David M. Jones (3)

I quite enjoyed this book in all honesty. I came across it at the 2016 Wizard World Comic Con held in Las Vegas and I decided to purchase it and give it a go. Man, was I right in doing so. This book has all the elements of fantasy: magic, talking swords and toads, demons, other realms, and quests. I was interested from the moment I opened the book to the very last word on the very last page. It is an easy read, but very well done by the author.

Jones does an incredible job at portraying the show more growth of his main character Kade. Kade starts out as a helpless vagrant who cares about no one but himself and is ready to die alone with his regrets. He stumbles across a floating, gold sword after a storm and his life is forever changed because of it. The progression of his character and state of mind is well done throughout the book. There is real redemption shown throughout the book when Kade comes to realise who he really is and what he is fighting for.

The story itself is interesting from beginning to end. It is a page-turner. There was never a dull moment. If there was a slow moment happening in the storyline, there was always another battle, or quest to conquer which kept the reader interested in what would happen next. This is a book where there is an easy flow with each quest rather than random events being drawn together. There are a lot of battles, but it is written in well enough that it does not seem overwhelming and it does not distract too much from the storyline.

My favorite part has to be the ending. I am a sucker for happy endings and the last few pages of this book met all the happy ending needs that I had while awaiting the end of the story. I also enjoy how there is no cliffhanger for this book so that if there is not a 2nd book, all the answers have been given, but if the author chooses to continue with the series there is leeway for another book.

I only have two things about the book that annoyed me ever so slightly. First of all, the overuse of the terms "said" and "asked" when the author referred to a character's dialogue. There are so many other words that can be used when saying that a character spoke. Secondly, the way that the characters spoke out of their time-period. It seemed as if most of the language used was not from the medieval time period, but more modern time. Keeping consistency with the dialect and the terminology of the past would make it easier to follow the time period and let the readers understand that they are in medieval times somewhere near Scotland.

All in all, I really enjoyed this book and I recommend it to any fantasy fan that is looking for a good read from a new author. I can not wait to see what other works this author has in store for his readers. show less