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The Unsuspecting Mage (2008)

by Brian S. Pratt(Favorite Author)

3.57 of 5 Votes: 2

languge

English

genre

Paranormal Fantasy

publisher

Brian S. Pratt

series

The Morcyth Saga

review 1: This was a really good beginning to the Morcyth Saga. James is a normal 19-year-old kid who lives with his grandparents because his parents are dead. He's finished with school, so his grandparents are encouraging him to find a job.James finally finds a job ad for a magician's assistant that sounds interesting, so he heads off with a friend for an interview. Once he steps through the door, there's no turning back. He appears to have traveled to a new world where magic is possible.James is initially worried about what his friend would think & how worried his grandparents might become; however he is so intrigued that he sets off through a forest in search of the magician. All he has to guide him is a small book and the instructions from a little creature telling him to head f... moreor a specific town where he would learn more.The adventures from this point on are quite amazing as James learns that he can actually work magic. He also knows that whatever happens he will always try to help others. I can't wait to read the rest of the books in the saga.My only complaint is that the author, Brian S. Pratt, used present tense for all of the narrative instead of using past tense as most other authors do. It made for some awkward sentence construction. I hope the rest of the saga adjusts the narrative, but I certainly plan on reading all of the books anyway. I would just enjoy them more and be more inclined to give them 5 stars.
review 2: Review: The Unsuspecting Mage (Morcyth Saga, Book 1)**I’m afraid it’s... quite bad.**This book isn’t good. I wanted it to be good, but it wasn’t. At first, I thought it would be all-right: the premise was common but good, the protagonist—James—seemed like a nice fellow, and the plot promised things to come.The writing wasn’t great to begin with, but not unbearable. Some have mentioned the present tense, but frankly with some of the problems in this book I barely even noticed. (And yes, it is inconsistently used.)As the book wore on, the writing good poorer, with loads of extraneous scenes, pointless description—and relevant description being quite boring and generic—while the mistakes were plentiful; as the book wore on, I found James tiresome and inconsistent, not to mention unrealistic of a teenager; as the book wore on, the plot swerved, veered, but never really seemed to get anywhere. Basically, it can be summed up like this: amateurish writing, bulky plot, and one-dimensional characters.There was also nothing really good in this book. The world was generic, even cliché; and the characters totally unremarkable. James didn’t really seem to care that much about leaving his family and friends.And yeah, this needs an editor big time. I have honestly never read a published book with so many grammatical errors, punctuation errors, unnecessary words, unnecessary scenes, and general lack of polish. For some reason, I still managed to enjoy it a little. That’s probably because I’m a huge Narnia fan, and the idea of the almost RPG-style story was kinda original. Eventually though, at page 168, I stopped.I would feel harsh giving it 1-star, but I really couldn’t recommend this book.**Final Rating: 2/5.** less

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