritatingly redundant and whiny. And only makes angry poop faces. I felt so much of the story was repetitive. Like Norr the 7 Ft 400 lb easterner that we must be reminded over and over again. And gray orbs. And scarred heads. And the naked minion.
If you really like fantasy books maybe you can look past these parts and like the book. I think the story would be better in film without being bogged down with repetitive lines and filler story this book has. It's a mediocre book with some interesting moments. There isn't much in terms if excitement it mostly sets up for the next books so maybe book two will be better.
I didn't really feel for any of the characters, mostly because there's a lot of little things going in it and it gets bogged down, there's no way to grasp a connection with them.
I originally thought the story was going to be more about good vs evil but everyone seems to be morally gray which doesn't make the best story. I liked the concept of the magic in the book. There are some good parts in the story I enjoyed Scythe when she was younger but she became sooooo irritatingly redundant and whiny. And only makes angry poop faces. I felt so much of the story was repetitive. Like Norr the 7 Ft 400 lb easterner that we must be reminded over and over again. And gray orbs. And scarred heads. And the naked minion.
If you really like fantasy books maybe you can look past these parts and like the book. I think the story would be better in film without being bogged down with repetitive lines and filler story this book has. It's a mediocre book with some interesting moments. There isn't much in terms if excitement it mostly sets up for the next books so maybe book two will be better.