Review: Disjointed but has potential
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 22, 2014
I enjoyed the beginning of the book very much. It was original, interesting and definitely had potential. The "relationships" Jonderill has with Tarraquin and the one Daun are strange but could potentially go somewhere. The romantic entanglements are odd.I'm not sure if I like the time lapses or hate them. For instance, he gets no where with his magic for a couple years, sure skip that. But with his sword training what happened? He got accepted by the cadets and never went back? Never got his individual training? How can he believe he isn't a good swordsman, especially with what happens later.And then the author goes and turns the story into Sleeping Beauty. WTF. And then tries to take the well known fairy tale and add a slight spin to it. A silver horse instead of a spindle, and the true love doesn't get the princess....  If we ignore this random fairy tale bit in the middle/end we have a much better story. It honestly does not do a single thing for the book. I'm sure there are many and much better ways to progress the character than this recycling.Overall I don't mind the story but it could have been a smoother read.