

File Size: 4463 KB
Print Length: 340 pages
Publisher: Sword & Cross Publishing (May 31, 2016)
Publication Date: May 31, 2016
Sold by: Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B01FBI0M9O
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Lending: Not Enabled
Enhanced Typesetting: Enabled
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As a fantasy, the long-drawn out hemming and hawing of the romance compromises the story. But then when you are writing a romance, the actual life stories take second place. The Blades of Acktar fantasy does much better than most in keeping a focus on the story, and the world Tricia builds is well done, for sure.Leith is one of my favorite damaged heroes. As usual, when it comes to romance, he falls apart. But that is typical. Jaye Knight probably shares the concept in her review of Defy: “Leith is one of my preciouses. You know, those all time favorite characters you want to hug and place in bubble wrap and take them away from their author until said author learns to play nice? Leith is one of them.” The key here is to catch the “until said author learns to play nice”.My only real complaint about the book is that Tricia never does learn to play nice. She is so focused on placing her characters in disaster after disaster that there are few places to relax and enjoy the people. Leith had it rough and he spends the entire series lamenting his past. The series doesn’t help much—in fact my review for Deny (Book Two) is all about the excessive pain in the lives of the heroes and heroines.Christian fantasy authors seem to have mean streak. They are absolutely sadistic in how they treat the characters in their second books. They don’t treat them very well for the rest of the series either. I know it’s the way we’re told we have to write a series. But just a little more kindness would go a long way.Of course, I’m a guy and my focus was on Renna and Brandi Faythe. I feel about them the way Jaye feels about Leith. I wanted to protect them from the author. Their world is difficult enough. Their trials are horrendous.
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