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I read this book while recovering in hospital following surgery on a broken leg.When unable to sleep at night due to pain and the painkillers doing a complete lack of any pain killing, this book completely took me away from that (so Blake: 1 - Opiate Based Painkillers: Nil).That should be strong enough recommendation for anyone but if I was to apply a little more of a critique; this book did rely on some pretty standard fantasy tropes prophecy, demons, wise masters, young boy learning of his destiny type stuff(no hearty stew though). However, it is really elevated by the likable characters, brisk pace (perhaps a little too brisk at the end there) and a very cool and original magic system. I think the combination of the typical fantasy type story and accouterments allayed to an original the magic system lend this novel an almost fresh yet timeless feel. sidenote: I am liking this recent trend of really well thought out magic systems, Sanderson being the obvious touch point there.The 'twist' ending (4 letters) got me really good too. Looking forward, there is potential for this to become quite an epic series after spending a large chunk of this novel in a fairly small scale/intimate setting. I am looking forward to seeing how book 2 turns out.
I loved this book and enjoyed reading about a magical system that was different. I had actually read Spellbound first and finally got my hands on this one a few days ago. I finished it because it was near impossible to put down as I was able to finally fill in a lot of the information I was missing when I read the second book. I had read some reviews where people felt it bogged down in some of the lore, however, I would disagree. I feel that had the author failed to detail the lore that this would have been a mediocre story at best.
LOVED it! Particularly from the perspective of a prospective writer, the concept was brilliant.
I did not actually finish the book. I was to out there for me to follow
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