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A review by simone84
Sword of Fire by Katharine Kerr
2.0
DNF
I had to return it to the library and just didn't care about finishing it first. The concept was kinda fresh, a legal battle in a fantasy setting, but it felt like it was trying too hard to cram in things to please fans of the original multi-series-series and didn't care much about making the characters seem like new and different people and fresh voices. The language used in the original Deverry books is quite iconic and this book was just far too similar for me for something that's supposed to be a few hundred years in the future (of the series). I really vaguely remember reading a Patreon post from the author that said she had to write a new book fast for some money for medical bills*, and while I empathise with that... the book really does feel rushed and half-baked.
*I'm probably remembering wrong, don't take this as fact
I had to return it to the library and just didn't care about finishing it first. The concept was kinda fresh, a legal battle in a fantasy setting, but it felt like it was trying too hard to cram in things to please fans of the original multi-series-series and didn't care much about making the characters seem like new and different people and fresh voices. The language used in the original Deverry books is quite iconic and this book was just far too similar for me for something that's supposed to be a few hundred years in the future (of the series). I really vaguely remember reading a Patreon post from the author that said she had to write a new book fast for some money for medical bills*, and while I empathise with that... the book really does feel rushed and half-baked.
*I'm probably remembering wrong, don't take this as fact