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Daniel Black #2
Black Coven
Surviving Ragnarok is challenge no matter what powers you have, and new problems keep cropping up. Demanding witches, genocidal monsters, divine feuds and local politics will all keep Daniel on his toes. But his enemies have made one crucial mistake. They've given an engineer who understands the nature of magic time to build things...
Warning: This novel contains graphic violence, inventive sex, unconventional opinions and a protagonist who has no interest in being normal. Read at your own risk.
Warning: This novel contains graphic violence, inventive sex, unconventional opinions and a protagonist who has no interest in being normal. Read at your own risk.
430 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 30, 2015
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Likes: Heroes who actually go out and solve their problems instead of sitting around whining about them. Especially if they have to use their brains and do some badass level grinding along the way.
Dislikes: Clueless idiot heroes who survive on pure luck and the bad guy's mistakes. Gritty urban fantasy heroines who cause most of their own problems, and then constantly bitch at the male love interest who has to save them. Whiny little beta-boy 'heroes' who let the girls beat them up, and then wonder why the princess doesn't appreciate their awesome sensitive wonderfulness.
Likes: Heroes who actually go out and solve their problems instead of sitting around whining about them. Especially if they have to use their brains and do some badass level grinding along the way.
Dislikes: Clueless idiot heroes who survive on pure luck and the bad guy's mistakes. Gritty urban fantasy heroines who cause most of their own problems, and then constantly bitch at the male love interest who has to save them. Whiny little beta-boy 'heroes' who let the girls beat them up, and then wonder why the princess doesn't appreciate their awesome sensitive wonderfulness.
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March 25, 2017
Although I very much enjoyed the bits of the story where the main character used his wizardry to overcome problems and discussed the logistics of its use, this is the most puerile and misogynistic book I have read in a decade.
The big-breasted, cooing female characters couldn't be more one-dimensional if they were actually blow-up dolls. And, as the main character uses his magic to alter their bodies to enhance their sexuality and sexual attributes, they ARE sex toys.
The female characters enjoy being sex toys because, of course, the pinnacle of their aspirations in life is to find and serve a man.
What shocks me about the series is not that some 13-year-old D&D geek managed to write and self-publish these novels - all while laughing like a character Beavis and Butthead - but that people have actually come out of the woodwork to give the books five stars. How many fake accounts can one person make (while looking through back issues of Hustler for inspiration and plot hooks)?
The big-breasted, cooing female characters couldn't be more one-dimensional if they were actually blow-up dolls. And, as the main character uses his magic to alter their bodies to enhance their sexuality and sexual attributes, they ARE sex toys.
The female characters enjoy being sex toys because, of course, the pinnacle of their aspirations in life is to find and serve a man.
What shocks me about the series is not that some 13-year-old D&D geek managed to write and self-publish these novels - all while laughing like a character Beavis and Butthead - but that people have actually come out of the woodwork to give the books five stars. How many fake accounts can one person make (while looking through back issues of Hustler for inspiration and plot hooks)?
May 9, 2015
This book and its predecessor are rapidly becoming my favorite books ever. Great story, not to much angsty love nonsense. Perfect.
June 7, 2015
SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!!
I must say that I enjoyed this book except for the highly detailed paragraph of his woman riding another mans shaft while moaning in ecstacy. That shit was on my mind for the rest of the book and every time she was mentioned even though I knew it was a compulsion I kept getting angry and distracted lol. Really really REALLY don't like cheating whether voluntary or not which is quite shallow minded of me I know but it messes with me haha!!!
I must say that I enjoyed this book except for the highly detailed paragraph of his woman riding another mans shaft while moaning in ecstacy. That shit was on my mind for the rest of the book and every time she was mentioned even though I knew it was a compulsion I kept getting angry and distracted lol. Really really REALLY don't like cheating whether voluntary or not which is quite shallow minded of me I know but it messes with me haha!!!
May 11, 2015
A really good read
I believe that this book might have been better than the first book. Now the bad part - the wait for the next book. Really a good reading experience no issue with edit, or grammar or anything to pull you out of the story. Exceptional for a new author - a lot of work put into writing process to create such a good product! Definitely worth time and price to read. Especially if read the first book and liked the writing. It is written for I was going to say adults but mature readers works better since sex is a part of the storyline. Sex is not the focus but it is a part of story and not shied away from. Overall I will wait patiently for the next book and likely read the first book and this one again if I am short on new reading material. I can't give a higher mark then saying worth reading again or I have already read again.
I believe that this book might have been better than the first book. Now the bad part - the wait for the next book. Really a good reading experience no issue with edit, or grammar or anything to pull you out of the story. Exceptional for a new author - a lot of work put into writing process to create such a good product! Definitely worth time and price to read. Especially if read the first book and liked the writing. It is written for I was going to say adults but mature readers works better since sex is a part of the storyline. Sex is not the focus but it is a part of story and not shied away from. Overall I will wait patiently for the next book and likely read the first book and this one again if I am short on new reading material. I can't give a higher mark then saying worth reading again or I have already read again.
May 6, 2015
Great follow up book to the first. While it still did have sex scenes they did not take up as much of the story as in the first. Definitly liked how the author provided status updates to the readers and even teasers the several weeks before coming out with the book.
Will definietly read the next boo and can't wait.
Will definietly read the next boo and can't wait.
May 12, 2015
Well done
Better and longer than the first, which was already pretty decent. a very rich universe, in fantastic creatures and magic. good adventure with a lot of building up and creating, which adds to the attraction.
Better and longer than the first, which was already pretty decent. a very rich universe, in fantastic creatures and magic. good adventure with a lot of building up and creating, which adds to the attraction.
June 24, 2015
First, let's deal with the elephant in the room: sex and sexuality. All of the women in the book are there as sex objects. Each one of them is more beautifully and lusciously curved than the next, and if they aren't, well, the main character's magic can certainly craft their bodies to his liking. But don't worry. The women are happy to be altered and can't wait to jump into bed with either the main character or pretty much anyone else.
There are no graphic or extended sex scenes, by the way - just a lot of nudity and ogling, followed by a few scenes where the characters jump into bed, and the chapter ends. The first book had some similarities in this way, but although there was slightly more sex, it seemed to be less of an obsession of the author.
This book also suffers from one more malady that many "modern day dude thrown into an alternate fantasy world" books do: the hero becomes too powerful, too fast. In the first book I was disappointed about that, and it grows worse in this one. The main character is suddenly the next thing to a god, and can do things nobody in this fantasy world has figured out. With no struggle, there's also no reward in accomplishing this.
What's sad is that all this gets in the way of a really quite enjoyable and well-written story. The world is interesting, the problems faced by the main character are interesting, and even though the main character's interactions with the rest of the world are a little simplistic (very little political intrigue, greed, etc.) they are still fun to read about.
I think the author needs to decide if this series is going to be derivative harem-building smut, or if it's going to be a more meaty mainstream story. Right now it's stuck in the middle and suffering for it.
There are no graphic or extended sex scenes, by the way - just a lot of nudity and ogling, followed by a few scenes where the characters jump into bed, and the chapter ends. The first book had some similarities in this way, but although there was slightly more sex, it seemed to be less of an obsession of the author.
This book also suffers from one more malady that many "modern day dude thrown into an alternate fantasy world" books do: the hero becomes too powerful, too fast. In the first book I was disappointed about that, and it grows worse in this one. The main character is suddenly the next thing to a god, and can do things nobody in this fantasy world has figured out. With no struggle, there's also no reward in accomplishing this.
What's sad is that all this gets in the way of a really quite enjoyable and well-written story. The world is interesting, the problems faced by the main character are interesting, and even though the main character's interactions with the rest of the world are a little simplistic (very little political intrigue, greed, etc.) they are still fun to read about.
I think the author needs to decide if this series is going to be derivative harem-building smut, or if it's going to be a more meaty mainstream story. Right now it's stuck in the middle and suffering for it.
May 2, 2015
Loved it
The blending of world's that started in Fimbulwinter continues with new blending of mythos across the world and Black keeps finding creative ways of dealing with the continued threats. Cannot wait for the next book.
The blending of world's that started in Fimbulwinter continues with new blending of mythos across the world and Black keeps finding creative ways of dealing with the continued threats. Cannot wait for the next book.
May 7, 2015
Great book
If you liked the first book in the series you love this one. This was an awesome book, my only complaint is that it was to short.
If you liked the first book in the series you love this one. This was an awesome book, my only complaint is that it was to short.
May 13, 2015
Love of old and new concepts
Lightsaber + chainsaw= grinder. I just love it. He just loves his overkill options. Can't wait for the next book.
Lightsaber + chainsaw= grinder. I just love it. He just loves his overkill options. Can't wait for the next book.
March 11, 2017
This book is not for everyone. I read the first book Fimbulwinter and it was pretty good so I decided to go ahead and read the second book in this series Black Coven. I am so glad I did. This book is better than the first and you really need the first book in order to understand what is happening in this book. The story and action in this book was really great. I found myself thinking about Daniel Black and trying to figure out what I would do in similar situations and being effected emotionally by certain events that take place. Their is some very racy scenes in both books and that may turn off some people but if you aren't offended by that I would highly recommend this series. This is one of the best fantasy/wizard in another world books I have ever read . It reminds me of a mix between Off to Be the Wizard and Good Intentions. If you have read Good Intentions and you are looking for something similar give this series a try.
June 5, 2017
Firstly you should know that this author had a lot of credit with me when i started this book I'd read his more recent 'Perilous Waif' and really enjoyed it, then searched out more of his writing, found the first book in this series and enjoyed it enough to go on to book two.
By about halfway through this book none of my positive opinion was left. It's disgustingly misogynistic. To the extent that i had to put it down for a while and calm down. I came back to it thinking that it couldn't possibly be that bad. It really is that bad. The final straw for me was the scene where the hero is about to have sex with a young woman who is dependent on him for food, shelter and protection (just so that she knows she knows he's not going to abandon her!?) and in order to make the experience really special for her he announces that he's going to utter his magic to change her body to bre his idea of perfection.
Yeah, nope.
By about halfway through this book none of my positive opinion was left. It's disgustingly misogynistic. To the extent that i had to put it down for a while and calm down. I came back to it thinking that it couldn't possibly be that bad. It really is that bad. The final straw for me was the scene where the hero is about to have sex with a young woman who is dependent on him for food, shelter and protection (just so that she knows she knows he's not going to abandon her!?) and in order to make the experience really special for her he announces that he's going to utter his magic to change her body to bre his idea of perfection.
Yeah, nope.
February 13, 2019
Entertaining 'fish out of water', wish fulfillment story, part 2.
Daniel and his increasing entourage continue to struggle to survive. The story pretty much takes of where the previous novel ended and takes of strong from there. Not seeing a lot of opportunities to survive in the hinterlands Daniel and Co travel towards the nearest big city and hope to improve their chances there. But even there things are dire and the work is never done. For war is coming.
In general this novel is quite a bit like the previous novel in the series. Think Fantasy setting, fish-out-of-water and (male) wish fulfillment and you get a good feel for this novel. Don't expect shakespeare and know what to expect from the previous novel (though the sexscenes are somewhat toned down) an you'll do just fine.
*Reder Advisory*
+18 du to adult material
Daniel and his increasing entourage continue to struggle to survive. The story pretty much takes of where the previous novel ended and takes of strong from there. Not seeing a lot of opportunities to survive in the hinterlands Daniel and Co travel towards the nearest big city and hope to improve their chances there. But even there things are dire and the work is never done. For war is coming.
In general this novel is quite a bit like the previous novel in the series. Think Fantasy setting, fish-out-of-water and (male) wish fulfillment and you get a good feel for this novel. Don't expect shakespeare and know what to expect from the previous novel (though the sexscenes are somewhat toned down) an you'll do just fine.
*Reder Advisory*
+18 du to adult material
April 28, 2018
A second book in line with the first one regarding the fantasies of a middle aged man, but without the fast pace and the humor of the first one. Fairly disappointing bad guy, action and story development. The only redeeming parts were the discussions on magic that were both interesting and thorough.
Would you be able to create guns and artillery with enough understanding of Earth, fire and force magic and sorcery magic (how magic works) and with modern physics and a more or less unlimited powersource?
Would you be able to create guns and artillery with enough understanding of Earth, fire and force magic and sorcery magic (how magic works) and with modern physics and a more or less unlimited powersource?
June 6, 2019
This book is a straight continuation of the first book and similarly enjoyable. Personally, I liked the first one better, but that's par for the course since I usually enjoy the beginning setup of things and getting acquainted with the characters and world the most.
The biggest issue I had was with the book's pacing. There seemed to be a pretty noticeable slump in the middle as the plot took a backseat to Daniel having a half dozen orgasms a day and giving magical makeovers to people. That and the weapon theory-crafting got a little convoluted for my taste and I found myself skimming since I kinda didn't care and it never felt like I missed anything important.
Overall I still enjoy the story...moreso than the characters I think which puts this in the rare category of book that I am reading more for the plot than the characters. Daniel white-knighting gets a little extreme during parts in the middle of the story. While that sort of thing bothers me quite a bit, at least here it was legitimately realistic given the circumstances so I was able to bear with it.
The biggest issue I had was with the book's pacing. There seemed to be a pretty noticeable slump in the middle as the plot took a backseat to Daniel having a half dozen orgasms a day and giving magical makeovers to people. That and the weapon theory-crafting got a little convoluted for my taste and I found myself skimming since I kinda didn't care and it never felt like I missed anything important.
Overall I still enjoy the story...moreso than the characters I think which puts this in the rare category of book that I am reading more for the plot than the characters. Daniel white-knighting gets a little extreme during parts in the middle of the story. While that sort of thing bothers me quite a bit, at least here it was legitimately realistic given the circumstances so I was able to bear with it.
July 1, 2015
As a continuation of Fimbulwinter, there weren't many suprises. Not that it's a bad thing at all! As I thoroughly enjoyed the first book, I continued to enjoy the second. Sure, graphic violence and sex were present in the book, but I can't say that any of the scenes were excessive.
In fact, the protagonist agonizing over the different moral structure of the alternate universe was sort of distracting (although I believe that to be the point). The author did a pretty good job of creating those moments of disbelief, reminding us (although not excessively so) of the origins of the character and his unique place in the world.
In the end, it all boils down to this. Am I going to read the next book in the series? Heck yes. In fact, I can hardly wait for it.
In fact, the protagonist agonizing over the different moral structure of the alternate universe was sort of distracting (although I believe that to be the point). The author did a pretty good job of creating those moments of disbelief, reminding us (although not excessively so) of the origins of the character and his unique place in the world.
In the end, it all boils down to this. Am I going to read the next book in the series? Heck yes. In fact, I can hardly wait for it.
May 25, 2015
Good sequel, one of the best wish fulfillment in another world series I have read. Definitely worth reading, if you are into that kind of stuff.
It's well written, has a lot of action, and great pacing. More world building, and less character interaction, than previous book.
I read taught this in single sitting, and then read it again the next day. Has some rereading value.
I was bit disappointed with the erotic scenes not adding to the plot, and going nowhere, unlike in previous book, where it had some point. Involvement of gods kinda sucked, basically destroying the magic system, and creating a lot of hand waving issues, but the amount is small enough to ignore it.
It's well written, has a lot of action, and great pacing. More world building, and less character interaction, than previous book.
I read taught this in single sitting, and then read it again the next day. Has some rereading value.
I was bit disappointed with the erotic scenes not adding to the plot, and going nowhere, unlike in previous book, where it had some point. Involvement of gods kinda sucked, basically destroying the magic system, and creating a lot of hand waving issues, but the amount is small enough to ignore it.
June 4, 2015
As good a read as expected, now that I finally got the book I blasted through it in little more than a day (where I literary did nothing else) totally worth it!
I just like the way Daniel is. How he acts, his attitude towards the harsh medieval world. He does not agree and tries to help but he is not a knight in shining armor who sacrifices everything he has priorities, and I totally like the way he uses his magic, I`m always eager to find out what kind of nifty gadget he will build next.
I just like the way Daniel is. How he acts, his attitude towards the harsh medieval world. He does not agree and tries to help but he is not a knight in shining armor who sacrifices everything he has priorities, and I totally like the way he uses his magic, I`m always eager to find out what kind of nifty gadget he will build next.
December 13, 2015
Better than the last one but there were still some things that I didn't like or that I think might have been done differently.
I've never really been a fan of alternate worlds and characters being dragged from our world to a new one. But here it's been handled pretty ok.
Main character is a bit inconsistent. Has big trust issues amd yet shares some of his secrets a bit too freely.
We'll see what the third novel in the series brings
I've never really been a fan of alternate worlds and characters being dragged from our world to a new one. But here it's been handled pretty ok.
Main character is a bit inconsistent. Has big trust issues amd yet shares some of his secrets a bit too freely.
We'll see what the third novel in the series brings
June 10, 2017
I found this book to be a pathetic daydream of a lonely programmer fantasizing about a sex life he wish he had in real life. There is very little plot and the author, for some reason, puts incredible amount of detail into every little aspect of the building that the main character does in the book, as if he was filling pages in the absence of any story flow. Lots of gratuitous sex scenes to feed any male ego got really old.
January 6, 2016
I liked it a lot, but..
I really liked the book, but right in the middle of it I felt really bogged down. It picked up though after about the 55% spot and sped through to the finish.
I really liked the book, but right in the middle of it I felt really bogged down. It picked up though after about the 55% spot and sped through to the finish.
July 8, 2018
Fast paced and I loved it
Very good book that has a MC that is making decisions about what is best for those he cares about. Not your conventional hero but someone who seems more real because he's not some paragon of virtue.
Very good book that has a MC that is making decisions about what is best for those he cares about. Not your conventional hero but someone who seems more real because he's not some paragon of virtue.
November 30, 2018
I'm loving this series. This book was even better than the first. And, that one was great.
March 9, 2017
Sword and Sorcery with a twist
A good story line and great characters set in an almost familiar setting. A good solid series beginning. I am looking forward to more of the same.
A good story line and great characters set in an almost familiar setting. A good solid series beginning. I am looking forward to more of the same.
February 28, 2018
An easy 4 stars for the series, I am really enjoying it. I look forward to the last book.
March 21, 2021
Rating 4.0 stars
Re-read February 2020. I pretty much felt the same this time around. Reading my initial review there was one thing I feel I fixated on the first time that I didn't care as much this time.
Initial review below:
I enjoyed this book a little better than the first book. I think the story was a little more well developed, I felt there was a conclusion to this book even while it left a whole lot left for the next book. Even though I really liked the book, there were a couple of things that kept me from giving it a higher rating. The first one is the pacing of the story. Daniel seems to have 80 things to do every single day which in turn leads to the second problem in that I don't think there was enough fun in this book. I really enjoyed all the parts about Daniel coming up with new and interesting weapons. Sometimes I think the author went a little too far with the details and it became very hard for me to visualize. I also think the battle sequences were very well done and sometimes over done. I don't think there was enough for Daniel to actually enjoy any part of his life. He was surrounded by beautiful women but it always seemed like he was too busy. I know it is Ragnarok, but even soldiers in war look for any comfort they can find. Plus if the majority of the time he spent building weapons for war, I would have thought when he would have done a lot better when it actually came time to fight. While he did win the fights, with his preparation I would have thought there would be at least a few battles that he won overwhelmingly.
The story was interesting but I could see where it was going right from the beginning
There was a couple of problems with the audiobook narration, mainly with pronunciation of words, but sometimes it was mixing up character voices. Overall though, it was still a very enjoyable read.
Re-read February 2020. I pretty much felt the same this time around. Reading my initial review there was one thing I feel I fixated on the first time that I didn't care as much this time.
Initial review below:
I enjoyed this book a little better than the first book. I think the story was a little more well developed, I felt there was a conclusion to this book even while it left a whole lot left for the next book. Even though I really liked the book, there were a couple of things that kept me from giving it a higher rating. The first one is the pacing of the story. Daniel seems to have 80 things to do every single day which in turn leads to the second problem in that I don't think there was enough fun in this book. I really enjoyed all the parts about Daniel coming up with new and interesting weapons. Sometimes I think the author went a little too far with the details and it became very hard for me to visualize. I also think the battle sequences were very well done and sometimes over done. I don't think there was enough for Daniel to actually enjoy any part of his life. He was surrounded by beautiful women but it always seemed like he was too busy. I know it is Ragnarok, but even soldiers in war look for any comfort they can find. Plus if the majority of the time he spent building weapons for war, I would have thought when he would have done a lot better when it actually came time to fight. While he did win the fights, with his preparation I would have thought there would be at least a few battles that he won overwhelmingly.
The story was interesting but I could see where it was going right from the beginning
There was a couple of problems with the audiobook narration, mainly with pronunciation of words, but sometimes it was mixing up character voices. Overall though, it was still a very enjoyable read.
June 12, 2015
The book continues following the adventures of Daniel Black, overpowered character brought to another world, as he continues his struggle against Ragnarok. It's fairly well-told and if you liked the first one, you'll probably like the second.
I'd say that this is one of those D&D theory books where some super nerd gets to try out magic and prove all the popular theories
Nice try, but lot's of little mistakes in this book which I could ignore because it was good anyways, but one thing in particular really killed this series for me. You tried for a fancy plot twist, but you made it pitifully obvious that even I could figure it out half way through the book. Mainly because you practically advertised that there was gonna be a plot twist, putting me on alert, then only introducing a single suspect... Then you made that suspect shout from the rooftops all kinds of hints that they were the bad guy.
Just read much further into the book, and my opinion is actually getting worse... You sir... Suck at keeping plot twists a secret... I haven't read what's going to happen, but I can already tell that the unraveller is going to be the sixth member of witch circle... .
The characters are interesting, but I feel like they're all rather two-dimensional. I can see you've made an effort here, but I don't think you've gone far enough. For instance, why does Mara use words like "awesome"? Old fashioned people should be using words like "ungodly", "unfathomable", "heaven's blessing" etc.
You kinda cut out the character development scenes and summarized the results. In this example, I don't mind it too much, but because of this, your book is surviving on its gimmick rather than it's writing quality. OP characters make up for a lot of bad writing habits. On the other hand, if you were showing the character development, this would have been two or three books instead of one.
Learn the difference between active and passive descriptions. Passive is so hard to read, I ended up skipping them whenever they came up.
I'd say that this is one of those D&D theory books where some super nerd gets to try out magic and prove all the popular theories
Nice try, but lot's of little mistakes in this book which I could ignore because it was good anyways, but one thing in particular really killed this series for me. You tried for a fancy plot twist, but you made it pitifully obvious that even I could figure it out half way through the book. Mainly because you practically advertised that there was gonna be a plot twist, putting me on alert, then only introducing a single suspect... Then you made that suspect shout from the rooftops all kinds of hints that they were the bad guy.
Just read much further into the book, and my opinion is actually getting worse... You sir... Suck at keeping plot twists a secret... I haven't read what's going to happen, but I can already tell that the unraveller is going to be the sixth member of witch circle... .
The characters are interesting, but I feel like they're all rather two-dimensional. I can see you've made an effort here, but I don't think you've gone far enough. For instance, why does Mara use words like "awesome"? Old fashioned people should be using words like "ungodly", "unfathomable", "heaven's blessing" etc.
You kinda cut out the character development scenes and summarized the results. In this example, I don't mind it too much, but because of this, your book is surviving on its gimmick rather than it's writing quality. OP characters make up for a lot of bad writing habits. On the other hand, if you were showing the character development, this would have been two or three books instead of one.
Learn the difference between active and passive descriptions. Passive is so hard to read, I ended up skipping them whenever they came up.
December 25, 2022
There is something that Jars me in this series that i didn't mention in book one. When the protagonist talks modern terms, or words, no one says "what is that". He had to explain a few things at th start, but a lot of others slipped through the cracks.
I know I shouldn't enjoy these books so much, but it's really entertaining. It's like military fantasy.
I stayed awake finishing this and the Wild Wastes books. It's good to know that I don't need to mess with pages upon pages of filler to enjoy a book.
The medieval people using/understanding modern terms is still jarring, but I can put that down to a translation spell. It translates what they say into something he (Daniel) would understand, and vice versa.
I will read a different book after this, but I don't think I will hold off reading book 3 for long.
4/5 Stars
I know I shouldn't enjoy these books so much, but it's really entertaining. It's like military fantasy.
I stayed awake finishing this and the Wild Wastes books. It's good to know that I don't need to mess with pages upon pages of filler to enjoy a book.
The medieval people using/understanding modern terms is still jarring, but I can put that down to a translation spell. It translates what they say into something he (Daniel) would understand, and vice versa.
I will read a different book after this, but I don't think I will hold off reading book 3 for long.
4/5 Stars
July 23, 2017
This wasn't as good as the first book but I do have hope for the series.
This is about a month after the end of the first book, Daniel and the witches are being chased by Loki's monsters and seeks to set up base. They eventually set up shop in a walled off city and Daniel spends most of his time building his house.
That's all he does during this whole thing, he builds. Nothing gets resolved, little to no character development, could have just chucked a hundred pages in the bin.
The author is improving. There is sex in this book but it has been cut down to fade to black scenes and soft core. Guess the sex did cheapen the first book but I don't know, I just sort of missed it a bit.
Next, Daniel seems like a bigger idiot here, he knows the human race is basically screwed, but this feels like his reasoning. “Loki declared war on human race. I am his enemy. So I am just going to keep building my little house and build my harem to just spite him. So there.”
Personally I would have taken Loki's deal.
The first book was about survival, this just feels like setting up shop in the middle of the worst place you could ever pick. If it was me I would have chosen to build my base underground.
This is about a month after the end of the first book, Daniel and the witches are being chased by Loki's monsters and seeks to set up base. They eventually set up shop in a walled off city and Daniel spends most of his time building his house.
That's all he does during this whole thing, he builds. Nothing gets resolved, little to no character development, could have just chucked a hundred pages in the bin.
The author is improving. There is sex in this book but it has been cut down to fade to black scenes and soft core. Guess the sex did cheapen the first book but I don't know, I just sort of missed it a bit.
Next, Daniel seems like a bigger idiot here, he knows the human race is basically screwed, but this feels like his reasoning. “Loki declared war on human race. I am his enemy. So I am just going to keep building my little house and build my harem to just spite him. So there.”
Personally I would have taken Loki's deal.
The first book was about survival, this just feels like setting up shop in the middle of the worst place you could ever pick. If it was me I would have chosen to build my base underground.
June 2, 2018
The second book was better than the first one. With the Universe building required for a good fantasy, the first book can get caught up in explanation, character development, and universe development. Fimbulwinter did all of that, and managed to come out with a good story. Black Coven took that start and made it into a book worth re-reading. I've just finished re-reading it a second time, finding the fruition of the hints from Fimbulwinter, which I had to re-read just for that, and the setups for Extermination. This is fun, it makes sense to me, and I wish you wrote full time so the sequels would come sooner.
Yes, I like this better than Alice Long (so far); it appears that I like well done fantasy better than the Sci-Fi I grew up with. Same is true for comparable Teasdale series, for that matter. Of course, since your books get better as the series go on, that could change.
Yes, I like this better than Alice Long (so far); it appears that I like well done fantasy better than the Sci-Fi I grew up with. Same is true for comparable Teasdale series, for that matter. Of course, since your books get better as the series go on, that could change.
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