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David McK (3562 KP) rated Sword of the Archon (Shader, #1) in Books

Jan 30, 2019

The first in D.P. Prior's 'Shader' series, this is a self-published fantasy that is set upon a future Earth following a post-apocalyptic event in which magic has returned.

While I'm not usually averse to a bit of fantasy every now and then, I have to say: I found this one to be hard going. Despite a promising start, I found it to become somewhat overblown and drawn out and just not that engaging: I never really connected with any of the characters or the situations they faced.

There were times, even, when I was tempted to abandon it altogether / skip chapters, but stuck at it out of sheer bloody-mindedness rather than due to any interest in the story

I'm sorry to say so, but I doubt I'll pick up the second in the series. :(

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GinaGee (448 KP) rated The Last in Books

Dec 5, 2019

The Last

Hanna Jameson | 2019 | Dystopia, Fiction & Poetry, Thriller

6.6

(5 Ratings)

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I need to start by saying that I am focussing so hard on not using swear words to describe this book.

I was looking forward to a murder mystery style book with nuclear apocalyptic themes as both of those are things I find very interesting- but it was more like a bored man's diary where he constantly inserts subtle brags about how much of a ladies man he is or how strong of a leader he is (which he isn't. He rarely ever took charge in a situation.) The main character is unlikable.

You spend the whole book telling yourself that 'anytime now, something is going to happen', and it's not until the last 10 pages or so that anything does.

And the ending... The reveal about who was the actual killer... I'm sorry, but: What the f*ck.