Guest Review - The Warded Man (Demon Trilogy, Book 1) by Peter V. Brett (4/5 stars)

Another guest review from my husband! Enjoy :-)

Reading level: Adult
Genre: Fantasy
Size: 480 pages
Publisher: Del Rey
Release Date: March 23, 2010
ISBN: 978-0345518705
Stand Alone or Series: 1st in the Demon Trilogy
Source: Bought
Rating: 4/5 stars

This is the story is about how a boy becomes the Warded Man. The book also follows the story of two other characters that end up helping him at the end. This is a typical boy grows up to be a man story and about how he becomes cooler than the rest of the people around him. The interesting twist to this story is that every night demons rise from the ground and attack anyone who is not behind a ward of some sort. A lot of people die in this book, because the wards aren’t a very efficient way of keeping the demons at bay.

This book was well written and I enjoyed it. The book was a little bit more predictable than I would have liked, but I think any time you are going to do a story about a child growing up, you are going to have to be a little bit predictable. There were a couple of twists that were nice to see but I wasn’t really surprised by any of them.

I thought the characters as a whole were pretty well thought out and they really drew me in. I did found the book very hard to put down at points; that is always a compliment. The story line could be a little confusing at points because as you are following three different characters, the story jumps ahead in time with each one, and they aren’t on the same timeline. So it was hard to get a really good mental picture about where everyone was at that particular point in time that you are reading about. Overall, if you just kind of accept that, it wasn’t too annoying.

I think this is a good book, and I will continue the series as I get them. This is very much a fantasy book, my personal favorite, and really the only type I tend to read. Though the book was also marked in the horror genre, I really didn’t think that was the case.

Guest Review - Theft of Swords (Riyira Revelations, Book 1) by Michael J. Sullivan (4.5/5 stars)

My husband is guest reviewing this book for me.  So enjoy!  Lately he has a lot more time to read than I do since he is riding the bus to work.  So, thanks to him for reviewing this book for me.  He really liked it and now it just makes me want to read it more :-)   Now onto the review....

Reading level: Adult (okay for YA)
Genre: Fantasy
Size: 704 pages
Publisher: Orbit
Release Date: November 23, 2011
ISBN: 978-0316187749
Stand Alone or Series: 1st in the Riyira Revelations series
Source: ARC from Publisher at BEA
Rating: 4.5/5 stars

This is really two books, the first covers the adventures of Hadrian and Royce as they pull off some daring heists and get caught up in a whirlwind of politics and adventures as they end up getting blamed for murder and other foul deeds. The supporting cast of characters was also pretty good and ended up creating a nice rich story line. The first book ends well with mainly of the main story elements nicely wrapped up; overall it was a very good story

The second part happens two years later and is a completely different story arc. The characters from the first two participate in the second book as well, but there were additional characters added. A few characters from the first book just make passing appearances. The second story is really more about getting to a tower and stealing something. It is again a pretty interesting story, and I enjoyed it, but not as much as the first part.

Both of the stories are very well done, I liked the first one a little better, but both were worth the read. I was impressed by the world, and the descriptions the author uses throughout. The characters were all very well written, and were consistent throughout both books. I enjoyed the interactions and adventures of Hadrian and Royce, they were both excellent characters.

This book was good, and I am looking forward to reading the next book (or books, as I understand it, there are three books, with two books really in each one). The book was kind of long and it took me a while to get through it but I felt it was worth it. This is a typical fantasy book, and if you enjoy the genre, you will probably enjoy this book.

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