Status Updates From Forest Mage (Soldier Son #2)

this bad boy can fit so much fucking misery in him

Spoke it into existence. Epiny, my darling gal, thank you for strong arming some plot into this first person story from the perspective of a stupidly and boringly honorable white boy with a victim/martyr complex.

I’d read a series about Spink and Epiny and probably really enjoy it. I wish the writing wasn’t so damn good. Cus the story and its protagonist are pissing me the hell off…and not in the “good art evokes emotion” way. In the “this boy is stupid as all hell and The Magic being a character propelling the plot is only fun when it isn’t vaguely done for 600+ pages” way. It’s starting to chafe.

Nevare is a bone head. Fitz is also a bonehead but at least Fitz is not annoying. Nevare is starting to be annoying.

The pacing for the first half was clumsy and I dislike how a lot of topics/plot points have been handled. But the last hundred or so pages the story has finally hit its stride. I think I dislike the Specks and the Gernians equally and feel awful for the Plains-people. I am intrigued by this carrion god of balance. Hope that’s something. Hope it finishes stronger than it started.