Review: Serviceable
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 1, 2013
I may be a bit jaded since I had just finished reading Jim Butcher's Cold Days, but my scrolling though my amazon recommends led me to Brian Kittrells's Mages of Bloodmyr trilogy.Serviceable. It the best I can say as a one word review.Which is not to say that Kittrell is a poor writer or that this is a disappointing series.It's Not.It does an excellent job of filling the regular hunger I have for a good fantasy read. The characters are engaging, if only slightly frustrating.The magic system is plausible if only barely fleshed out. It seems at times, as if the protagonists gain new abilities without any real effort. There's no sacrifice. Just POOF. New magic.All in all, the stories seem rushed,as if the author was so intent on getting us to the crux of the stories, shortcuts had to be taken. And while there is a lot of meat on the bones, the story reminds me of a good cut of meat, well cooked but lacking a certain amount of spice.The preparation is good, the execution leaves something to be desired.