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A review by theliteraryapothecary
The Return of the Knights by Gregory Kontaxis
medium-paced
3.5
This was an epic fantasy with all the fixings! My initial rating for The Return of the Knights was 3 stars. It was good but it just felt like there was something missing to make it great.
CAWPILE breakdown:
Characters: 6 - I thought the characters were fine. I would have liked a little bit more development and growth and less cookie cutter, tropish characters.
Atmosphere/Setting: 7 - The atmosphere was good. There were a few places where it could have been built up a bitmore. The setting was great! I could easily imagine all of the places!
Writing Style: 7 - Kontaxis's writing style grew on me the more I read. At first, I just wasn't sure about it all and how we were supposed to feel about certain characters. Beginning felt a bit confusing.
Plot: 8 - The plot felt very easy to follow and straight forward.
Intrigue: 5 - I felt a bit of intrigue at times but it could have been more or stretched out throughout the entire novel instead of just bits and pieces.
Logic/Relationships: 8 - Everything made sense. Even when there were twists and turns, I just thought "yup, of course we're going there now." I didn't question anything, logically.
Enjoyment: 7 - I enjoyed it and I'm interested to see where the story goes from here, like I said there was just something missing to make it feel like a great book to me. But still - it was a good book.
CAWPILE Total: 48/7 = 6.8 = 3.5 stars.
CAWPILE breakdown:
Characters: 6 - I thought the characters were fine. I would have liked a little bit more development and growth and less cookie cutter, tropish characters.
Atmosphere/Setting: 7 - The atmosphere was good. There were a few places where it could have been built up a bitmore. The setting was great! I could easily imagine all of the places!
Writing Style: 7 - Kontaxis's writing style grew on me the more I read. At first, I just wasn't sure about it all and how we were supposed to feel about certain characters. Beginning felt a bit confusing.
Plot: 8 - The plot felt very easy to follow and straight forward.
Intrigue: 5 - I felt a bit of intrigue at times but it could have been more or stretched out throughout the entire novel instead of just bits and pieces.
Logic/Relationships: 8 - Everything made sense. Even when there were twists and turns, I just thought "yup, of course we're going there now." I didn't question anything, logically.
Enjoyment: 7 - I enjoyed it and I'm interested to see where the story goes from here, like I said there was just something missing to make it feel like a great book to me. But still - it was a good book.
CAWPILE Total: 48/7 = 6.8 = 3.5 stars.