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A review by matosapa
Obsidian Son by Shayne Silvers
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Spring Break meets Magic
I'm writing the review I wish had existed before starting this book.
Overall, the book had nothing notable. Just the usual urban fantasy tropes any UF reader has encountered a dozen times before. One interesting note - the protagonist was not near-destitute.
The rating killer for me was the incessant obsession with the female anatomy. Every female character was introduced based on their "rack" (actually used a few times in the book. I guess the author needed a break from the word breasts?). The author obviously has an oral fixation and thinks women are only good for hauling around their chests. This kept making me visualize the main characters as twenty-something frat boys which caused quite a bit of mental static as I progressed through the underwhelming story. There wasn't a single independent female in the book (except for the stand-in CEO, a minor character at best but someone still fetishized by the author).
If you're looking for something a bit more mature, the Dresden series is a much better stab at this type of UF. If your tastes run to a darker vein (as mine do) I recommend the Daniel Faust series. His females are main characters and bloody strong to boot - a rarity these days. </sigh>
I'm writing the review I wish had existed before starting this book.
Overall, the book had nothing notable. Just the usual urban fantasy tropes any UF reader has encountered a dozen times before. One interesting note - the protagonist was not near-destitute.
The rating killer for me was the incessant obsession with the female anatomy. Every female character was introduced based on their "rack" (actually used a few times in the book. I guess the author needed a break from the word breasts?). The author obviously has an oral fixation and thinks women are only good for hauling around their chests. This kept making me visualize the main characters as twenty-something frat boys which caused quite a bit of mental static as I progressed through the underwhelming story. There wasn't a single independent female in the book (except for the stand-in CEO, a minor character at best but someone still fetishized by the author).
If you're looking for something a bit more mature, the Dresden series is a much better stab at this type of UF. If your tastes run to a darker vein (as mine do) I recommend the Daniel Faust series. His females are main characters and bloody strong to boot - a rarity these days. </sigh>