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What happened to all of the Black people?

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3 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 10-26-21

Potential spoiler:

Am I mistaken, or did all of the Black characters die or get rejected/left behind in some manner? I need to re-read this book before finalizing my rating.

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Seens based on a bad translation of a bad comic

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1 out of 5 stars
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1 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 07-04-21

If someone told me that a 12-year-old wrote this story, I would reply by saying that I am pretty sure that your average 12-year-old could write a much more compelling story.

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MC blunders through the whole story.

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3 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 04-07-21

Writer creates a lush world with interesting abilities and cultural artifacts; however, although the main character literally has the potential to be incredibly powerful (i.e., she has dragon claws and can animate inanimate objects), she NEVER intentionally uses her abilities to solve problems that her powers should have let her readily overcome. She blunders through the whole story.

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Great story, impulsive MC

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5 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 12-28-20

Really liked the author's world building, but the MC seems too impulsive to have lived as long as he has.

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Classic Fantasy with one key failing...

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4 out of 5 stars
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2 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 11-26-20

All of the female characters with significant roles are written as emotionally immature and irrational.

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Great story (esp. if you skip Aynward's chapters)!

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5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 07-07-20

I really enjoyed this story and think the author is very skilled and has great promise! My only complaint is that I found the character of Aynward (sp?) superfluous (i.e., I found his character so annoying that I just started skipping his chapters halfway through the book. I don't think I missed anything of note from doing this). I look forward to reading the next book (esp. if the author kills off Aynward)!

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Wanted to like it, but didn't

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2 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars
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2 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 06-17-20

The premise is based upon the classic "fish out of water" trope, and the story had potential; but the main character is selfish and immature. This really makes it hard to like her. I could only get through half of it (so take my ratings with a handful of salt). Finally, the book could really use a copy editor.

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Disappointing

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2 out of 5 stars
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1 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 05-11-20

I loved other books by Slade, but not this one.
The main character is the most incompetent assassin you can imagine. Spoiler: Every time she had an opportunity to kill an enemy, she either failed miserably or she did not have the guts to do it (unless she got lucky and accidentally killed them). Then these enemies come back and the same cycle plays out again. The whole story is a waste of time. I found the character so disappointing that I rooted for her to get killed. Slade is generally a smart and engaging writer, but this story was horrid.

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