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I am a fan of Lars Walker’s writing but I confess I really struggled with his latest novel. This dystopian fantasy felt didactic and preachy to me. Ultimately, it was interesting with some well done aspects but didn’t really come together.
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There were a number of well done aspects and I felt like the book was just about to take off on a number of occasions but it just never quite got there. And when it abruptly ended I wasn’t willing to invest more.
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There were a number of well done aspects and I felt like the book was just about to take off on a number of occasions but it just never quite got there. And when it abruptly ended I wasn’t willing to invest more.
Continue readingA gripping and imaginative story with great characters and a unique setting. A great story for readers young and old.
Continue readingAs regular readers of this blog will know, I have developed a keen interest in myths and fairy tales. Natural I suppose with my history background as myths are the past handed down in storytelling form; not in the modern sense of history but as art with seeds of the past embedded. I have explored… Continue reading