The Dragon's Apprentice by James A Owen 1 star

[Karin]

My rating does take into account that I haven't read any of the previous books--had I read those, I'd have never made it to this one. I've been slammed IRL so I'm reading this too many days after finishing it to give more details, but suffice it to say that I didn't care for the world building and many of the devices in this book plus I don't usually give fantasy more than 3 stars. Also, I didn't really like enough of the main characters, nor was I keen on how Rose was done and how little she really did, etc. Another of my complaints is much like what I didn't like about the Thursday Next books--too many things shoved into one series. However, many fans disagree since this has a more than 4 star average rating, but there is one other thought. This reviewer wrote that he thought that in this book the author has veered away from what makes his books good (https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...)