Review: From Me to Man to Man
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 11, 2013
Summary/First Reactions: Draven never wanted to go back to his old life. One filled with more blood than an episode of Dexter. He wanted to be a better man. Do honest work. Make his wife proud. But honest work doesn't pay the bills. So he allows himself to do one more job. One more and he's set. Right.When I first picked up this book, I had no clue what I was reading. It felt like I was subconsciously  reading the story in two forms. What was actually there, and what I was supposed to be seeing. On the surface, this seems to be just your run of the mill adventure story. However, as you begin to turn the pages (figuratively of course) you are sucked into the mind of a man who is just trying to make ends meet. He isn't making enough money for his family. He is having trouble holding down a job. And he ends up resorting to going back to a life that he didn't want to. Because he has skills, skills that make him a hassle for people like you.The Good: There was alot to like about this book. The setting was near perfect. The dialog was top notch. And the writing was excellent. Even though there wasn't alot of character building, I liked where Emrys took Draven as a person. In such a short time period Draven went from unsure outcast to accepted village man. And I'm sure that isn't his last stop seeing as there is another book, "It Began With Ashes", that is already out.The Bad: I felt like this book didn't have alot to hate about it. My discrepancies were simply there being several names for the same character, like the characters name and their title, and it interchanging all the time. That made the book hard to follow at certain parts because I kept getting thrown off. This however was minor. Also, the names of places should have been capitalized. Especially if they held any form of importance.Overall: This book was amazing. So much is portrayed in so few pages, and it leaves you wanting more. If you haven't read it, pick it up. If you have, read it agin.Final Verdict: 5/5