Review: I must be missing something
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 01 27, 2013
Let me disagree with those that say the characterization is well done. I thought the main character (Delcan) was pretty much worthless and found myself frustrated with him throughout most of the story. As far as a love story, the princess and Delcan seem to fall in love after talking once or twice without any real development in their relationship (felt very forced to me and not really believable). There is a prophecy that is spoken of often, but it doesn't really come to pass as you would expect, so you wonder why the author wasted so much time with it. There is talk of gods that once watched over the land, but this too seems to be a red herring and is never expanded upon. The whole key thing didn't really get explained very well at the end and was pointless in my opinion. This is a stand alone novel, maybe if it was a 2 or 3 book series, it could have been developed better, as a lot of plot threads were introduced but never completed. The author has potential, but I wouldn't recommend this book.