Review: Light and fun read....
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 28, 2012
I love parodies and light hearted spoofs. The Warden Threat (Defying Fate, Book 1) is a spoof of the epic fantasy genre and there's nothing mean or demeaning about it. The author had a great time with a genre and his joy shines through the page through humor. This is a fun read with a great underlying message that can be enjoyed by audiences of all ages.Donald was a great spoof character. He was written with an idealized sense of romance and adventure and a conviction that he was simply invincible. I dare anyone who reads this guy not to like him. He was optimistic to a fault and convinced of his ability to change the world. While his backstory was good, it's easy to see the character as any male lead in epic fantasy. Heroic and bold and slaying the dragon - all things Donald would have liked to have done but never has.I loved, in this read that I was able to call to mind several different movies I'd seen and books I read for a mental picture and yet The Warden Threat (Defying Fate, Book 1) stood out on its own. I kept picturing Donald as the Cary Elwes character in The Princess Bride (20th Anniversary Edition). C.S. Lewis' writing style was also called to mind while reading. On the negative side, the plotline does move a bit slowly. As a reader, I did wonder a few times if I'd be reading the next novel before things got going but overall this is a good read. This story is in no way what I would consider to be YA fiction but if you wanted to read it with your child, there's really nothing objectionable.