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Servitude (2012)

by Rebecca Cohen(Favorite Author)

3.78 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1613725345 (ISBN13: 9781613725344)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Dreamspinner Press

series

Reagalos

review 1: This book is a raw diamond.The story, premise and the characters are well thought out but they just aren't fleshed out. Everything the characters do seems superficial and you really can't connect with any of the characters, except Methian. He was the only character consistent in his personality, for the rest I really couldn't get a hold of who they were trying to be.This book strictly tells a story without delving into the nuances of the plot and the quirks of the character if they were deemed to possess any. The World Building was definitely lacking. We actually never find out how the five cities are governed or even what they are all about. The vision of the World that our characters live in rarely expands to include places not in their immediate physical vicinity. Also ... morethe MC Lorync didn't have a clear cut personality and any growth he achieved as part of character development seemed to dissipate entirely in the subsequent scenes. The writing starts and stops, the change of scene is very abrupt and unsettling.If you can forget the above mistakes what the author set out to achieve is actually quite brilliant. I feel this was simply a case of a script with a lot of potential that was written with inexperience. Like someone's physical capacity limiting their achievement. But I will agree that this book managed to keep my interest and I will read the sequel.
review 2: It was okay. The fantasy aspect felt sloppy. For instance, "the orb" not even have been given a name despite being the power source for an entire city and was the central to the Reagalos' magic. I like most of the characters, unfortunately, despite being one of the main characters, Methian hardly ever did anything of significance and was useless for nearly all of the story. Lastly, I've never been fond of stories where a single character emerge as being the most powerful being in the realms while others might as well not exist. less

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