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A review by thinde
Oblivion's Blade by M.H. Johnson
4.0
3.75 Stars
Despite the author's over-wrought language, I enjoyed this book enough to immediately start on the sequel.
This is not a polished story. You don't get exposition, action and character development smoothly woven into a seamless tapestry. Instead, there are distinct chunks that aim at each objective. I'm not saying it's bad, just that it's a little too obvious.
While Val is an obvious Mary-Sue, he's humble and sympathetic. Once again this is handled in a heavy-handed way by having the Gnome constantly belittle him, despite the mountain of evidence pointing to Val's worth.
I think Johnson will prove to be an author to watch, once he develops a greater level of subtlety and starts to trust his reader to "understand," without being hit over the head with the obvious.
Despite the author's over-wrought language, I enjoyed this book enough to immediately start on the sequel.
This is not a polished story. You don't get exposition, action and character development smoothly woven into a seamless tapestry. Instead, there are distinct chunks that aim at each objective. I'm not saying it's bad, just that it's a little too obvious.
While Val is an obvious Mary-Sue, he's humble and sympathetic. Once again this is handled in a heavy-handed way by having the Gnome constantly belittle him, despite the mountain of evidence pointing to Val's worth.
I think Johnson will prove to be an author to watch, once he develops a greater level of subtlety and starts to trust his reader to "understand," without being hit over the head with the obvious.