darth_aubs 's review for:

Blazewrath Games by Amparo Ortiz

2.0

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Sad to say that this book didn't work for me. I don't want to belabour the things I didn't like, as debut authors are already fighting in an intensely competitive arena, but I will say that stylistically this fell short of my expectations. It was a book in which the content (gruesome battles, danger, death) was decidedly YA, but the structure/composition felt more like middle grade. I wasn't invested in the characters and the plot was an interesting skeleton that never moved beyond its potential. I will say that as I read this, I often found myself wishing I could watch it; with some fleshing out, this would make a phenomenal anime.

While it didn't work for me, I do hope that this finds its audience. The author has a brilliant imagination and the representation was top notch.