Of Wits and Weapons: Neither is Sharp

Of Wits and Weapons #1

by Brad Sharpe

Nock is a peaceful kingdom... At least it would be if the Seventeen Generals protecting it could ever get along. But with their feuding escalating to violence more commonly than not, the idea of peace is all but a pipe dream. So when the king grows weary of the conflict, the leaders of each side of the feud are forced to get along. Will they be able to reconcile and avoid the king's wrath, or will their pride do them in? And what do the mysterious violet-cloaked shadows have to do with it all?

312 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 8, 2019

About the author

I'm a lover of anime, manga, and videogames, particularly those of the JRP variety. So one day, I decided to make my own literature of similar nature. While the initial venture into comics and graphic design didn't go so well, I think I've finally hit my niche with writing "light novels" as they're called. I want to spread the joy of anime the only way I know how, through books.

Reviews

[Glen · Rating 2 out of 5]

I won this book in a goodreads drawing.

Something was happening, but there were too many characters, and androgynous twins for me to keep track.

[Jasmine · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is more of a pick me up, fun story. There are way too many characters and much confusion to get tied down into the plot. It was really hard to keep up so I essentially just read it as single little stories. Some of it was hilarious and some parts were boring. I do believe that it could have been better if it were more organized and several characters were dropped until the next book. I understand that we needed to know certain characters but it was way too confusing that way. I also believe that it would have came across differently if it was a short story instead.

[Pat]

Not My Cup of Tea


I received this book in a Goodreads giveaway, which is the only reason I finished it. The only part of the humor I liked was the name of the king, Nickers. I found the characters annoying and shallow, the setting sparse, and the plot standard. Mr. Sharpe's writing style did not impress me, either- too much slang and repetition (only so many times I can tolerate "creepy clown" as a description, for example).

[Kali]

I received this in a giveaway in exchange for an honest review. My honest review is that this is terrible and I didn’t finish it. I kept trying but everything about this book was strange. Too many subplots that seemed to have no connection with each other. If this book is a reflection of the style of the author, I will not be trying him again.

[Csimplot Simplot · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book!!!