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Surgecaller #1-2
Surgecaller: Oathbound and Knighthood: Surgecaller, Books 1-2
Contains books one and two of the Surgecaller series.Enter a realm with magical beasts, where surgecallers can cultivate essence to strengthen their weapons, enhance their bodies, and wield elemental magic.Oathbound, Book 1 How do you kill an Immortal? Huon is weak. A surgecaller who escaped into the wilds, his only goal was to survive. Now he is Oathbound, forced to fight in an arena, forced to become stronger than he’d thought possible. As he realizes he can become strong, the need for revenge fills his heart, and a new goal forms in his mind.But his goal is Kill the dragon rider, the Immortal of Fire. To succeed, he’ll have to do more than just survive — he’ll have to advance beyond anything the realm has ever seen.Knighthood, Book 2Huon has reached the rank of Squire, taking the first step on his road to power, but he’s still far behind where he needs to be. Oathless once more, he ventures out of the Everlasting King’s realm with Liona, hoping to find challenges to spur on their advancement. But freedom isn’t easy to keep, and their enemies pursue them even into new lands.
541 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 14, 2021
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July 10, 2022
4/5 and 3/5 Respectively
As an introduction to the world of the Surgecallers Book 1 does an excellent job. There isn't too much mystery but enough is left to learn that it makes the series come off strong. It's isn't too terribly predictable either. Some of it was of course but being able to throw a reader for a loop is the mark of a good writer. The characters are decently rounded, and the plot makes sense in the frame of the world being built around it. Overall it was a strong start and I'll gladly read it again at a later date. Overall 4/5 stars on Book one.
Book 2 though... the characters remain decently well written and predictable within the dimensions they're written. The plot was predictable but in a bad way. I wasn't too thrilled with it since it's one of those books that pushes a lot of unnecessary misery on the mc but, it works. It does or authors wouldn't constantly do it. Overall the same quality of writing and it was decently paced. It's a good read but not great. That's the only way I can put it. I understand why it ended the way it did but I don't like it which is why I gave it 3/5.
The biggest issue between both books is that the author hasn't figured out that "t" doesn't really replace "ed" in words like learned. Yes, I understood it just as I would if he used the proper spelling and I'm not a grammar nazi but, it ticked me off. I had a literal tick in my right. Eye every time I saw the "t" replacing "ed." If it were spoken by a character that would be fine but it was in the third person narrative which... okay rant over.
TLDR: The books are a fine read even if Book 2 is as frustrating as some of the spelling and grammar mistakes. Book1 is a good intro and worth investing time in the series. Book 2 is fine but frustrating. You should read and review them to support a decent independent author.
So, here's to Books 1 and 2, hoping book 3 is better yet.
As an introduction to the world of the Surgecallers Book 1 does an excellent job. There isn't too much mystery but enough is left to learn that it makes the series come off strong. It's isn't too terribly predictable either. Some of it was of course but being able to throw a reader for a loop is the mark of a good writer. The characters are decently rounded, and the plot makes sense in the frame of the world being built around it. Overall it was a strong start and I'll gladly read it again at a later date. Overall 4/5 stars on Book one.
Book 2 though... the characters remain decently well written and predictable within the dimensions they're written. The plot was predictable but in a bad way. I wasn't too thrilled with it since it's one of those books that pushes a lot of unnecessary misery on the mc but, it works. It does or authors wouldn't constantly do it. Overall the same quality of writing and it was decently paced. It's a good read but not great. That's the only way I can put it. I understand why it ended the way it did but I don't like it which is why I gave it 3/5.
The biggest issue between both books is that the author hasn't figured out that "t" doesn't really replace "ed" in words like learned. Yes, I understood it just as I would if he used the proper spelling and I'm not a grammar nazi but, it ticked me off. I had a literal tick in my right. Eye every time I saw the "t" replacing "ed." If it were spoken by a character that would be fine but it was in the third person narrative which... okay rant over.
TLDR: The books are a fine read even if Book 2 is as frustrating as some of the spelling and grammar mistakes. Book1 is a good intro and worth investing time in the series. Book 2 is fine but frustrating. You should read and review them to support a decent independent author.
So, here's to Books 1 and 2, hoping book 3 is better yet.
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