Review: A Bit Disappointed
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 6, 2013
I really enjoyed the first book.  Characters you could easily identify with and come to care about.  How is it, though, that only 14 - 17 year old boys are chosen to save the world?  It seems to me that Zollin's father would be far more capable of dealing with magic and the maturity it takes to wield it responsibly.This book finds our fledgling wizard descending into hormone-soaked teenage-dom.  He doesn't want to wait for any adults who have all done nothing but help him while he finds his feet as a wizard.  All he wants to do is run off after his lady love obsession.  He's now thinking with his smaller head..........He woke up the dragon, but he has no interest in helping to stem the rampage the dragon has gone on.  The dwarves could possibly be of immeasurable help to him, but he skips past them, too, running after Brianna.  He abandons his father and his mentor, both who nearly die chasing after him.  Since when are dryads bloodthirsty?  No effort to talk to them, subdue them, find out what they want with him - just kill them, drive them back and continue running after Brianna.I already bought book three, but now I dunno......people are saying book four is such a departure from the original character that I don't know if I want to continue.