Was not impressed
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I read the first book thinking it would be a story in itself. This was not the case. The first book finishes on a cliff hanger to hand over to the second book. Perhaps I was expecting too much?
I found myself getting frustrated by the story line as there was too much space between the major events and not enough to keep me ticking over. I found myself slogging through the book in order to get to the major events which really should be the case.
I was also disappointed by the ending as throughout the book Karen Miller had taken the time to go into great detail and then within the last 50 pages it was all over with lots of questions about the ending - it all seemed a bit rushed to me and a bit neat...
I would be reluctant to pick up another book by this author for fear of wasting my hard earned reading time.
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Fast paced, love the characters
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The first book of the series, The Innocent Mage, is excellent. Love the characters. Very fun read, fast paced. Not the "we are on a long and dangerous journey of good defeating the evil" type of story. Wish there is more of a final battle, a tad quick in the end. If you like A Song of Ice and Fire, you'd probably like this.
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Really good
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I must say that the ending of this is rather feeble and predictable... and the long awaited battle is not quite as fantastic as the build suggested it might be. BUT this was a really enjoyable read.
I found myself caring what happened to the characters, and though this is not quite as good as innocent mage, where I found myself sharing Asher's grief and other feelings, I really didn't want it to end.
It was fast paced and a suitable ending to a brilliant start
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a fantastic follow up
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fasted paced, well written follow up, just what you need for the cold winter evenings....
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Almost a final conclusion
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Having thoroughly enjoyed the first book in this two part series, I was looking forward to this. However, although the characterisation remains excellent, the plotting is really too thin to make this anything other than average.
On the basis of both books I think Karen Miller's writing in terms of style and richness of chracterisation is excellent, but she needs a more involving plot to produce a truly exclennt book or series.
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