A bit disjointed but the second half is brilliant
3.5 stars.
I’ve put off writing this review for so long because I honestly just don’t even know what to say.
The first half of this book literally bored me to tears. It was so much of an info dump and that pacing was slow that I just didn’t really know where we were headed. Since I listened to the audiobook, I juSt does it up.
Furthermore, in the beginning, the main character, Michael Kingman is arrogant and infuriating. I understand that he’s been branded a traitor due to his dad slaying the King’s son, but he definitely was a bit much.
So while the first half of the book was inundated with painfully laying the foundation and court politics, the second half of the book was a completely different story.
All of a sudden, I found myself deeply immersed in an adventure full of danger and intrigue as well as complicated court politics. Michael transformed into this character that I couldn’t help by love.
At over 500 pages, this story read like two different stories rather than one cohesive one. I am intrigued to see how this author grows and develops.
Thank you to Recorded Books and Libro.fm for providing an advanced listening copy.
I’ve put off writing this review for so long because I honestly just don’t even know what to say.
The first half of this book literally bored me to tears. It was so much of an info dump and that pacing was slow that I just didn’t really know where we were headed. Since I listened to the audiobook, I juSt does it up.
Furthermore, in the beginning, the main character, Michael Kingman is arrogant and infuriating. I understand that he’s been branded a traitor due to his dad slaying the King’s son, but he definitely was a bit much.
So while the first half of the book was inundated with painfully laying the foundation and court politics, the second half of the book was a completely different story.
All of a sudden, I found myself deeply immersed in an adventure full of danger and intrigue as well as complicated court politics. Michael transformed into this character that I couldn’t help by love.
At over 500 pages, this story read like two different stories rather than one cohesive one. I am intrigued to see how this author grows and develops.
Thank you to Recorded Books and Libro.fm for providing an advanced listening copy.