Posted 29 September 2014 - 10:09 PM
Finally got around to finishing it. Not quite as bad as I had expected, not nearly as good as I had hoped. Some good scenes, some really dumb scenes, some not bad scenes made worse by clunky writing. Now pretend I wrote that sentence twice more with 'scenes' swapped with 'characters' and 'plot points'.
That said, I enjoyed it enough that I certainly didn't regret getting it at full (kindle) price, unlike Stonewielder or Orb, Sceptre, Throne, and ICE has definitely improved. The names were much, much better (with the exception of Red Clan, because seriously?) which was a major bugbear with me, which is also nice. To be fair, I probably would read it again sometime.
(Wow, what kind of shitty praise is 'I'd probably read it again sometime'?)
Hello, soldiers, look at your mage, now back to me, now back at your mage, now back to me. Sadly, he isn’t me, but if he stopped being an unascended mortal and switched to Sole Spice, he could smell like he’s me. Look down, back up, where are you? You’re in a warren with the High Mage your cadre mage could smell like. What’s in your hand, back at me. I have it, it’s an acorn with two gates to that realm you love. Look again, the acorn is now otataral. Anything is possible when your mage smells like Sole Spice and not a Bole brother. I’m on a quorl.