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Early Years by TurtleMe
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Saying, “Hey dad, I was the King Duelist representative of my country, in a world where diplomatic and international issues are settled by battles. I just happened to be reincarnated as your son. Surprise,” seemed unlikely to get a hearty reaction from him.”
I was immediately intrigued by the premise of this book. A powerful king is reincarnated into the body of a baby boy and is raised by brand new parents in a world that he knows nothing about. As you can imagine this led to some hilarious scenes and also contributed to some very interesting character dynamics.
It is a land filled with magic, dangerous beasts roaming the land, professional Adventurers, elves, and so much more. Although one of the weaknesses of this story was that it was rather info dumpy when it came to explaining things in the world (especially the magic system), I feel like book 1 only brushed the surface of what this world will eventually contain and that excites me!
“I took a brief moment to make a mental note: Wise men ought not to piss off Helen.”
This is a relatively short book, under 300 pages, but it spans 8 years for our main protagonist Arthur. He goes from being a former king in a newborn baby’s body to a child of 8. We get to see him form bonds with multiple characters throughout this novel which I found very endearing. We also get a bare glimpse of what is to come for the overall plot of this series which is now 8 books and counting.
Early Years is put simply, an origin story. The beginning of Art’s journey to become a great mage. In part because of that I found the plot to be pretty much straight forward and sometimes predictable which did detract from my engagement and enjoyment of the story a little bit. However, I will say that I am still very much intrigued and bought the 2nd ebook immediately after finishing the first book.
“Mother! I’m about to begin my journey to become the greatest mage in the world! Do not make me out to be a constipated infant!”
There’s something about this series that has me eager to continue. Maybe it is the easy to read nature of this story. Maybe it is the characters that I found so endearing and lovable, even if they were pretty simplistic. Maybe it is this world that I have yet to explore to my satisfaction. Whatever the reason, I feel the need to continue Art’s journey and explore this new world alongside him.
I was immediately intrigued by the premise of this book. A powerful king is reincarnated into the body of a baby boy and is raised by brand new parents in a world that he knows nothing about. As you can imagine this led to some hilarious scenes and also contributed to some very interesting character dynamics.
It is a land filled with magic, dangerous beasts roaming the land, professional Adventurers, elves, and so much more. Although one of the weaknesses of this story was that it was rather info dumpy when it came to explaining things in the world (especially the magic system), I feel like book 1 only brushed the surface of what this world will eventually contain and that excites me!
“I took a brief moment to make a mental note: Wise men ought not to piss off Helen.”
This is a relatively short book, under 300 pages, but it spans 8 years for our main protagonist Arthur. He goes from being a former king in a newborn baby’s body to a child of 8. We get to see him form bonds with multiple characters throughout this novel which I found very endearing. We also get a bare glimpse of what is to come for the overall plot of this series which is now 8 books and counting.
Early Years is put simply, an origin story. The beginning of Art’s journey to become a great mage. In part because of that I found the plot to be pretty much straight forward and sometimes predictable which did detract from my engagement and enjoyment of the story a little bit. However, I will say that I am still very much intrigued and bought the 2nd ebook immediately after finishing the first book.
“Mother! I’m about to begin my journey to become the greatest mage in the world! Do not make me out to be a constipated infant!”
There’s something about this series that has me eager to continue. Maybe it is the easy to read nature of this story. Maybe it is the characters that I found so endearing and lovable, even if they were pretty simplistic. Maybe it is this world that I have yet to explore to my satisfaction. Whatever the reason, I feel the need to continue Art’s journey and explore this new world alongside him.
Eldest by Christopher Paolini
4.0
I absolutely loved this series. I have seen a lot of negative reviews and most of them have mentioned star wars or Lord of the rings and called the book plagiaristic. The people who say that don't seem to know much about authors. I would say about 99% of authors are not the most original. It doesn't mean that their writing isn't good. It just means the other 1% are visionaries which is why we regard them so highly. People like J.R.R. Tolkien and George Lucas. So no, the Inheritance cycle is not terrible. It is a well written, well balanced book that uses some of the themes of previous great authors.
Reign of Madness by Kel Kade
5.0
A fun ride. Sure the fawning over Rezkin does get a bit old, but the action, intrigue, character development, and plot make up for it. I would like to meet Caydean in this next book. He is going to be a great character to explore.