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Elfhunter (2012)

by C.S. Marks(Favorite Author)

3.68 of 5 Votes: 2

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Parthian Press

series

Tales of Alterra, The World That Is

review 1: This book has so much potential. The background of each character, how they relate to one another, and the premise of the book...(to defeat what I will just call the 'darkness')...all held my attention. C. S. Marks is a great writer. The issue I have with the book is for 500 pages, the characters basically have one task. At the end of the book...this task is STILL not resolved. *Add a second story line that involves romance and love relationships that progress* I am disappointed that things were not taken a step further in this book. There is so much potential for questions and mystery. Marks instead kind of feeds the answers to you and makes most things predictable, which left me disappointed. I may try reading the companion novels because I am really interested in the wo... morerld. Hopefully there is more mystery surrounding the battling characters.
review 2: I was drawn into this book by the promise of a new epic fantasy, and I was very happy to immerse myself in this new world. It's very rich with detail and characters with complex backstories. The novel gradually reveals each character's hidden secrets and desires in a way that makes the whole story compelling. The Elfhunter is pretty sinister as well, and finding out more about his vendetta was very interesting.Although I enjoy the characters and the worldbuilding, there are times when I feel the story is not very fresh. There are elements of it that remind me a little too strongly of Lord of the Rings. And the writing is not as lyrical. It's good, but sometimes I just feel it is too straightforward and unremarkable. And there are times when the author goes on asides that I feel slowed down the pace of the story too much. There are many exciting scenes, but they are sometimes broken up by some bland scenes.Ultimately, although the story is very richly detailed, and sometimes exciting, with great character building, I think the writing was the most disappointing aspect. It often felt flat emotionally because the author chose to emphasize emotions by stating them, instead of letting the descriptions of characters actions tell the story. Parts of this book stood out, but the whole didn't come together very well for me. less

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