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A review by kitvaria_sarene
Eye of Obscurance by Jeffrey L. Kohanek
4.0
Eye of Obscurance by Kohanek was a nice surprise! I don't even remember why I got it, but when I finally got around to it I had no idea what I was getting into. The very first scene had me a bit wary, fearing this would be a very generic "evil wizard" story, but luckily it was more than that, and a few chapters in I was enjoying myself a lot!
This isn't a very deep it dark book mostly, but rather a fast paced and fun romp. Two thieves meeting when trying to steal the same thing set in motion a new direction to what either of them expected.
One is a young woman going her way on a mysterious quest of her own.
The other a male master thief who enjoys practical jokes, likes to look at curvy women and make inappropriate jokes. In a balance that worked for me and didn't make him obnoxious. And tye best thing for me? No romance whatsoever so far.
We also get a traveling menagerie, a story teller, a magic university (though we spend little time there), and other tropes I luckily always liked.
However there's some bits breaking that mold, like the princess and her female bodyguard being best friends.
The world starts out a bit basic, but it does grow over the course of the story, and I presume will get even more depth on later books in the series.
All in all a really entertaining story that kept me glued to the pages all the way though!
This isn't a very deep it dark book mostly, but rather a fast paced and fun romp. Two thieves meeting when trying to steal the same thing set in motion a new direction to what either of them expected.
One is a young woman going her way on a mysterious quest of her own.
The other a male master thief who enjoys practical jokes, likes to look at curvy women and make inappropriate jokes. In a balance that worked for me and didn't make him obnoxious. And tye best thing for me? No romance whatsoever so far.
We also get a traveling menagerie, a story teller, a magic university (though we spend little time there), and other tropes I luckily always liked.
However there's some bits breaking that mold, like the princess and her female bodyguard being best friends.
The world starts out a bit basic, but it does grow over the course of the story, and I presume will get even more depth on later books in the series.
All in all a really entertaining story that kept me glued to the pages all the way though!