This is one of the lowest ratings I've given a book...I refuse to give ones because they wrote a book and got it published. I haven't so who am I to judge.
Why I didn't exactly "love" this book:
-I tried to follow where ANYONE was on the map and it was impossible with its size. It was on a half sheet of paper and had more lines than Lindsay Lohan with coke.
-All the characters sounded the same. All the kids sounded alike (some were VERY verbose for their age) for sure. ALL THE ADULTS had the same voice that was pretty much flat with emotion. IDK if it was just me, but they all sounded the same when they talked.
-The plot was hard to find half the time. The book is titled Suldrun's Gate but...
SPOILER ALERT! SKIP TO NEXT PARAGRAPH WITH HYPEN IF YOU DON'T WANT RUINED!
She dies before a third of the book even goes by.
The only time I found the plot again was within the last like FIFTY pages of the book.
-This book was like a GIANT vocabulary lesson for me. I know I'm only 17, but when I read my own mother a paragraph, she took the cover and closed it, "That's enough..."
-Almost EVERY time there was action that could be lengthened and made amazing with his descriptions, he ended it at the end of the paragraph.
-ALL OF THAT LOVELY AWESOME ACTION THAT COULD HAVE MADE FOR A REALLY JUICY, ACTION-PACKED PART OF THE STORY... was summarized in about two paragraphs.
After reading that, I was thinking, "WHAT JUST HAPPENED! I thought something big would happen, but WHAT!"
A small example: "They were riding along the road when arrows came flying out of the forests. Everyone ducked except 'insert name here' who got hit in the chest and died instantly."
Me: YES, ACTION!
"They went into the forest and killed those men who had done it."
Me: ... really, that's it? You ended what could've been an awesome fight in less than a paragraph. GAH!!!!!
So all together: Not my favorite story...
Things I did love:
-I LOVE THAT HE CREATED AN ENTIRE WORLD! I just wish I had a bigger map so I could actually make sense of it.
-I LOVE HIS CREATIVE NAMES!
-I like the journey that he made... I just wanted him to make the action parts more well... action.
I would still recommend this book to fantasy lovers though.
It was good to mix up my usual read. :)
If you feel differently about this book or want me to read the rest because my opinion might change, feel free to leave a comment below.
Thanks for reading! ^_^
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