![]() She just wants to protect her brother, which I suppose is a very laudible thing to want, but I must admit it isn't very compelling. A variety of characters seem to have pretty good reasons to find it, too. Seriously, by the end of the book it's like Bruce Willis in Pulp Fiction.īut, no, ostensibly the adventure-quest is to find The Living Blade. But they seem more or less like humans with a sip of superiority juice.Īlso known as: How Much Can Noraya Take. It's closer to low fantasy than high, with magic being pretty rare, though there is at least one other 'race' of humanoids called wraiths. ![]() The book does a good job of easing you into the world, though those looking for in-depth explanations of how things work might be disappointed. It's a very interesting and unusual mix, it just didn't work that well for me.įairly light and non-intrusive. The basic problem is this: the writing style and protagonist are YA, but the plot/content/language is Grimdark. My best guess is YA fans who are getting a little older and looking to push their boundaries. This is a very hard review because I'm not exactly sure who to recommend the book to. ![]()
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