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A review by schenkelberg
The Briar King by Greg Keyes
3.0
Solid writing, strong characters, high fantasy. This was just what was needed to follow up a Game of Thrones binge. This series will continually be saddled with comparisons to A Song of Ice and Fire, I fear, and many parts don't quite line up to the strength of that series. However, this book has its own strengths, and portions like some of the magical imaginings I enjoyed particularly.
Elements of the plot could be seen coming from miles away, a similarity to George R R Martins writing is in the obvious unfamiliarity when writing from women's perspective, and some of the romantic scenes are laughable. Still, the book was gripping (despite knowing what was going to happen, I couldn't put the book down because I needed to know how it happened) and I connected with some of the characters. A good yarn.
Elements of the plot could be seen coming from miles away, a similarity to George R R Martins writing is in the obvious unfamiliarity when writing from women's perspective, and some of the romantic scenes are laughable. Still, the book was gripping (despite knowing what was going to happen, I couldn't put the book down because I needed to know how it happened) and I connected with some of the characters. A good yarn.