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Warformed: Stormweaver #2
Fire and Song
*The Iron Prince will claim his crown.*
Reidon Ward’s first semester at the Galens Institute hasn't been without reward. In just over half a year he’s gone from the weakest cadet at school to one of the strongest in his class, and there’s no one left who would argue that his Device, Shido, isn’t the most terrifying CAD they’ve ever laid eyes on. Still, Rei knows that his climb has barely begun, like he knows that the true fight is only just starting.
After all… The Sectionals tournament has arrived.
Rei, along with Aria, Viv, Catcher, and a couple unexpected squadmates, are about to face the first real battle of their careers. Squaring off with some of the best Users in the Astra System, they’re going to have to put everything they have—as individuals and as a team—into their coming fights if they want to ultimately end up standing at the top. As ever, though, their journey is hardly bound to be a smooth one.
Especially not when Rei and Aria begin to suspect that Shido may be even more formidable than it appears, much less as the powerful entities who've already taken notice of the ‘Iron Prince of Galens' begin to make their moves, some casting their hands in his favor, others very much against…
Reidon Ward’s first semester at the Galens Institute hasn't been without reward. In just over half a year he’s gone from the weakest cadet at school to one of the strongest in his class, and there’s no one left who would argue that his Device, Shido, isn’t the most terrifying CAD they’ve ever laid eyes on. Still, Rei knows that his climb has barely begun, like he knows that the true fight is only just starting.
After all… The Sectionals tournament has arrived.
Rei, along with Aria, Viv, Catcher, and a couple unexpected squadmates, are about to face the first real battle of their careers. Squaring off with some of the best Users in the Astra System, they’re going to have to put everything they have—as individuals and as a team—into their coming fights if they want to ultimately end up standing at the top. As ever, though, their journey is hardly bound to be a smooth one.
Especially not when Rei and Aria begin to suspect that Shido may be even more formidable than it appears, much less as the powerful entities who've already taken notice of the ‘Iron Prince of Galens' begin to make their moves, some casting their hands in his favor, others very much against…
1049 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 31, 2023
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November 12, 2023
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Although it had extremely overly descriptive and needlessly drawn out scenes that needed to be edited down, it couldn't stop this book from being extremely fun to read.
Although it had extremely overly descriptive and needlessly drawn out scenes that needed to be edited down, it couldn't stop this book from being extremely fun to read.
November 2, 2023
This book was completely YA, It was my mistake expecting anything different..
I had thought that book 2 would rectify the shortcomings of book 1 but nothing changed, just everyone fawning over rei, and his shido upgrades.
Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't this a military school?,
aren't they supposed to train to fight in the front lines?,
shouldn't their training be based off of fighting this enemies?
The characters aren't shown to have any motivation towards fighting this enemies, every one is just focused on the next upgrade.
and why is every occurrence in the book met with so much shock, I mean u can't go ten pages into the book without a character or even all of them being shocked about something.
" even the older characters overreacts to everything new, including Rei performance. granted that what he does is unprecedented, they should show some tact when voicing their thoughts.
a good example of this is major Reese. How did a character such as him get to where he is? All he did throughout this book was make childish tantrums, there was no change or subtlety shown to at least cover-up his mistakes from book 1 and it's quite disappointing that an adult is shown in such a way when the whole book is filled with teenagers acting stupidly.
The book could have been better if everything wasn't so fixated on rei, it's always about him, I get its supposed to be so since it's his story but it doesn't have to be so blatantly shoved in my face. Every time rei walks into class 1a, everyone leaves whatever they are doing and starts muttering about him like he's the only thing that matters.
I tried hard to take these characters seriously but I just couldn't there is no depth to any of them.
Rei is the hardworking protagonist that knows pain and can easily overcome it.
Viv is the hot tempered friend, easily angered when it comes to her best friend but loves to date guys that beats him up.
Aria is the talented girl who blushes to every of Reis tease
Logan is the guy with a dark traumatic past that leaves him grumpy all the time, he's also the villain that converts to good because he got defeated.
more annoyingly in this book things are always blown out of proportion.
here's an instance
"They’re getting bold." said rei
“They are,” Dent replied first. “But more than that, they’re getting dangerous. They could have killed you.”
in this scene Reis test was tampered with and I agree that was dangerous, but what everyone fails to mention is he didn't have to go through with it till the end. He could have pulled out when he noticed it was too much for him, but no he insisted on staying too long to meet a goal he set for himself. not considering the damage he's doing to himself, that would have been ok if this was something that has only occured once but no he had made this same mistake before and had even been warned to know his limit. he's the one that got hurt to prove nothing. He being childish decided to push himself too far despite noticing the strangeness of the test. The boy could have taken a knee but he didn't, I get that it's in his character trait to be stubborn but at least make it reasonable. it was as if passing the fortitude test would grant him some insane reward but it doesn't. It wasn't worth the injuries he sustained and the payoff wasn't something he anticipated so the risk was meaningless.
The way this book revolves solely around rei is quite off-putting, it's just too much , they are acting like he's the saviour of mankind whenever he does something improbable. The boy has potential, that's good , but against the real enemy it's yet to be seen that he'll succeed, but they all act like it's a fact that he'll be something. And having an unlimited growth potential doesn't mean he'll live long to achieve it, the fawning over him should have being dialed down.
here's another instance from one of their instructors Valera dent. she said
"None of you got here without pushing yourselves, without breaking your limits again and again and again. I’m proud of you—so damn proud of you—but I’m also as aware as anyone sitting on this tram that that sort of drive can be a double-edged sword.”
Rei didn’t miss the Bishop’s eyes flicking to him in particular, this time."
Things like this kept occurring in the whole book, like every thing of importance, every interaction must somehow end up with rei being the center of it. can't someone address a group rei is a part of without having some nuggets of wisdom or having a jab at him?.
My issues with this book just goes on and on that If I kept listing them one would think I have some issue with the writer or something.
And it seems the author has no intention to move this story further, there are probably going to be tournament arcs all the way to book 4.
At this point they might as well grant the MC the title of "the second coming of rei Jesus" since every mile stone he reaches is treated like a miracle.
Finally the whole matter with Viv was poorly done, and even finding out Logan's story wasn't enough to explain vivs breakdown at the first book, and her refusal to tell her best friend anything was just unreasonable.
she could have just said she knows something about grant that changes how she sees him and she just couldn't tell since it wasn't her story to share. That would have at least served to calm Rei but she chose to leave him hanging, because the story grant told made her fall in love with him. and the only explanation that the author gave to rationalize this was that Viv loves lost puppies. That was so witless that it made me laugh.
I'll give the author credit though, he knows how to write about teenagers and kids with emotional baggage, forced humour and lots of tournaments.
FIRE AND SONG a good name lost on a poor story.
I had thought that book 2 would rectify the shortcomings of book 1 but nothing changed, just everyone fawning over rei, and his shido upgrades.
Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't this a military school?,
aren't they supposed to train to fight in the front lines?,
shouldn't their training be based off of fighting this enemies?
The characters aren't shown to have any motivation towards fighting this enemies, every one is just focused on the next upgrade.
and why is every occurrence in the book met with so much shock, I mean u can't go ten pages into the book without a character or even all of them being shocked about something.
" even the older characters overreacts to everything new, including Rei performance. granted that what he does is unprecedented, they should show some tact when voicing their thoughts.
a good example of this is major Reese. How did a character such as him get to where he is? All he did throughout this book was make childish tantrums, there was no change or subtlety shown to at least cover-up his mistakes from book 1 and it's quite disappointing that an adult is shown in such a way when the whole book is filled with teenagers acting stupidly.
The book could have been better if everything wasn't so fixated on rei, it's always about him, I get its supposed to be so since it's his story but it doesn't have to be so blatantly shoved in my face. Every time rei walks into class 1a, everyone leaves whatever they are doing and starts muttering about him like he's the only thing that matters.
I tried hard to take these characters seriously but I just couldn't there is no depth to any of them.
Rei is the hardworking protagonist that knows pain and can easily overcome it.
Viv is the hot tempered friend, easily angered when it comes to her best friend but loves to date guys that beats him up.
Aria is the talented girl who blushes to every of Reis tease
Logan is the guy with a dark traumatic past that leaves him grumpy all the time, he's also the villain that converts to good because he got defeated.
more annoyingly in this book things are always blown out of proportion.
here's an instance
"They’re getting bold." said rei
“They are,” Dent replied first. “But more than that, they’re getting dangerous. They could have killed you.”
in this scene Reis test was tampered with and I agree that was dangerous, but what everyone fails to mention is he didn't have to go through with it till the end. He could have pulled out when he noticed it was too much for him, but no he insisted on staying too long to meet a goal he set for himself. not considering the damage he's doing to himself, that would have been ok if this was something that has only occured once but no he had made this same mistake before and had even been warned to know his limit. he's the one that got hurt to prove nothing. He being childish decided to push himself too far despite noticing the strangeness of the test. The boy could have taken a knee but he didn't, I get that it's in his character trait to be stubborn but at least make it reasonable. it was as if passing the fortitude test would grant him some insane reward but it doesn't. It wasn't worth the injuries he sustained and the payoff wasn't something he anticipated so the risk was meaningless.
The way this book revolves solely around rei is quite off-putting, it's just too much , they are acting like he's the saviour of mankind whenever he does something improbable. The boy has potential, that's good , but against the real enemy it's yet to be seen that he'll succeed, but they all act like it's a fact that he'll be something. And having an unlimited growth potential doesn't mean he'll live long to achieve it, the fawning over him should have being dialed down.
here's another instance from one of their instructors Valera dent. she said
"None of you got here without pushing yourselves, without breaking your limits again and again and again. I’m proud of you—so damn proud of you—but I’m also as aware as anyone sitting on this tram that that sort of drive can be a double-edged sword.”
Rei didn’t miss the Bishop’s eyes flicking to him in particular, this time."
Things like this kept occurring in the whole book, like every thing of importance, every interaction must somehow end up with rei being the center of it. can't someone address a group rei is a part of without having some nuggets of wisdom or having a jab at him?.
My issues with this book just goes on and on that If I kept listing them one would think I have some issue with the writer or something.
And it seems the author has no intention to move this story further, there are probably going to be tournament arcs all the way to book 4.
At this point they might as well grant the MC the title of "the second coming of rei Jesus" since every mile stone he reaches is treated like a miracle.
Finally the whole matter with Viv was poorly done, and even finding out Logan's story wasn't enough to explain vivs breakdown at the first book, and her refusal to tell her best friend anything was just unreasonable.
she could have just said she knows something about grant that changes how she sees him and she just couldn't tell since it wasn't her story to share. That would have at least served to calm Rei but she chose to leave him hanging, because the story grant told made her fall in love with him. and the only explanation that the author gave to rationalize this was that Viv loves lost puppies. That was so witless that it made me laugh.
I'll give the author credit though, he knows how to write about teenagers and kids with emotional baggage, forced humour and lots of tournaments.
FIRE AND SONG a good name lost on a poor story.
November 2, 2023
Not much happens, too poorly written drama
The entire book is just a tournament arc, I was hoping there would be some movement with this supposed endless war humanity is losing but it's all just school activities.
There is a lot of drama in this book, people keeping secrets for too long, people about to reveal something important but getting interrupted. The author really went back and started adding to tropes from early 2000s young adult books.
The actual drama wouldn't have been so bad if it was resolved early but instead it's happening through the entire book and only dealt with at the very end.
We had some interesting story lines dangled in-front of us but they barely moved, it really felt like this whole book was a filler arc.
The entire book is just a tournament arc, I was hoping there would be some movement with this supposed endless war humanity is losing but it's all just school activities.
There is a lot of drama in this book, people keeping secrets for too long, people about to reveal something important but getting interrupted. The author really went back and started adding to tropes from early 2000s young adult books.
The actual drama wouldn't have been so bad if it was resolved early but instead it's happening through the entire book and only dealt with at the very end.
We had some interesting story lines dangled in-front of us but they barely moved, it really felt like this whole book was a filler arc.
November 30, 2023
A long book where very little happens but quickly.
Some choices don't make sense, the focus is barely all over and then you have the overall pace being very slow. 2 big books in and he's only half of the first year.
The quality doesn't warranty the pace, or timing of it if you compare to other major releases. People keep comparing it to the big ones but it's not in the same league.
Some choices don't make sense, the focus is barely all over and then you have the overall pace being very slow. 2 big books in and he's only half of the first year.
The quality doesn't warranty the pace, or timing of it if you compare to other major releases. People keep comparing it to the big ones but it's not in the same league.
November 1, 2023
Wooooowww
I mean, it’s all academy and tournament tropes. No *real* danger, no peril, low stakes. But…turns out, it’s the highest stakes of all. And none of the principals even know.
It’s gonna be a long wait for book 3. Totally worth it.
I mean, it’s all academy and tournament tropes. No *real* danger, no peril, low stakes. But…turns out, it’s the highest stakes of all. And none of the principals even know.
It’s gonna be a long wait for book 3. Totally worth it.
November 1, 2023
please stop!
The writing in this book was good. I enjoyed a lot of the scenes and even some of the characters.
What I could not stand was the author tried to give the “bad guy” from the last book a redemption ark.
It was so pushy and preachy that it made me want to skip entire pages. At the end of this book, I don’t like Logan anymore than I did at the end of the last book. If anything I just respect Viv less. Which is honestly upsetting because she was such a great character.
Viv was the best friend that always stood up for Rei and fought his battles for him. But Logan tries to kill Rei and Viv just decides to talk to him and date him??? That is completely opposite of what her character is. All book she is telling Rei to talk to her, but she won’t talk to him. I just lost respect for her as a person.
Kill logan off.
The writing in this book was good. I enjoyed a lot of the scenes and even some of the characters.
What I could not stand was the author tried to give the “bad guy” from the last book a redemption ark.
It was so pushy and preachy that it made me want to skip entire pages. At the end of this book, I don’t like Logan anymore than I did at the end of the last book. If anything I just respect Viv less. Which is honestly upsetting because she was such a great character.
Viv was the best friend that always stood up for Rei and fought his battles for him. But Logan tries to kill Rei and Viv just decides to talk to him and date him??? That is completely opposite of what her character is. All book she is telling Rei to talk to her, but she won’t talk to him. I just lost respect for her as a person.
Kill logan off.
March 12, 2024
I can’t express how much I loved and enjoyed this.
November 7, 2023
3.75/5
Fire and Song is a power packed sequel with loads and loads of action and clever world building but not as gripping as its predecessor
Fire and Song has everything that made Iron Prince a stunning series opener. It has sh*t tons of cool actions, Heartfelt moments, Surprises and some kick-ass power ups we would expect but what I didn't expect and appreciate it none the less were the world building. Bryan gave us some much needed outside campus info and the bigger threat. More like a tease for the sequel but I really loved those scenes.
I flew through 1000+ pages in just 3 days.
Coming to the cons, I would say first and foremost was the length. It could have been easily cut down to 850 - 900 pages. Conversation between 2 characters were just going on and on I honestly thought about skipping those scenes and sometimes the dialogues between some charcters were somewhat cringy to be honest. It has more of YA feel than Iron Prince and I didn't like that at all.
One more disappointment to me is that at the most of this book is about the tournament. I get it, people love tournament arc but I honestly expected some more off campus storyline that what we got.
In the end, Fire and Song is definitely binge worthy read but a bit bloated here and then.
Fire and Song is a power packed sequel with loads and loads of action and clever world building but not as gripping as its predecessor
Fire and Song has everything that made Iron Prince a stunning series opener. It has sh*t tons of cool actions, Heartfelt moments, Surprises and some kick-ass power ups we would expect but what I didn't expect and appreciate it none the less were the world building. Bryan gave us some much needed outside campus info and the bigger threat. More like a tease for the sequel but I really loved those scenes.
I flew through 1000+ pages in just 3 days.
Coming to the cons, I would say first and foremost was the length. It could have been easily cut down to 850 - 900 pages. Conversation between 2 characters were just going on and on I honestly thought about skipping those scenes and sometimes the dialogues between some charcters were somewhat cringy to be honest. It has more of YA feel than Iron Prince and I didn't like that at all.
One more disappointment to me is that at the most of this book is about the tournament. I get it, people love tournament arc but I honestly expected some more off campus storyline that what we got.
In the end, Fire and Song is definitely binge worthy read but a bit bloated here and then.
November 4, 2023
Progression Fantasy. A genre I didn't knew I needed in my life (or even, for that matter, that it existed) until I've stumbled upon the first book in this series. It's part progression Fantasy, part young adults book, and a monster of book.
A monster of a book
That's certainly true of the size (with shy over 1,000 pages), as well as some of the larger than life characters in this series, where enemies can become comrades and eventually even friends.
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It's a clever trick to make this story into an underdog story, as there are hints strewn without just how much of a top dog Reidon Ward will eventually become. But he isn't there yet.
In a way, there are a lot of similarities between this and Harry Potter - schools, tournaments, stuff like that. But there are big differences as well - while Harry is somewhat famous amongst his fellow students, Rei started on the other end of the curve, being infamous. This book is the second semester, where at least at his own school, Rei has started to become somewhat more accepted, which means nothing in the interschool tournaments.
That's why you have to step up against bullies.
A little teenage romance, a lot of action - and solid world building. We haven't seen much of the world of Warformed during the first book, only occasionally getting hints and glances, and the second book broadens our view a little more. I like what I see, everything pointing to something much bigger (and darker), that has the potential to lead this series into a more adult audience.
The only downside is the pace, with a few passages being drawn out too much. Some of those scenes are simply not relevant to the overall story and could have been cut out.
*****
I, for once, can only hope it won't be another 3 years till the next sequel comes out. Pretty please?
A monster of a book
That's certainly true of the size (with shy over 1,000 pages), as well as some of the larger than life characters in this series, where enemies can become comrades and eventually even friends.
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Read this review on the blog - the layout is better 😃.
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It's a clever trick to make this story into an underdog story, as there are hints strewn without just how much of a top dog Reidon Ward will eventually become. But he isn't there yet.
In a way, there are a lot of similarities between this and Harry Potter - schools, tournaments, stuff like that. But there are big differences as well - while Harry is somewhat famous amongst his fellow students, Rei started on the other end of the curve, being infamous. This book is the second semester, where at least at his own school, Rei has started to become somewhat more accepted, which means nothing in the interschool tournaments.
That's why you have to step up against bullies.
A little teenage romance, a lot of action - and solid world building. We haven't seen much of the world of Warformed during the first book, only occasionally getting hints and glances, and the second book broadens our view a little more. I like what I see, everything pointing to something much bigger (and darker), that has the potential to lead this series into a more adult audience.
The only downside is the pace, with a few passages being drawn out too much. Some of those scenes are simply not relevant to the overall story and could have been cut out.
*****
I, for once, can only hope it won't be another 3 years till the next sequel comes out. Pretty please?
November 4, 2023
Wow
What a ride, one of those books you disappear into forgetting the real world. Machinations, fighting, friendship, and more information about the looming threat. I can't wait for the next one!
What a ride, one of those books you disappear into forgetting the real world. Machinations, fighting, friendship, and more information about the looming threat. I can't wait for the next one!
October 31, 2023
An excellent follow up to Iron Prince. It’s hard to live up to a book 1 that was as enjoyable as it was but Fire and Song definitely didn’t disappoint. If you read the first one, you should definitely read this too.
November 10, 2023
After waiting for this book for two years, it ended up being disappointing. Once the novelty of the overall idea wore off, all that was left was reading banal dialogues.
The whole book is written in casual speak, which makes it lack any sort of gravity. Shallow as water spilled over a desk. There's too much use of "man", "dude", "bud", "shit" along with cheap phrases that you get to hear ten times a minute in any generic badly written Hollywood action movie. Vocabulary needs to improve drastically. Even in Harry Potter's first book, the 12 old kids use more complex structured sentences with varied words than we ever see coming out of the 18 year olds in this series.
Speaking of the characters themselves, all of the teenagers are still copies of each other. If their names are blurred, you'll not be able to identify who is who. Thankfully, at least the instructors and the sub-instructors sound a bit different, but even then they are very two dimensional.
The story itself is progressing too slowly, while the main character is progressing too fast. That has made me come to the realisation that there's perhaps not much to the story at all. All we're going to see is combat tournaments of various levels in which the main character will keep progressing until he finally rises to the very top, after which possibly he will leave for the front and fight in an endless war. There's nothing too complicated. No inter-galactic politics. No exploring solutions for war. No studying reasons for it. Heck, there is not even any inter college rivalry to look forward to.
There are also too many elements that leave you a bit unconvinced. A lot of page time in the beginning is wasted on general chit chat and hanging out between the characters, which serves no purpose whatsoever because they're all essentially the same anyway. This could have been much better utilised showing the main character train in his new acquired form. But we're just asked to believe, "oh now he has a sword, so he knows how to fight with it". Not to mention there has never been any instruction in fighting either. There are plenty of "reviews" sure, but not once are we shown how everyone is taught to fight, or if that ever even happens. They all have unique exotic weapons and we're just expected to believe that they have acquired instinctive knowledge of how to use them.
Lastly, there's still too much unnecessary drama revolving the main character. For no reason whatsoever everything needs to be about him. Even if something good happens, he's falling to his knees, throwing his arms to the heaven and crying "Why me?! WHY ME?!". The constant "shock" of his CAD evolving got old just after the first couple of times it happened. Individual stats going up doesn't even wake you out of stupor any more. Whats annoying is that the author doesn't realise that the way he is portraying the MC actually makes him seem a hog for attention. Any time he gets a boost, he has to run and tell his "friends". Imagine if someone you knew kept gloating that they made the same money in a day that you made in a month. Rubbing it in much?
I won't be holding my breath for the next in the series. Might read it, might not. Its really difficult for me to read casually written books these days.
The whole book is written in casual speak, which makes it lack any sort of gravity. Shallow as water spilled over a desk. There's too much use of "man", "dude", "bud", "shit" along with cheap phrases that you get to hear ten times a minute in any generic badly written Hollywood action movie. Vocabulary needs to improve drastically. Even in Harry Potter's first book, the 12 old kids use more complex structured sentences with varied words than we ever see coming out of the 18 year olds in this series.
Speaking of the characters themselves, all of the teenagers are still copies of each other. If their names are blurred, you'll not be able to identify who is who. Thankfully, at least the instructors and the sub-instructors sound a bit different, but even then they are very two dimensional.
The story itself is progressing too slowly, while the main character is progressing too fast. That has made me come to the realisation that there's perhaps not much to the story at all. All we're going to see is combat tournaments of various levels in which the main character will keep progressing until he finally rises to the very top, after which possibly he will leave for the front and fight in an endless war. There's nothing too complicated. No inter-galactic politics. No exploring solutions for war. No studying reasons for it. Heck, there is not even any inter college rivalry to look forward to.
There are also too many elements that leave you a bit unconvinced. A lot of page time in the beginning is wasted on general chit chat and hanging out between the characters, which serves no purpose whatsoever because they're all essentially the same anyway. This could have been much better utilised showing the main character train in his new acquired form. But we're just asked to believe, "oh now he has a sword, so he knows how to fight with it". Not to mention there has never been any instruction in fighting either. There are plenty of "reviews" sure, but not once are we shown how everyone is taught to fight, or if that ever even happens. They all have unique exotic weapons and we're just expected to believe that they have acquired instinctive knowledge of how to use them.
Lastly, there's still too much unnecessary drama revolving the main character. For no reason whatsoever everything needs to be about him. Even if something good happens, he's falling to his knees, throwing his arms to the heaven and crying "Why me?! WHY ME?!". The constant "shock" of his CAD evolving got old just after the first couple of times it happened. Individual stats going up doesn't even wake you out of stupor any more. Whats annoying is that the author doesn't realise that the way he is portraying the MC actually makes him seem a hog for attention. Any time he gets a boost, he has to run and tell his "friends". Imagine if someone you knew kept gloating that they made the same money in a day that you made in a month. Rubbing it in much?
I won't be holding my breath for the next in the series. Might read it, might not. Its really difficult for me to read casually written books these days.
November 7, 2023
Either the author didn't hire good editors, or he didn't listen to them.
This book is full of fluff and needless details, all done in a boring omniscient pov narration. On Monday morning they trained, they had breakfast, they trained, they bantered, they fought, they slept, Tuesday morning they trained, afternoon they attended class and so it goes on and on and on.
Most scenes are done in a weird cookie cutter way where author describes the room, then describes what the people in the room look like and their clothes then the dialogue starts where all characters sound the same.
The same for chapters. For so many chapters we start with x event taking place; someone won their match or they are in a meeting, but instead of going forward we go back and have to read through pages and pages of minor details to get back to the present moment. They had come, he had learned, she had trained, had had had, the book is littered with this sentence type.
Frankly these complaints are too common for progression fantasy so they should be minor, being overshadowed by the story. But because the book is so long, the needles verbosity becomes too much.
The overall story is interesting. It was even better in the first book with challenges and conflicts propelling the plot.
This time around there is a lack of focus on that as there is no real conflict for most of the book; they are in a tournament that every one in the story and every reader knows they are going to win. The conflicts introduced at the start of the book are forgotten and only revisited in the last few chapters after the tournament arc—constituting 70-85% of the book—is concluded.
Anyway, I'll still read the next book because I have a feeling (hope) it might be better with improved prose and character writing.
Hopefully author takes notes from reader criticism.
This book is full of fluff and needless details, all done in a boring omniscient pov narration. On Monday morning they trained, they had breakfast, they trained, they bantered, they fought, they slept, Tuesday morning they trained, afternoon they attended class and so it goes on and on and on.
Most scenes are done in a weird cookie cutter way where author describes the room, then describes what the people in the room look like and their clothes then the dialogue starts where all characters sound the same.
The same for chapters. For so many chapters we start with x event taking place; someone won their match or they are in a meeting, but instead of going forward we go back and have to read through pages and pages of minor details to get back to the present moment. They had come, he had learned, she had trained, had had had, the book is littered with this sentence type.
Frankly these complaints are too common for progression fantasy so they should be minor, being overshadowed by the story. But because the book is so long, the needles verbosity becomes too much.
The overall story is interesting. It was even better in the first book with challenges and conflicts propelling the plot.
This time around there is a lack of focus on that as there is no real conflict for most of the book; they are in a tournament that every one in the story and every reader knows they are going to win. The conflicts introduced at the start of the book are forgotten and only revisited in the last few chapters after the tournament arc—constituting 70-85% of the book—is concluded.
Anyway, I'll still read the next book because I have a feeling (hope) it might be better with improved prose and character writing.
Hopefully author takes notes from reader criticism.
July 25, 2025
Picked off right where the first installment ended and it was the blast that I thought I was gonna be in for from the first book.
Plot was faster paced, the world-building was much better fleshed out and the characterizations were better developed than in the prior installment.
It was a bulky thrill ride that I utterly enjoyed and really hope the author will try and continue on with his universe. Superb and really highly recommended!
Plot was faster paced, the world-building was much better fleshed out and the characterizations were better developed than in the prior installment.
It was a bulky thrill ride that I utterly enjoyed and really hope the author will try and continue on with his universe. Superb and really highly recommended!
November 1, 2023
Want to read more
Loved it. Now I am sitting in anticipation for the next one. Feeling like it will take forever. Hoping that I won't have to wait another three years for the next installment. Please Sir author, write fast.
Loved it. Now I am sitting in anticipation for the next one. Feeling like it will take forever. Hoping that I won't have to wait another three years for the next installment. Please Sir author, write fast.
August 3, 2024
Possibly the worst book I've ever read. It was extremely repetitive, the characters were shallow, and the storyline is poorly thought out. By the end of the story it felt more like a college YA novel than a sci-fi fantasy. The characters are supposed to be preparing for a war but they are more concerned with their feelings and their ranking than anything else. Each one of them is so self righteous and the few who aren't are vilified. They're all inconsistent, selfish, and every one of them has to be the most special person around.
I saw another comment that said they treat the main character like he's the second coming of Jesus and I couldn't agree more. It feels like when you play with a 5 year old boy and his Lego man is the strongest in the universe and can do anything. Everyone stops what they're doing the moment he enters the room and stares. Essentially they only exist to make the protagonist even more special. It's honestly childish to me how the author has to make the main character so special. It was funny because I think the author realized halfway through writing the story that the protagonist was too special for his friends to keep up so he gave the protagonist an ability that makes the others special just by being around them. This of course just made him more special and made me want to puke.
It also annoyed me that everything he does is treated with awe and he is viewed as the savior of humanity and at the same time he can't have a single thought or make a decision without telling his friends and getting their approval. His friends must be privy to his every thought and have a say in everything he does. This problem was just enflamed by the fact that every single one of them is exceedingly dramatic. Anytime something happens, someone is on the verge of tears or having a mental breakdown. Even worse is that his best friend, a girl who he has made clear he cares about more than anyone and would put before his girlfriend, gets angry anytime something bad happens to him. She's a self righteous, self important brat who acts more like an 8 year old than an 18 year old. She needs to be special and the author makes sure she is by the end of the book.
The pacing of the story was soooooooo slow. The actual book takes place over a single week and he somehow wrote a thousand pages about that. Most of the fights are drawn out and monotonous and there are a LOT of fights. This isn't a big jump from the first book though since he's two books in and only half the year is done.
My final complaint, there are more I just don't have the time to write everything, is how repetitive everything they do is. Absolutely everything. Pretty much a problem comes up, one character begins acting different, the friends start asking what's wrong, when the character says nothing is wrong the friends still know because they know everything about each other, and then they force their friend to tell them because that is a healthy friendship. Or something happens to the main character, his friends get worried his best friend gets angry, and acts out. It's all just sickeningly predictable and asinine.
I said that was my last complaint but I have one more i need to make known. They're all supposed to be in the military but there is almost no respect for rank or protocol. One of the characters, a captain, yells at and grabs a major simply because she's stronger than he was. He then proceeded to back down like a chihuahua who lost a fight to a pitbull. This is the military and there should be nothing she could do to him without extreme consequences. On multiple different occasions the kids are insubordinate to their superiors and have zero consequences, especially Viviana. There's one point where she yelled at multiple superiors and there were zero repercussions. I may not be part of the military but I know that a recruit doesn't get to talk back to superiors like that.
To sum everything up, the story was not thought out well, the characters are not thought out at all, and the book as a whole was poorly written. If I was able to I would have given this a worse rating.
0.5/5 stars
I saw another comment that said they treat the main character like he's the second coming of Jesus and I couldn't agree more. It feels like when you play with a 5 year old boy and his Lego man is the strongest in the universe and can do anything. Everyone stops what they're doing the moment he enters the room and stares. Essentially they only exist to make the protagonist even more special. It's honestly childish to me how the author has to make the main character so special. It was funny because I think the author realized halfway through writing the story that the protagonist was too special for his friends to keep up so he gave the protagonist an ability that makes the others special just by being around them. This of course just made him more special and made me want to puke.
It also annoyed me that everything he does is treated with awe and he is viewed as the savior of humanity and at the same time he can't have a single thought or make a decision without telling his friends and getting their approval. His friends must be privy to his every thought and have a say in everything he does. This problem was just enflamed by the fact that every single one of them is exceedingly dramatic. Anytime something happens, someone is on the verge of tears or having a mental breakdown. Even worse is that his best friend, a girl who he has made clear he cares about more than anyone and would put before his girlfriend, gets angry anytime something bad happens to him. She's a self righteous, self important brat who acts more like an 8 year old than an 18 year old. She needs to be special and the author makes sure she is by the end of the book.
The pacing of the story was soooooooo slow. The actual book takes place over a single week and he somehow wrote a thousand pages about that. Most of the fights are drawn out and monotonous and there are a LOT of fights. This isn't a big jump from the first book though since he's two books in and only half the year is done.
My final complaint, there are more I just don't have the time to write everything, is how repetitive everything they do is. Absolutely everything. Pretty much a problem comes up, one character begins acting different, the friends start asking what's wrong, when the character says nothing is wrong the friends still know because they know everything about each other, and then they force their friend to tell them because that is a healthy friendship. Or something happens to the main character, his friends get worried his best friend gets angry, and acts out. It's all just sickeningly predictable and asinine.
I said that was my last complaint but I have one more i need to make known. They're all supposed to be in the military but there is almost no respect for rank or protocol. One of the characters, a captain, yells at and grabs a major simply because she's stronger than he was. He then proceeded to back down like a chihuahua who lost a fight to a pitbull. This is the military and there should be nothing she could do to him without extreme consequences. On multiple different occasions the kids are insubordinate to their superiors and have zero consequences, especially Viviana. There's one point where she yelled at multiple superiors and there were zero repercussions. I may not be part of the military but I know that a recruit doesn't get to talk back to superiors like that.
To sum everything up, the story was not thought out well, the characters are not thought out at all, and the book as a whole was poorly written. If I was able to I would have given this a worse rating.
0.5/5 stars
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 1, 2023
Building Up
Nothing is lost from the first book…it’s still thick with details of progression of characters’ strengths, battles, and character emotional and background building. There’s more concentration on wrapping up some bits and solidifying the team. Although there’s plenty of battle to satisfy, this is very much a transition book setting up for higher level players (antagonists and protagonist support) and bigger plot twists to be revealed in the next book. I anticipate the tempo and risk level for hardships to increase in book 3, which this book makes me look forward to very much. Writing overall is consistent with the first book so if you liked it, this continuation should be worth your time.
Nothing is lost from the first book…it’s still thick with details of progression of characters’ strengths, battles, and character emotional and background building. There’s more concentration on wrapping up some bits and solidifying the team. Although there’s plenty of battle to satisfy, this is very much a transition book setting up for higher level players (antagonists and protagonist support) and bigger plot twists to be revealed in the next book. I anticipate the tempo and risk level for hardships to increase in book 3, which this book makes me look forward to very much. Writing overall is consistent with the first book so if you liked it, this continuation should be worth your time.
November 2, 2023
Good book, first book was better
This book has some glowing issues. First it was very long winded. The first book covered one while semester this book only covers 3 weeks. The trust between Rei and Viv is totally and complete trash. There are still a lot of "secrets" that have not been explained since the first book. The whole Viv falling in love with Logan doesn't make sense. Honestly Salista should have been caught and sent to a penal colony. I hope the next book doesn't take three more years to be written. I hope there is a lot more progress towards the MIND protecting Rei instead of certain entities do what ever the heck they want.
This book has some glowing issues. First it was very long winded. The first book covered one while semester this book only covers 3 weeks. The trust between Rei and Viv is totally and complete trash. There are still a lot of "secrets" that have not been explained since the first book. The whole Viv falling in love with Logan doesn't make sense. Honestly Salista should have been caught and sent to a penal colony. I hope the next book doesn't take three more years to be written. I hope there is a lot more progress towards the MIND protecting Rei instead of certain entities do what ever the heck they want.
November 1, 2023
A tremendous sequel to one of my favorite novels
So, disclaimer. I read about 2/3 of this book already on patreon, and have read Iron Prince at least 5 times.
It’s good. It’s really, really good. Emotionally moving at times. Fast paced. Character development. The book has been out for 22 hours and I have already finished it. Because I couldn’t stop.
Read it.
So, disclaimer. I read about 2/3 of this book already on patreon, and have read Iron Prince at least 5 times.
It’s good. It’s really, really good. Emotionally moving at times. Fast paced. Character development. The book has been out for 22 hours and I have already finished it. Because I couldn’t stop.
Read it.
November 5, 2023
This review is made with a disclaimer. The STORY is awesome. Loved the plot and progression of the story just as I did with iron prince. The problem for me was the dialog and humor. Are adults supposed to find Ray cool or are 12 year old boys supposed to? I cringed countless times at how immature and annoying the things he said were. The only times we got a break from this were when shit got serious (and I sighed in relief)
Two things exaggerated my above issue though. 1. The audible narrator made Ray whiney and smug sounding. And 2. Half the book was literally just the most cookiecutter Jr. Highschool friend group chatting. We're didn't even learn ANYTHING from most of the scenes. It's as if the author had to meet a fluff quota, or worse thought we actually thought it added to the story. It definitely would have added to the story and created strong roots to these friendships if it didn't send me into an eye rolling face palming episode every single time Ray opened his damn mouth! This would have been a moot point if they were 12-13 year old kids (just wouldn't have been for me) but they are entering college essentially 18+
One more thing. This book told in instead of showing. Not sure if the majority of the target audience is supposed to be below average I.Q. but the author seems to think poorly of us. Not only telling us but spelling everything out for us.
My rant is complete. I'm just frustrated because I know I'll probably read every book simply because the plot is so good. I also know the author can do better because Iron Prince didn't make me nearly as angry.
Two things exaggerated my above issue though. 1. The audible narrator made Ray whiney and smug sounding. And 2. Half the book was literally just the most cookiecutter Jr. Highschool friend group chatting. We're didn't even learn ANYTHING from most of the scenes. It's as if the author had to meet a fluff quota, or worse thought we actually thought it added to the story. It definitely would have added to the story and created strong roots to these friendships if it didn't send me into an eye rolling face palming episode every single time Ray opened his damn mouth! This would have been a moot point if they were 12-13 year old kids (just wouldn't have been for me) but they are entering college essentially 18+
One more thing. This book told in instead of showing. Not sure if the majority of the target audience is supposed to be below average I.Q. but the author seems to think poorly of us. Not only telling us but spelling everything out for us.
My rant is complete. I'm just frustrated because I know I'll probably read every book simply because the plot is so good. I also know the author can do better because Iron Prince didn't make me nearly as angry.
November 7, 2023
I want to start this review off with a note on the audiobook. The narrator is really good, but flubs a bit here. The voices change accents compared to the previous installment. Some words (mainly phalanx) are oddly pronounced. Not badly enough to hurt my enjoyment of the book, but it did throw me off at times.
Now for the book. It's good. Really good. Plenty of action, drama and character development. The story takes place over a very short time period, yet it packed in as much story as the previous book or more.
The combat was really good, and plenty of it. More of a focus on team combat, with plenty of opportunities for clever tricks and tactics.
The only thing that really threw me is that a few chapters used a flashback setup. The story would tell you the results, then suddenly take you back to show you how it happened. The set up was a little jarring and could have been handled much better.
Now for the book. It's good. Really good. Plenty of action, drama and character development. The story takes place over a very short time period, yet it packed in as much story as the previous book or more.
The combat was really good, and plenty of it. More of a focus on team combat, with plenty of opportunities for clever tricks and tactics.
The only thing that really threw me is that a few chapters used a flashback setup. The story would tell you the results, then suddenly take you back to show you how it happened. The set up was a little jarring and could have been handled much better.
November 5, 2023
Most anticipated and disappointing in a while
Warformed was just plain amazing. Better than Unsouled even. Been so eager for this one. So disappointed that the amazing arc started in book one barely progressed in this one with endless pages wasted on teenage indecision, adolescent agonising, and the main antagonists are just weakly substantiated bratty kids and adults. A glimpse of potential progress at the end but going to have to move on to some of his other material to see if it’s better.
Warformed was just plain amazing. Better than Unsouled even. Been so eager for this one. So disappointed that the amazing arc started in book one barely progressed in this one with endless pages wasted on teenage indecision, adolescent agonising, and the main antagonists are just weakly substantiated bratty kids and adults. A glimpse of potential progress at the end but going to have to move on to some of his other material to see if it’s better.
November 1, 2023
Brilliant
The first book had me enthralled and fire and don't had continued that trend. From start to finish the characters and storyline were well written. Love the couple scenarios as well. Can't wait for the next book in the series.
The first book had me enthralled and fire and don't had continued that trend. From start to finish the characters and storyline were well written. Love the couple scenarios as well. Can't wait for the next book in the series.
October 11, 2024
This is shaping up to be a new favorite series. I’m on a book hangover now. 🤧
I have some thoughts on why this one is not as good as the first, but I cannot put these books down and I am SO bummed the third book isn’t out yet.
I have some thoughts on why this one is not as good as the first, but I cannot put these books down and I am SO bummed the third book isn’t out yet.
December 4, 2023
Full review on Youtube: https://youtu.be/z1ptrJMKDC8
My Rating 4.5/5
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I really enjoyed Fire and Song. I'm still unsure why the author didn't name it Firesong, but I guess his preference matters too.
Story: 4/5
so for me the story was a bit weaker in this book compared to the first one. We pick right up from the conclusion of The Iron prince, and follow now the grouping of our main lot of characters as they embark on a new adventure through the world of the SCT's. Team Firesong, is their official name and they absolutely dominate. However, I found some parts to be a bit YA. I'll explain. The book starts off with Rei and Aria on a date at a shopping mall, while I don't mind this at all and I'm actually rooting for them, I thought that whole bit took a tad too long for my taste. The book, all 1049 pages felt like it could've been condensed to a good 800 pages IMO. We do have some very interesting plot lines and are introduced to some new characters who really set the stage for the upcoming book.
Character Development: 5/5
boy oh boy was the character development great in this book for me. I loved how Logan Grant, our favorite bully from book 1 changes drastically to the point where you realize he's not a bad dude after all. I really enjoyed when Rei talks to everyone in his team about his CAD. I really liked the growth that both Aria and Rei have as a couple, and I adored how Viv comes to terms with the fact that she may be falling behind. The author really set the stage for the next book to be crazy good!
The World: 5/5
with this being mainly focused on school progression, I do have to say the world did not feel limited at all. Since our gang had to travel to different sections of the galaxy for their tournaments, each having a distinct ambiance, It gave the experience of true world exploration, even if for just a brief moment.
Overall:
This book was really fun to read. I read it all in 3 days, so I can safely say Im obsessed with this series and Bryce O'Connor needs to release book 3 ASAP!!!! Hope you guys enjoyed this one, see you on the next one!
My Rating 4.5/5
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I really enjoyed Fire and Song. I'm still unsure why the author didn't name it Firesong, but I guess his preference matters too.
Story: 4/5
so for me the story was a bit weaker in this book compared to the first one. We pick right up from the conclusion of The Iron prince, and follow now the grouping of our main lot of characters as they embark on a new adventure through the world of the SCT's. Team Firesong, is their official name and they absolutely dominate. However, I found some parts to be a bit YA. I'll explain. The book starts off with Rei and Aria on a date at a shopping mall, while I don't mind this at all and I'm actually rooting for them, I thought that whole bit took a tad too long for my taste. The book, all 1049 pages felt like it could've been condensed to a good 800 pages IMO. We do have some very interesting plot lines and are introduced to some new characters who really set the stage for the upcoming book.
Character Development: 5/5
boy oh boy was the character development great in this book for me. I loved how Logan Grant, our favorite bully from book 1 changes drastically to the point where you realize he's not a bad dude after all. I really enjoyed when Rei talks to everyone in his team about his CAD. I really liked the growth that both Aria and Rei have as a couple, and I adored how Viv comes to terms with the fact that she may be falling behind. The author really set the stage for the next book to be crazy good!
The World: 5/5
with this being mainly focused on school progression, I do have to say the world did not feel limited at all. Since our gang had to travel to different sections of the galaxy for their tournaments, each having a distinct ambiance, It gave the experience of true world exploration, even if for just a brief moment.
Overall:
This book was really fun to read. I read it all in 3 days, so I can safely say Im obsessed with this series and Bryce O'Connor needs to release book 3 ASAP!!!! Hope you guys enjoyed this one, see you on the next one!
December 18, 2023
Iron Prince 2
Truthfully I didn’t love the first book(Gave it a 4/5). I dnf this book at 45% so I think this series just might not be for me.
A Highschool sports drama is the perfect way to explain this series and I’ve never been a fan of that. There are dozens of well received sports anime/manga that I could never get into for the same reason. I like high stakes plot and action.
I was really hoping this book would leave the school setting behind (was really hoping the archons would break in and start wreaking havoc). Or similar to break the monotony of the school sports setting and vibe. But this book was just more of the same except the underdog element is missing and I’m not enamored with the setting and world building as much.
The character interactions are so cringey, the bubblegum relationships of all the characters just doesn’t work well with my cynical nature. Grant was cringe. Viv was annoying, I like Rei but thats it.
The action just made my eyes glaze over simply because it didn’t feel different enough from the first book. I was hoping for more abilities and bigger battles in general. Again everything felt more of the same.
I also got the vibe of it being a web serial even though I know its not, based on how he writes and paces the story out. Not a fan of that either
I might come back later and try again but for now I’m bored.
Truthfully I didn’t love the first book(Gave it a 4/5). I dnf this book at 45% so I think this series just might not be for me.
A Highschool sports drama is the perfect way to explain this series and I’ve never been a fan of that. There are dozens of well received sports anime/manga that I could never get into for the same reason. I like high stakes plot and action.
I was really hoping this book would leave the school setting behind (was really hoping the archons would break in and start wreaking havoc). Or similar to break the monotony of the school sports setting and vibe. But this book was just more of the same except the underdog element is missing and I’m not enamored with the setting and world building as much.
The character interactions are so cringey, the bubblegum relationships of all the characters just doesn’t work well with my cynical nature. Grant was cringe. Viv was annoying, I like Rei but thats it.
The action just made my eyes glaze over simply because it didn’t feel different enough from the first book. I was hoping for more abilities and bigger battles in general. Again everything felt more of the same.
I also got the vibe of it being a web serial even though I know its not, based on how he writes and paces the story out. Not a fan of that either
I might come back later and try again but for now I’m bored.
November 4, 2023
Had little to no conflict throughout the story, and the big conflict only introduced at the end to set it up for the sequel.
Ngl, dialogues are cringing at times, and felt too much fat in them, even in prose. I disliked how everything happens to Rei, needs to have reactions from all the characters by on by one, not did I like how dumb down everything felt at times.
Honestly, it's a big disappointment and a clear step down from the first book. Still, prolly gonna read the sequel ...
Ngl, dialogues are cringing at times, and felt too much fat in them, even in prose. I disliked how everything happens to Rei, needs to have reactions from all the characters by on by one, not did I like how dumb down everything felt at times.
Honestly, it's a big disappointment and a clear step down from the first book. Still, prolly gonna read the sequel ...
November 11, 2023
I'M GIVING THIS 3 STARS MOSTLY BECAUSE OF ViV.
I thought Viv was annoying in the first book because of her relationship with Grant. Well she became worse in this book, just when I thought I could try to ignore the relationship. She turned into a raging, angry, uncontrollable girl. I generally hate characters with anger issues. The Worst part is that she takes Rei's problems, makes them her own and draws attention from the real problem to others trying to soothe her. Let's not even start to talk about her many crocodile tears in this book, making herself a victim after making someone else's problem her own and speaking rudely to others
I hate this character and it ruined what could've been a nearly perfect book for me.
Why can no one actually confront her? She has stepped on a lot of toes. Shutting the others up because only she has the right to speak on everything Rei related. Maybe the writer is trying to make her some highschool Queen Bee. Honestly she's just a bully at this point.
I also think the Writer underrates Rei's drive and determination with how he tries to push this whole "I wouldn't have made it this far without Viv '' just so he can properly excuse the fact that Rei should rightfully be angry with Viv. When Rei in fact would've survived with or without Viv, if anything he was the one who made her come this far.
Teen drama aside. THE SECTIONALS was a major disappointment, it felt like I was reading the intra schools all over again, just this time Rei was more powerful. There was zero competition, zero Suspense. I knew who would win in all the matches, because duh, we've seen this film before.
I can go on and on. But it was still enjoyable at the end but I would've given this 4 stars at least if the book wasn't just too slow paced and had a few too many filler paragraphs that were just descriptions that weren't always necessary.
Book 1 was better. And I hope Book 3 is way better.
P.s: Grant's backstory actually did make an impact on how I view his character. But it still doesn't justify Viv's relationship with him, that whole part is still messed up and shows she's not a loyal friend as much as she thinks.
I thought Viv was annoying in the first book because of her relationship with Grant. Well she became worse in this book, just when I thought I could try to ignore the relationship. She turned into a raging, angry, uncontrollable girl. I generally hate characters with anger issues. The Worst part is that she takes Rei's problems, makes them her own and draws attention from the real problem to others trying to soothe her. Let's not even start to talk about her many crocodile tears in this book, making herself a victim after making someone else's problem her own and speaking rudely to others
I hate this character and it ruined what could've been a nearly perfect book for me.
Why can no one actually confront her? She has stepped on a lot of toes. Shutting the others up because only she has the right to speak on everything Rei related. Maybe the writer is trying to make her some highschool Queen Bee. Honestly she's just a bully at this point.
I also think the Writer underrates Rei's drive and determination with how he tries to push this whole "I wouldn't have made it this far without Viv '' just so he can properly excuse the fact that Rei should rightfully be angry with Viv. When Rei in fact would've survived with or without Viv, if anything he was the one who made her come this far.
Teen drama aside. THE SECTIONALS was a major disappointment, it felt like I was reading the intra schools all over again, just this time Rei was more powerful. There was zero competition, zero Suspense. I knew who would win in all the matches, because duh, we've seen this film before.
I can go on and on. But it was still enjoyable at the end but I would've given this 4 stars at least if the book wasn't just too slow paced and had a few too many filler paragraphs that were just descriptions that weren't always necessary.
Book 1 was better. And I hope Book 3 is way better.
P.s: Grant's backstory actually did make an impact on how I view his character. But it still doesn't justify Viv's relationship with him, that whole part is still messed up and shows she's not a loyal friend as much as she thinks.
November 5, 2023
Too much “blah”
This book should should have been at least 50% shorter. So many paragraphs and pages written with mindless fluff that did nothing to enhance the story or progress the characters. We don’t need to know the pros and cons of every thought, decision and piece of technology, every other chapter! It was a rough book. The general storyline was fine, but again, severally lacking of actual story.
This book should should have been at least 50% shorter. So many paragraphs and pages written with mindless fluff that did nothing to enhance the story or progress the characters. We don’t need to know the pros and cons of every thought, decision and piece of technology, every other chapter! It was a rough book. The general storyline was fine, but again, severally lacking of actual story.
Want to read
August 15, 2023So excited for this one, loved the first book!
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