Review: Deserves to remain Indie
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 12 19, 2012
I gotta say, I really do not understand where the high rating for this has come from. This is one of the most poorly written indie books I have read. The depth of the writing is at about the same level as a children's book. The story was shallow and familiar, and the character development was essentially non-existent. The characters were all the same and there was no way to distinguish between them. I will say I was actually surprised that from a story so basic, the author actually found the ability and wherewithal to introduce a love-triangle. Love-triangles arent for everyone, but I wasnt expecting something that required that much thought, as the second guy wasnt introduced until almost 40% into the book, and I had already grown accustomed to the book's predictability. Brennus was clearly supposed to be the bad boy of the two, but even then, there was really no character development, just a few "he said sarcastically", and a few "with a cocky grin". If you showed me a scene but took out all uses of the words sarcastic, arrogant, and cocky, I am sure I would not be able to tell if it was with Brennus or Kaleb.I really dont know why I struggled through this. I was probably hoping it would get better, or the story at least would prove interesting enough to make up for the writing. But in the end, I really didnt give a damn about any of them or their kingdoms. It had what others considered a sad ending, or somewhat of a cliffhanger, but I feel no inclination to read the sequel. I would give this 1.5/5, because there was one original idea in it that I have not seen before. The idea of the marks. Although, maybe its been done before and I just havent seen it.