khawk89's review
3.0
I originally picked this story up not only because I have a major weakness for epic fantasy stories, but also because of the promise that it follows in the steps of/is influenced by Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time, which is one of my all time favourite books.
And I did see evidence of that influence, especially early on. However the more the story progressed, the more I couldn't quite see the point behind the plot. There didn't seem to be enough driving them, enough interesting plot in the beginning.
While epic fantasy's often have a large cast of heroes, each of which have their own importance, I felt that no one in particular seemed to stand out all that much. The person I though was going to be the leading man, stopped cropping up in PoVs partway through and faded into the background, his father and Elspeth taking over. Often I forgot that Arfael and Olam were with them, until they were in danger and Olam gets them out of it without much trouble.
The description is exceptional and the author really has his world mapped and planned. It feels so real, though perhaps the naming of places is a little excessive in some paragraphs.
Will I continue on with the series? Hmm Yeah, I think so, but it's not highly anticipated.
And I did see evidence of that influence, especially early on. However the more the story progressed, the more I couldn't quite see the point behind the plot. There didn't seem to be enough driving them, enough interesting plot in the beginning.
While epic fantasy's often have a large cast of heroes, each of which have their own importance, I felt that no one in particular seemed to stand out all that much. The person I though was going to be the leading man, stopped cropping up in PoVs partway through and faded into the background, his father and Elspeth taking over. Often I forgot that Arfael and Olam were with them, until they were in danger and Olam gets them out of it without much trouble.
The description is exceptional and the author really has his world mapped and planned. It feels so real, though perhaps the naming of places is a little excessive in some paragraphs.
Will I continue on with the series? Hmm Yeah, I think so, but it's not highly anticipated.
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