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The Last Light #1
The Dreamer and the Deceiver
Emil is a wanderer, a fugitive from an unjust law, and being alive is his only crime. Emil is an Abnormal - a seemingly normal human being gifted with superhuman abilities. From the second Emil first channeled the light energy his body produced, his life was no longer his own. Abnormals like him are forced to join the king's covert division named Legion to enforce his tyranny, or be put down like beasts. For years Emil has been able to evade the hand of the king and his capture by Legion, until on a seemingly normal night Emil's village is ambushed, and he is forced to helplessly watch as a fire-manipulating Abnormal sent by the king leads a massacre that destroys everything he loves. Enraged and sick of running, Emil swears a path of revenge. For the ones he loves he picks up the sword to single-handedly bring justice to a dying world and serve as the last light in a world covered in darkness.
- GenresFantasy
152 pages, Paperback
First published March 4, 2014
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February 7, 2017
The Dreamer and the Deceiver (The Last Light, #1) by Alex Villavasso is a good story. There is lots of action, adventure, Adnormals (those that can do magic), and intrigue. I got this book off instafreebie and glad I did, it was certainly worth the read. The book's premise shows promise and I will probably follow this series to see how it goes. The characters are developed but I would like to see them develop more in future books and the plot was well done. Good read.
March 17, 2015
The story is good. It appears that the author had a thesaurus, but forgot to use the dictionary. Many sentences just run on and on. There are a lot of adjectives thrown in just for word count. What are "pure eyes"? With the help of a good editor this would be a great book. Then I would be willing to purchase the next two in the set.
July 9, 2014
good book to read
August 27, 2022
The story was there, and it seemed to be a good enough story, too, which is why it's two stars. But the writing itself need A LOT of work done to it in order to tighten it up. What I picked up that I didn't quite like:
1. Some of the names have been misspelled, with a letter missing.
2. There were instances where a word has been omitted from a whole sentence.
3. There was far too much talking during all of the fight scenes, either too much of "here's what we're going to do" and it all being done to the letter of whoever told the plan, or why a character behaved the way they did during the fight.
4. Talking of fights. Needless to say that because of the talking, they were far too drawn out. As Elvis famously sang: "Little less conversation, a little more action, please." (And now you have that song stuck in your head. You're welcome.)
5. Whenever there was a conversation between siblings, the amount of times either of the siblings have said "brother" or "sister" to the other one was a little bit ridiculous; it was along the lines of "How could you do this to me, brother?" - "I don't know, my dear sister." - "But brother, this hurts my feelings so much!" It was alsmost as if the author was afraid that the reader would forget what relationship those two characters had.
6. The ending was a little too abrupt.
7. There was no world building to bulk out the book at all, other than the actual reason why the Abnormals are being hunted, but even then we don't know how long it's been going on.
If the book was to be revisited, and revised, with the help of an editor, it would make a much better read.
1. Some of the names have been misspelled, with a letter missing.
2. There were instances where a word has been omitted from a whole sentence.
3. There was far too much talking during all of the fight scenes, either too much of "here's what we're going to do" and it all being done to the letter of whoever told the plan, or why a character behaved the way they did during the fight.
4. Talking of fights. Needless to say that because of the talking, they were far too drawn out. As Elvis famously sang: "Little less conversation, a little more action, please." (And now you have that song stuck in your head. You're welcome.)
5. Whenever there was a conversation between siblings, the amount of times either of the siblings have said "brother" or "sister" to the other one was a little bit ridiculous; it was along the lines of "How could you do this to me, brother?" - "I don't know, my dear sister." - "But brother, this hurts my feelings so much!" It was alsmost as if the author was afraid that the reader would forget what relationship those two characters had.
6. The ending was a little too abrupt.
7. There was no world building to bulk out the book at all, other than the actual reason why the Abnormals are being hunted, but even then we don't know how long it's been going on.
If the book was to be revisited, and revised, with the help of an editor, it would make a much better read.
July 8, 2017
People with special powers are tracked by the king to become part of his Legion. Emil has the power of fire, but wants to help the normal people, not enslave them. This book covers the loss of a family that welcomed Emil, and his introduction to a young woman who helps him as he flees the king's troops. The imagery and action is well-described, but the style of writing seems to change depending on the element. Villavasso has a unique style that has become an acquired taste for me. Each of his books is exciting, engrossing and entertaining.
November 29, 2017
Persecution and revenge, high politics and deadly consequences. This book has it all, with an excellent lead character in Emil who is developed nicely as the tale goes on (though I suspect that theinevadoevt not really hit in, romance, will really come on in the next book or soon after...), a strong and layered cast of supporting characters with a well constructed world to interact in and a well written plot. Loads of fun and s great start for a first book. I certainly want more and can happily recommend this one.
August 5, 2017
The Dreamer and the Deceiver is the first book of the Last Light series. It's a quick read that gives us some background info and sets the stage for the rest of the series. I really liked the storyline and the main character. You can't help but feel for Emil. The story moves along at a good pace and there is a lot of action. Good read.
For those who want to know: This one has violence but it's a clean read.
For those who want to know: This one has violence but it's a clean read.
February 8, 2017
Plotwise the story is really good and the villain looks like he's awesome. The problem I see with this book is that the writing is very uneven, some chapters where there is more interacting with characters are well written whereas the combat chapters are so confusing and hard to follow that I either didn't understand what was going on or felt heavily distracted.
I also had a hard time understanding when the characters were thinking, speaking or it was the narrator speaking. Please put apostrophes on the mental internal thinking and mention who is doing the thinking. It would make the book a whole lot better.
I also felt that the ending was anticlimatic. However if you ignore the bad, there is a good story there. I suggest rewriting the battle chapters and have it professionally edited.
I also had a hard time understanding when the characters were thinking, speaking or it was the narrator speaking. Please put apostrophes on the mental internal thinking and mention who is doing the thinking. It would make the book a whole lot better.
I also felt that the ending was anticlimatic. However if you ignore the bad, there is a good story there. I suggest rewriting the battle chapters and have it professionally edited.
February 25, 2018
I just finished this book and as you can see I loved it.
The story starts out in a calm and peaceful setting and builds up speed from there.
There are more books in this series and I am going to read all of them.
Alex Villavasso has a new fan for life.
I reread this book because it had been awhile since I read it---this time I read Redemption first and then this book (this book Dreamers and Deceivers is book #1).
The story starts out in a calm and peaceful setting and builds up speed from there.
There are more books in this series and I am going to read all of them.
Alex Villavasso has a new fan for life.
I reread this book because it had been awhile since I read it---this time I read Redemption first and then this book (this book Dreamers and Deceivers is book #1).
January 21, 2017
I had no idea I started reading this books soo many months ago. And kept re reading the first couple chaptees because I couldn't "pick up where I left off."
Goes to show, for a reader to get lost in your story ... you shouldn't lose them before they start reading your story.
There's a story in there somewhere, this the two stars.
Goes to show, for a reader to get lost in your story ... you shouldn't lose them before they start reading your story.
There's a story in there somewhere, this the two stars.
October 2, 2015
I like it and plan to purchase the other two. Very good story line
October 31, 2017
Wow! This was a great book. This was a new series for me and I don't usually read books about magic but I am hooked on this series. What can I say to describe it, let's see it was a quick read, with well developed characters, (I felt that I really knew them) lots of action (battles between characters were detailed just right, not to grafic), adventure, and a few descriptive bad words ( which I could have done with out because it did not add anything to the story). It was was a surprise find for me and I would recommend it. Lastly, I received a copy of this book free for a voluntary honest review. So, pick up a copy. Read! Enjoy. 😀
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