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A review by lindsay_eckert
Children of Fire by Drew Karpyshyn
2.0
Children of Fire started off with an intriguing idea: a few select children are cursed with a chaotic power that will inevitably twist their lives with strife and sorrow. The first 1/3 of the book follows them from birth, how their lives are warped by this event, and the terrible things that happen to them. I read fairly quickly through this part, but then my reading abruptly slowed.
For me, it became a popcorn read. It was a fantasy involving a chosen one with a global destiny, magic systems and histories too often reiterated, with characters that never quite clicked for me. I read pages in a skim and never felt as if the prose needed any concentration.
If you want a light read with a basic bad demon figure who wants to destroy the world, magic explosions, and a few violently gory fight scenes, this might be right for you. If you're looking for challenging prose that's gets you thinking or complex characters, this isn't it.
For me, it became a popcorn read. It was a fantasy involving a chosen one with a global destiny, magic systems and histories too often reiterated, with characters that never quite clicked for me. I read pages in a skim and never felt as if the prose needed any concentration.
If you want a light read with a basic bad demon figure who wants to destroy the world, magic explosions, and a few violently gory fight scenes, this might be right for you. If you're looking for challenging prose that's gets you thinking or complex characters, this isn't it.