I would rather jab myself in the eye than ....

I really tried to like this book but it wouldn't come.... The "world" was confusing, too many jnvolved plots - some folks can do this.... but this author can't.
in the end I finally gave up..... my test is if I could care less if I listen to the story.... then I abandon ship....

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The choppy presentation turned me off

The good aspects--- its not bad writing. I enjoyed listening to sections of the book. The storylines, individually, are interesting. The world is set in the Night Guild series....so it's established....although I never made it through the entire Night Blade series.

The bad aspects---I "think" the author purposely broke the different storylines apart to cover a general weakness in the individual plot lines themselves. The plots are interesting, but simplistic. One of the MCs goes through several trials, but you never get a feeling of growth within the character....the characters are pretty much the same from beginning to end....even though within a chapter something epic may have happened. Parts of the book felt like a bad SM book....which if you read some of the Night Guild series, you probably expect. ...yet the characters heal amazingly....which the author had to throw some BS our way to cover that. ...i.e., she is hit with the force to tear tendons and break bones, she can barely walk.....yet THAT night, she is on guard duty till the morning....and walks back to the barracks. The explanation is that she can heal 2/3 as fast....maybe there should have been more time spent on the recouping after the injuries. It felt like the plot needed a compressed timeline, but the author wanted to show as much violence as possible, and keep the characters able to fight at peak ability. Soooooooo, this is where the hack and slash method to different storylines occurred. It tries to cover these flaws by putting two different storylines in between successive events in a single storyline. ...so, you, as the reader, might forget what is happening.

After going through >50% of the book, I started to skip chapters and just remain on the storyline I had any interest in. At the end, I just didn't care what happened. The structure of the book was just too annoying. I feel cheated.

So is it worth a credit? If you made it through Night Guild...probably. If you are used to the style of the writer and the world, you this book will probably fit. However, this book feels like a big step down from the first book in Night Guild. The marketing hype was just too prevalent. The attempt to weave multiple storylines was not done well. I can't recommend a credit.

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very good storyline.

the sword- fighting hero, the low-class underdog saving the day- this plot has been a staple for as long as I can remember but..,.this storyline is just different enough to make it a great read. I only hate that it gets slow in between the hero's missions.

So slow

Had good potential but it took way too long to start to develop. It just got boring

FANTASTIC!!

this book was by far the best read to date. I can't wait to start the second book. it immediately captured my attention. the story was great and the narrator was awesome with the ability of steady flow and different voices of characters....

lot of fighting little story

lot of fighting, little story. narration lacking character differential. tried 3 times to get into it but gave up.

Good story but

The story is interesting but it's jumpy. You don't get a chance to invest in a character or story line before it jumps to the next set of characters. It makes the beginning difficult to follow as well as figuring out who the characters are. Some names are similar which also adds to the confusion. If you can hold on long enough to get it all straight then the story line is pretty good. It would be helpful if the author or editor added a few more chapters before jumping to help you get acquainted with his world and characters before throwing in the next set. That being said, this entire book is a set up for the story (introduces characters, world building, set up for a major conflict but that's about it). Nothing major happens and once it finally gets really good the book ends.

hard to get into

I had a hard time getting into this book had to keep restarting it over and over.

Attention grabbing story line!

This book has several different story lines that will eventually come together that keep you entertained and waiting for what comes next. Great for long car rides...

Really tried

I really liked the ‘sample’ clip of the story and the good rated reviews spoke of a title worth a purchase. Four or five times I went back to this book trying to get into it. I couldn’t get past the narrator’s characterization of each of the main players. I listened carefully but got lost on the ‘who’ he was describing. Book would be a good read just not an Audible story.