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A review by nipomuki
Blue Moon Rising by Simon R. Green
3.0
I did like the beginning and the end. As a whole I was not quite satisfied with the story. It seemed patched together, and while the tropes were generally ones I like, they did not come together in a way I could believe. I felt that there were many inconsistencies, internal and external dialogue that did not convince me.
I had a hard time with the relationships and the character arcs. I was entertained, but it was longish for something I was only partly on board for.
To give an example: the family dynamics in the royal family were just weird. Wouldn’t a second son in a place as dangerous as the Forest Kingdom be valued?
The hero seemed more whiny than fun to me, and again and again I felt like I was in the wrong kind of fantasy - maybe because I am not a young boy but a women in her fifties.
And while the royals talk a lot about their guilt of leading people to their deaths, it seemed like lip service most of the time.
If you want to read about
- young people growing into heroes and leaders, often against their own wishes
- about realistic battles against impossible odds where you deeply care about what happens to the participants - commoner and noble alike
then read The Wheel Of Time.
If you want to read about a unicorn best friend, read (or better: listen to) The Lightening Struck Heart, which is m/m romantic fantasy, hilarious and sweet at the same time.
The narration of the audio book was good, but some of the voices chosen by the narrator seemed at odds with the text.
I had a hard time with the relationships and the character arcs. I was entertained, but it was longish for something I was only partly on board for.
To give an example: the family dynamics in the royal family were just weird. Wouldn’t a second son in a place as dangerous as the Forest Kingdom be valued?
The hero seemed more whiny than fun to me, and again and again I felt like I was in the wrong kind of fantasy - maybe because I am not a young boy but a women in her fifties.
And while the royals talk a lot about their guilt of leading people to their deaths, it seemed like lip service most of the time.
If you want to read about
- young people growing into heroes and leaders, often against their own wishes
- about realistic battles against impossible odds where you deeply care about what happens to the participants - commoner and noble alike
then read The Wheel Of Time.
If you want to read about a unicorn best friend, read (or better: listen to) The Lightening Struck Heart, which is m/m romantic fantasy, hilarious and sweet at the same time.
The narration of the audio book was good, but some of the voices chosen by the narrator seemed at odds with the text.