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Friday 24 April 2009

Review The Grimoire Lichgates

Review The Grimoire Lichgates
This is by latest intense playwright. S.M. Boyce, or @thesmboyce on Twitter.

Premise: Afterward climbing in the Rocky Mountains, Kara Magari steps principal a magical portal that takes her to the imperceptible world of Ourea. She becomes the master of the Grimoire, a book that chi dilemma any ballot she asks of it. Now, as the Wanderer, Kara condition fix Ourea when everybody in it seeks to use her to their own ends or race her if they can't.

The Good:


Worldbuilding: Major let me say that as a child I unfailingly daydreamed of wandering to latest world and having adventures represent. Not barely does this book do that but it does it well, so it holds a special place in my meaning. Not barely that but Boyce twists the old myths of muses and demons at home new races. Ourea is a cute living world I enjoyed exploring all through the story.

Characters: I grew to love every Kara and Braeden as the story progressed. Kara is strong of meaning anyway her past scars. I treasured her intellectual and snark, even whilst that got her in worry a lot. Braeden has scars of his own that he tries to lay into. He hides it well with his charm whilst. He had some of the best unfriendliness in the book. Up front the villains were well blunted. They were not evil adequate for example. What's more had their own goals and reasons.

Story: Wow. Adventure, outline, and a small bit of romance. This story has it all and it is adequate beginning. This trilogy has the childhood of an important.

Pacing: It started a small persistent, but without delay picked up. By the administrate 100 pages I may perhaps not put the book down.

The Bad:


The if at all possible few chapters dragged a small for me but not quite for me to discontinue reading. They without delay gained ambition.

Overall: Get this book. This is the Neverending Giant for a new instant.

Have another look at out Lichgates at S.M. Boyce's page here: