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A Thirst For Vengeance, Part 2 (2014)

by Edward M. Knight(Favorite Author)

4.49 of 5 Votes: 2

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English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Edwards Publishing

series

The Ashes Saga

review 1: Part 2 is not quite up to the first book in the series, but is quite good. Think of it as a middle chapter.It slows a bit in action. as Dagan tells of his recovery from the trauma of the fire and other critical events, but the pace soon picks up as Dagan enters a dangerous, mysterious era of his young life. I had to keep telling myself that Dagan is just a kid, even though he thinks and acts much older- but a hard life on the slum streets will cause brief childhoods.I do not know how long this series might be, so hang on for the drive, sometimes semi- peaceful, usually fast, vicious and threatening. Enemies are not always of this world, friends are unreliable, the world is not always what it seems, either. And the hero, Dagan? He is the slow unveiling of a work in progres... mores, growing before our eyes into someone sinister.I enjoy it and looking forward to the next installment.
review 2: So, I really enjoyed the first book in this series. They're not all that long, but that's fine, I haven't been in the mood for a thousand page behemoth anyway. I gave the first book four stars, and grabbed this volume up as soon as I'd posted my review.As you can see, I've dropped this second volume down a star. Frankly, this one felt a lot more rushed than the first book. Errors that I did not run across in the first book showed up in Part 2. In one case there was what appeared to be a placeholder in square brackets in referencing a kid from the previous book. There were several typos as well, that weren't the sort a spelling checker would catch (like the word card where cart was intended), but would have been caught if more care had been given to proofing (or beta reading).I could overlook these items if the writing itself didn't seem less polished. A great deal of "to be" verbs crowded the pages. Just way too many instances of been, being, was,to be, etc. The word "look" dominated when even when other words would have evoked more emotion. Dagon seemed less solid this time around. Perhaps the author intends for him to come across as morally untethered because his mentor no longer guides him. If so this should be made more clear. He's had enough positive connections in life at this point that he should have the capacity for empathy, and a strong sense of "murder is bad". After all, he sacrificed quite a lot in the first book to do what he thought was right (freeing the slaves). For him to suddenly waffle on the idea of assassination seems out of character. He's essentially forced to join the Black Brotherhood, so any indication that he has a choice or might be okay with murder as long as he gets to learn magic, should be quashed.I did like some of the new characters, especially Lydia and Faran. The new nemesis is nasty, and I hope we get a better idea of why he hates Dagon so much. I'm intrigued by the activities of the church and want to understand better their relationship with the Black Brotherhood. Definitely enough threads to keep the story interesting. Once again, the cover is quite nice, but I do think the author ought to do something about the titles - just seems lazy to keep calling them the same thing, but slapping a Part 1, Part 2, etc. after them.I will read the third book, but I hope that the author takes more time with it in order to get it back up to the quality of the first book. less

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