The Kingdom of Liars was a FANTASTIC debut. Nick brought to life one of the most unique fantasy premises I had read. It was very refreshing to read something that seemed so incredibly different from a lot of the fantasy I am used to.
The world in this is really great. In this world chunks of the moon fall from the sky and magic costs you memories. My biggest criticism of this story is that I wanted more. I wanted more! I actually found myself wishing that it was longer and I got more of a history of this incredible world.
There were two elements of this story that I felt were near-perfect. Martell’s character work, specifically the character of Michael, as well as the political intrigue were the shining stars of this book. Michael is a character that I think people will have very mixed opinions about, but he worked for me. He is a character who is constantly making questionable decisions, but so many times I understood his motivation and if I am being honest I probably would have done the same thing in his shoes. He continues to grow throughout the story and by the end, I was so connected with his character that he felt like a real friend. The political intrigue in this story was truly the driving force for this entire story for me. Political intrigue is something that I either love or hate within a story and The Kingdom of Liars hit the nail on the head.
Overall this story highlights the best parts of modern fantasy and puts a fun and fresh spin on it!
The world in this is really great. In this world chunks of the moon fall from the sky and magic costs you memories. My biggest criticism of this story is that I wanted more. I wanted more! I actually found myself wishing that it was longer and I got more of a history of this incredible world.
There were two elements of this story that I felt were near-perfect. Martell’s character work, specifically the character of Michael, as well as the political intrigue were the shining stars of this book. Michael is a character that I think people will have very mixed opinions about, but he worked for me. He is a character who is constantly making questionable decisions, but so many times I understood his motivation and if I am being honest I probably would have done the same thing in his shoes. He continues to grow throughout the story and by the end, I was so connected with his character that he felt like a real friend. The political intrigue in this story was truly the driving force for this entire story for me. Political intrigue is something that I either love or hate within a story and The Kingdom of Liars hit the nail on the head.
Overall this story highlights the best parts of modern fantasy and puts a fun and fresh spin on it!