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randomprogrammer 's review for:
The Shadow of the Gods
by John Gwynne
There is a lot of non-sensical stuff in this book. Why was the escaped thrall abandoned on the beach and then saved? Why do the blood sworn need to kill the jarl instead of talking? Why doesn't that bear thing they captured turn into a bear first in order to fight them instead of being captured? Why does the psychopath thrall have to kill the dad?
Sure, the setting and mythology are cool, but so much of this book reeks of manufactured action, and not of well-considered plot. The violence just makes no sense.
The characters do not act like real people, with motivations and strategies and a healthy concern for their own lives. Instead they fight and kill and die for no reason. Individuals jump into fights with impossible odds. War bands enter large battles with no planning or strategy. The violence isn't realistic, it is simply used by the author to make the book seem exciting and drive the endless revenge plots.
Speaking of plots, holy lameness. Depending on how you count, there are 3-6 main characters in the book, and FIVE of them are driven by a one revenge plot or another. Is this author incapable of writing anything unique or interesting??
Ugh, I'm tired of writing this review. This book sucked and I googled the rest of the series. Hard pass.
Sure, the setting and mythology are cool, but so much of this book reeks of manufactured action, and not of well-considered plot. The violence just makes no sense.
The characters do not act like real people, with motivations and strategies and a healthy concern for their own lives. Instead they fight and kill and die for no reason. Individuals jump into fights with impossible odds. War bands enter large battles with no planning or strategy. The violence isn't realistic, it is simply used by the author to make the book seem exciting and drive the endless revenge plots.
Speaking of plots, holy lameness. Depending on how you count, there are 3-6 main characters in the book, and FIVE of them are driven by a one revenge plot or another. Is this author incapable of writing anything unique or interesting??
Ugh, I'm tired of writing this review. This book sucked and I googled the rest of the series. Hard pass.