The Insecure Writer's Support Group Book Club discussion

Greetings book clubbers.

Please provide your answers to as many or as few of the questions as you’d like in the comments below. Feel free to ask more questions if you’d like.

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1. There are better ways to get a promotion, but the king gains the title when his father dies. Does this make him an incompetent king or a well-prepared one?

2. Is Futhark a place you’d like to have an adventure, or is it too dangerous?

3. The beginning of the story describes court life through several characters. Does court life intrigue you or is it simply a necessity for worldbuilding?
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Feel free to also share your reviews and or thoughts on the book in your comments.

I started this book but then put it down. I think I’ve just been reading too much fantasy right now and need to come back to this after reading something different. I don’t like comparing stories to other things I’ve read while I’m reading, and I feel like that’s what I was doing. I will revisit this story later.

1. Despite his father’s sudden death, Jonared seems a capable leader, but I haven’t really read enough to know for sure.

2. Medieval-type worlds with swords, magic, and grand creatures always sound good when reading them, but I don’t think I’d be up for an adventure in them.

3. Whenever I read about court life, I chuck it up to world-building, but I’m finding that as I continue to expand my reading that court life is a big thing for some readers.

It's been a few years since I read this story. I don't remember the details but I remember really enjoying the world-building and the intriguing plot!

I have not had a chance to read this but I love fantasy. The worldbuilding is important to the adventure and how much the character cares about the things in his world and interacts with it.

Answering #2 sort of--BUT any fiction story any genre is always about the journey of the character, what they experience, who they are when they start, and who they are when it ends. It is the emotional highs and lows along with the adventure that make me read fantasy. The worldbuilding should aid and move the story forward because is not just about worldbuilding it is the story within the world and why it matters to the character which makes it matter to me the readers. No I would not want an adventure in any of the worlds----because I read to escape--so doing myself is too much work and stress--but living through character is fun ad exciting. and if they touch my emotion and heart its a winner.

#3 I think it is only as important as it is the character living in the world because if it matter to the character and I care about them than it matters to me. It is always fun to read about worlds I have never experience--one reason I am Star Wars nut.

Here's my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...