22nd December, 2009
Snow
Lamentation by Ken Scholes
The first book from newcomer Ken Scholes has been talked up in the press since its release and I can confirm that it pretty much lives up to the reviews. I felt a little short-changed due to brevity of the book (around 350 pages) but it served its purpose to lay the groundwork for a 5-book series. Interesting characters and some intriguing mysteries are found within this well-described world. I’m not ready to bet the farm on this one yet but it has potential to turn into something great.
3.8/5 gogs
Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher
I was thoroughly unimpressed with Butcher’s Dresden Files series but a fellow reader suggested I give his Alera series a try. I was pleasantly surprised to find a decent story this time around although it did suffer from some predictability. I’ll probably give the rest of this series a shot in the future.
3/5 gogs.
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