Status Updates From Keeper of the Violet Fire

The atmosphere continues to be well done, though it can give the novel a childlike feel sometimes as if this were a tale for elementary school kids. That's of course not really a bad thing, per se, but I am not sure if that's what the author intends. Interesting cultural stuff. I can tell the author put some thought in to the Khurran.

I can't get past the fact that all the bad guys are black. The narrative assures me that this doesn't actually matter, but it really does. Saying it doesn't make it so. Good atmosphere to this story, however. I think the tone is the best thing about it.