Vosper's Revenge
Nick Lethbridge / consulting dexitroboper
===
"I bought shoes from a drug dealer. I don't know what he laced them with, but I've been tripping all day." … Steph on Twitter
===
(Dragon Some Saga #3)
by Kristian Alva
fantasy, subadult
copyright 2012
read in January 2020
rated 6/10: read to pass the time
Another somewhat amateurish story in the series. More violence and sudden death. More unbelievable exploits and last-minute lucky happenings.
I get the impression that the author ran out of things for some characters to do -- so she killed them off.
Another in the series? What started as a trilogy is now number three of nine. The good news, though: this set wraps up nicely, the next stories seem to be the same world but mostly new villains. How do I know this? On the last page a character rushes in and says, Come quick, the evil X has survived and is acting more evilly than ever before!
Anyway... it's a readable book in a silly but readable series. With a straightforward plot told in poorly linked fits and starts. Some authors improve with practice, this author has managed to maintain a limited skill level for three books.
One or two interesting ideas, a light message of morality. Not a good book but -- if you don't mind occasional cartoonish violence -- mostly harmless.
Nick Lethbridge / consulting dexitroboper
===
"I bought shoes from a drug dealer. I don't know what he laced them with, but I've been tripping all day." … Steph on Twitter
===
No comments:
Post a Comment