Review: great start
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 7, 2011
I loved the feel of this book. The texture of the world described really added to the story and Taark's world building, while not perfectly thought out, was refreshingly complex. The book is nice and gritty seasoned with a little violence and a dash of social conscience. The plot is good though some parts are a little weak.Some of the characters seem a little cliched or one dimensional but some are well formed and have some good depth. I have one large gripe with the author though and that is his transposing of the words then and than. There were only a couple of instances in the whole book where they were used correctly. If the author needs a proof reader for his next book I would be more than happy to oblige as I think that his writing has the potential to be great and shouldn't be marred by unnecessary mistakes.(Marred, by the way, was one of the words incorrectly spelled in the book). Like some of the other reviewers I am a little confused by the ending of the book. I assume there will be three in the series and I look forward to reading them to see the plot play out. All in all I would highly recommend this book if you are looking for a new author who writes with substance.