***Spoilers from previous books and minor spoilers from this one.*** Peter V. Brett’s DEMON CYCLE began with a truly excellent first installment, but it’s been all downhill from there. I’ve been struggling with a feeling since about midway through book 2, but I’ve been reluctant to give it voice . . . b/c it would […]
***Spoilers from the previous books***Despite liking THE DAYLIGHT WAY, generally speaking, I can’t deny my overall impression that the series has been poorly planned. The first book was excellent, the second book spent an entire third of its content giving background on a new POV, and this third book reiterated half of that information, giving […]
MINOR SPOILERS. Second Book Syndrome . . . thy name is THE DESERT SPEAR. *sighs* I had a lot of issues with this book. A lot, a lot. The first third of the book is told from an entirely new POV. By itself, that would’ve made me cranky, b/c, yeah, I get that Jardir is […]
One of my favorite things about reading fantasy is the brand new worlds. Writing a good book is an accomplishment by itself, but in fantasy . . . the writer not only has to come up with a good story and good characters, they have to create a new place with new rules, new creatures, […]