Review: Disappointing
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 12 6, 2012
I have bought, and I will finish it, but it is very disappointing.Characters are cliched, one-dimensional, and behave stupidly (which is a real turn-off).Plot is (for such a long book) nearly non-existant, and no, sex is not there instead of the plot. It is simply full of words, but empty.One of the main characters (Sorin) is a war leader, but leaves a mangled corpse unatended in castle (with a guard at the door, poor fellow) for more than 36 hours, because he has to calm down! AND he goes alone, in the woods, without telling ANYBODY where he is going, why or when will he be back! Some leader!Also character interaction is totally out of character for the era depicted (middle ages with magic). They have deeply ingrained believes concerning black magic, but give them up nearly instantly (in a matter of days) on their leader's say-so. Ha! Humans DO NOT work like that!And do not let me start on the Goddess! She has a nearly non-stop communication with her chosen subjects, but has let the whole country (so not only one kingdom) fall in total disrepair (with monsters/daemons attacking from every angle), and for quite a few hundred years! But NOW she tells them VERY specifically what to do! Could have done that a few hundred years ago, could you not?If you like these types of books, my suggestions would be : Aisling (trilogy), Lord of the white hell (two books), Godeaters, Archer's heart...