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Blades Of Leander #2
Victim of Fate
Life has gotten boring for the heroes of Highpeak. The monsters in the mountains have disappeared and even the bandits harassing caravans are looking to easier pickings. Relegated to finding work rescuing lost maidens from enchanted forests, Alto becomes separated from his friends and is soon lost in a darkness of sorcery and corruption.
The young warrior's old foes return and this time they've come looking for him. For every action, good or bad, there is a consequence. Alto will discover the cost of his actions and then he must find a way to pay for them.
The young warrior's old foes return and this time they've come looking for him. For every action, good or bad, there is a consequence. Alto will discover the cost of his actions and then he must find a way to pay for them.
326 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 17, 2013
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About the author
Jason Halstead
109 books128 followersTalking about myself in the third person is giving me fits - time to switch this up.
My day job is that of a computer jockey and all the hands on and hands off work that entails. When I leave the office behind I jump into family life (beautiful wife and two obnoxiously cute young children), finding a new way to hurt myself while powerlifting, and writing.
As of mid 2015 I haven't hit the 100 book mark yet, but I'm getting close! There's always at least in process. I just can't seem to stop myself...
My day job is that of a computer jockey and all the hands on and hands off work that entails. When I leave the office behind I jump into family life (beautiful wife and two obnoxiously cute young children), finding a new way to hurt myself while powerlifting, and writing.
As of mid 2015 I haven't hit the 100 book mark yet, but I'm getting close! There's always at least in process. I just can't seem to stop myself...
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January 22, 2015
Alright, I'm adding a little more on to my review because I see that I'm the only one (at the moment) to review this book. My original review is at the bottom.
Jason Halstead has potential as a writer. His ability to form ideas and plot development are evident, but it could use a little more maturity. A lot of what I read was gooey, cheesy, or just under cooked. I feel like if he spent a little more time on character building, his stories could be great.
The reason I say this is because I found myself thinking some of the characters were very hollow at times. As if they were making decisions because it would assist in plot progression rather than because the character would actually make that decision.
I will give him that his descriptions are pretty nice. I enjoyed a lot of scenery descriptions, but I got tired of the battles. However, I have never been one to enjoy battle scenes in books, so if you like that sort of thing, Jason is pretty good at it.
ORIGINAL REVIEW:
I blew through these last two books in two days. I have no idea why I get glued to them, because the editing is terrible (it gets worse in the third book) and the writing is pretty cliche. Don't get invested in the girl who gets trapped by a wizard at the beginning of the story because she is NEVER. MENTIONED. AGAIN.
At least not in the Blades of Leander series. I am unsure about any further books.
I think the reason I can't stop reading these is because they're just the right amount of fluff and goofiness. They remind me of the stories I would make up for my lego people when I was younger. Shy boy meets girl, girl falls in love, boy doesn't think she likes him, etc etc.
I hate to love them. I'll be getting the next installment, but I can't give these ones more than one or two stars because of the writing style and the editing.
Jason Halstead has potential as a writer. His ability to form ideas and plot development are evident, but it could use a little more maturity. A lot of what I read was gooey, cheesy, or just under cooked. I feel like if he spent a little more time on character building, his stories could be great.
The reason I say this is because I found myself thinking some of the characters were very hollow at times. As if they were making decisions because it would assist in plot progression rather than because the character would actually make that decision.
I will give him that his descriptions are pretty nice. I enjoyed a lot of scenery descriptions, but I got tired of the battles. However, I have never been one to enjoy battle scenes in books, so if you like that sort of thing, Jason is pretty good at it.
ORIGINAL REVIEW:
I blew through these last two books in two days. I have no idea why I get glued to them, because the editing is terrible (it gets worse in the third book) and the writing is pretty cliche. Don't get invested in the girl who gets trapped by a wizard at the beginning of the story because she is NEVER. MENTIONED. AGAIN.
At least not in the Blades of Leander series. I am unsure about any further books.
I think the reason I can't stop reading these is because they're just the right amount of fluff and goofiness. They remind me of the stories I would make up for my lego people when I was younger. Shy boy meets girl, girl falls in love, boy doesn't think she likes him, etc etc.
I hate to love them. I'll be getting the next installment, but I can't give these ones more than one or two stars because of the writing style and the editing.
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