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A review by sheilajenn
Flames Of Mira by Clay Harmon
Did not finish book. Stopped at 42%.
Things I liked about this book: The worldbuilding, especially. The entire world seems to be underground, which means a lot of new plants and animals for everyone to be able to survive down there. There's also a cool elemental magic system, which uses *actual elements* like oxygen or silicon.
What I didn't like: the characters. It was hard for me to relate to anyone in this book. Our main character murders someone in chapter one, because he was forced by his master, but we later find he doesn't actually want to be free either. Sorry, that's neither admirable nor relatable to me. The other characters are the leading family of this city-state, most of whom appear to also be terrible people. I did like the youngest sister, but the book primarily focuses on other people.
There's plenty of tension and action and gory fighting. That's not so much my thing, but many fantasy lovers will like it, I think.
What I didn't like: the characters. It was hard for me to relate to anyone in this book. Our main character murders someone in chapter one, because he was forced by his master, but we later find he doesn't actually want to be free either. Sorry, that's neither admirable nor relatable to me. The other characters are the leading family of this city-state, most of whom appear to also be terrible people. I did like the youngest sister, but the book primarily focuses on other people.
There's plenty of tension and action and gory fighting. That's not so much my thing, but many fantasy lovers will like it, I think.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gore and Violence