Review: Alright But Did Not Hook Me
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 19, 2012
I left off my review of the first book in trilogy, Call of the Herald, with: "If early parts of second book show enough plot details and plot progression to keep my interest then I will likely finish the series - otherwise I will drop it."  Although I was drawn to the characters, I was unable to keep enough interest in the storyline to finish this book.  There is nothing wrong with this story but there is nothing that makes it special enough for me to complete reading it.  My main frustration being that I prefer to understand more of the underlying conflict which is driving the action.  After reading book 1 and a fifth of book 2, I did not understand underlying conflicts and implications which made it hard for me to keep interest in this story.  Also, I was a little put off by ease in which Catrin picked up followers and the difficulty she has in using her magic in more critical scenes.  Overall, it is a good story which I would have read if I did not have other books lined up my reading list which were calling to me.This is the second book in the debut Godsland trilogy, The Dawning of Power trilogy,  which was available for free download when I "bought" it.  The trilogy opens withCall of the Herald (Godsland Series: Book One)(currently available for free download) and concludes withDragon Ore (Godsland Series: Book Three).  There is an omnibus edition of the first 3 books available,The Dawning of Power (Godsland Series: Books One, Two, and Three).  Author has started a second Godsland trilogy, the Balance of Power trilogy.  The first book in the second trilogy has been published,Regent (Godsland Series: Book Four).  Note that the Amazon product page refers to this as Godsland book 4 while the author's website refers to this as book one of the new Godsland based Balance of Power trilogy.No major editing issues noted in the few chapters which I read. Call of the Herald is 4,110 Kindle locations long. Standard length novels seem to run in the 4,500 to 7,000 plus Kindle location range. Longer books, such as books in Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series, can range from 15,000 to 20,000 plus Kindle locations.