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A review by tinaclayton
The Shadow Roads by Sean Russell
4.0
Really fun read. First I will tell you reasons I liked it and would recommend. The characters are diverse and interesting, the settings and writing are beautifully aesthetic and most of the magic is in the locations of the story. Battles scenes are light, not overly detailed and not drawn out light some other fantasy series I’ve read. I liked the story-within-a-story-within-a-story and I thought it was uniquely done. I would definitely recommend these to fantasy readers who want a light fun *finished* trilogy.
I’m only giving 4 instead of 5 stars because I felt there were a few plot holes, and the names of the characters: multiple characters have multiple names and some characters having the same name as other characters or a name one letter different was so annoying, honestly took away from the story a little. I also *wish* so hard there was a map of the land between the mountains to reference, I know a comprehensive map would be silly to wish for but a regular map seems achievable. Last complaint is reading 3 books where a magic system exists but is still entirely unknown even at the end. How does it work? Why can only these 3 people use it? So many unanswered questions, which I feel is atypical for this genre.
I’m only giving 4 instead of 5 stars because I felt there were a few plot holes, and the names of the characters: multiple characters have multiple names and some characters having the same name as other characters or a name one letter different was so annoying, honestly took away from the story a little. I also *wish* so hard there was a map of the land between the mountains to reference, I know a comprehensive map would be silly to wish for but a regular map seems achievable. Last complaint is reading 3 books where a magic system exists but is still entirely unknown even at the end. How does it work? Why can only these 3 people use it? So many unanswered questions, which I feel is atypical for this genre.