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Heroes' Reward (2012)

by Moira J. Moore(Favorite Author)

3.71 of 5 Votes: 4

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English

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Romance

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Moira J. Moore

series

Hero

review 1: More 4 than 5. 4.5 stars.I'm torn. I'd really like to throw a five star up there for Ms. Moore's conclusion to her Heroes' Series, but in the end it's a little more 4 leaning than 5 leaning- very good but not quite on edge of your seat, stay up all night reading, amazing. Covers... well the first two in the series are horrible. The covers for books three through six while not bad artwork, also are not really representative of the world building or characters in the series. I'm not sure if this one is just equally as bad or far worse than the first two, but it definitely is mildly creepy (I'd expect this book to be about some outbreak of a deadly strain of a disease or underwater Poseidon type plot by the cover). All in all the covers did this series no favors in helping sa... moreles I'd say, which is a shame because it was quite entertaining looking back at it as a whole.Another minor problem I had was that in the last book the fact that the two main characters had gotten married was no small part of the story arc, yet in this book they are referred to often as lovers but it was like marriage didn't happen. I just kept thinking did the author forget she did that? There were some short stories she put out on her blog just after the last book where their marital union seemed to have had some side effects on their pair bond. Those effects were mentioned in this book in a brief little paragraph meant to catch us up and remind us what happened before, so you'd think it would have been easy to say these had been a "side effect that occurred once we got married" or some equally brief mention to give a nod to the fact that the event happened. Again minor point but all the way to the end I kept waiting for just a one sentence acknowledgment. Overall "Heroes' Reward" was a highly enjoyable read and I think Moore did a good job of tying up all the loose ends. Yes, she could probably have given Lee and Taro a couple more episodes in Flown Raven, exploring the timeframe between the events of book six and seven with threads that were hinted at in some of her blog short stories, had her publisher not dropped the series. However everything that played out felt like this was where she planned for it to go from at least book two, when we first met the emperor-to-be (if not her vision from the very beginning). There were lots of little plot points that referenced some of their earlier adventures with a lesson learned or some skill they had picked up. This could have turned little boring or gimmicky but Moore seamlessly integrated these into story and it felt a 100 percent genuine part of the plot to me. Since it seemed like a long time between this book and the last these references reminded me of the great partnership the two main characters had working and living together over the eight year span of the series events. Reading Lee's POV once again was super enjoyable (with brief periods that did get a tiny bit preachy- but that is kind of Lee). The sense of humor was still there along with some darker actions in this story arc. It was also a revelation to see Aryne again and learn how much the character had matured- she could probably support a spin off series.I'm a little sad to see the series go but Moore did a good job sending off Lee and Taro in satisfying way.
review 2: I am so glad this was finally released. I've been a fan of this series for awhile and the author's short stories have been getting me hyped for the finale. Overall the ending is very satisfactory. The political turmoil of the past few books comes to a head, resulting in a large-scale dramatic plot. Lee and Taro's relationship is now very solid, which unfortunately seems to mean that they have less interaction with each other, which is somewhat less interesting. However, there are a few good new characters, and great payoff for a certain past character. There's a lot of action in this book.One more thing to note: I got this as a kindle (mobi) file from Smashwords, and there were a lot of typos. This may not be a problem for other versions. less

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