A review by beastreader
Children of Fire by Drew Karpyshyn

2.0

In the beginning, there were a lot of different story lines and characters coming at me that it was hard to keep them all straight. So to be honest, I did not put forth as much effort in the beginning to remembering all of the characters or the book as a whole. I sort of skimmed over the book to get to the section where the action started. Which when I say action I mean the pacing of the story and when it picked up speed for me. This was not until about chapter ten. There was some action with the children using their special abilities but since this is the first book, the author took his time to really give details to the characters, where they come from, and what they are fighting for. Again I am for detail but there is a fine line when it becomes too much, especially when a book is about five hundred pages long.

If you are expecting a sci-fi book than you might be a little disappointed. This book I found to be more about the story telling than about the unexplainable or crazy, special effects. There is something here that might have me checking out the second book but I would probably borrow it from the library instead.