Review of A Threat of Shadows by J A Andrews
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I’ve seen this book recommended a lot lately, so I thought I’d give it a go.
This felt like an old-school quest fantasy book. Clean, super quick, and full of adventuring with quest buddies. I very much—and I can’t stress this enough—enjoyed the fact that we followed a single point of view through the entire book. I just finished putting down one book because the head-hopping from paragraph to paragraph was driving me insane. This book stayed true to a single character’s view of the quest and his thoughts on his companions, which were each fun and engaging.
As for the world, it’s detailed enough, straightforward, and very much dwarf, elf, and human focused with a few fun creatures thrown in to keep the adventure entertaining. Personally, I don’t like over-involved worlds where I get chapters of history with nothing else happening aside from back-story. This book moved forward, and history was woven in so I learned snippets here and there. The prose was smooth and kept me entrenched with the characters.
The characters themselves were fun. The dwarf is the grouchy tough one; the elf is flighty and fun; the smith and his love interest are brave; the old wizard is awkward and weird; and the main character leading the group is trying very hard to do the right thing. The group dynamic was well done, and as I said, a feeling of old-school questing companions brought together for a cause. The book moves quickly. I think I finished it in two sittings. So if you’re looking for a simple, quick, quest book, give this one a try.
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