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Review of Son of Avonar (The Bridge of D'Arnath, Book 1)
- Magic is forbidden throughout the Four Realms. For decades, sorcerers and those associating with them were hunted to near extinction.
But Seri, a Leiran noblewoman living in exile, is no stranger to defying the unjust laws of her land. She is sheltering a wanted fugitive who possesses unusual abilities-a fugitive with the fate of the realms in his hands...
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Comments for Son of Avonar (The Bridge of D'Arnath | Book 1)
- Posted on 2008-06-05
Excellent Book!
This book was excellent! Can't say enough good things about it. Characters, world and story line were wonderful. I enjoyed it immensely!
Score: 5
- Posted on 2008-05-25
Confusing...still interesting.
3.5 stars. ***Spoilers.*** This is my first book by Ms. Berg and I have to say that I was expecting a whole lot more than I got. Though I like flashbacks occasionally, I have to agree with most reviewers that in this case, it more than a little annoying and jarring-however it is important to the story. IMHO, the book should have been written in acts. Act 1-Seri and Karon whole love story thing and then Act 2- Seri living in exile. It would have been a lot smoother transition. I do like that this fantasy book stayed away from the common theme of rape or nearly rape situations that usually come up when dealing with a female protagonist, but I still found Seri a bit too self righteous for my taste.
Karon was just annoying-like most perfect written characters are. There are parts of the story that I feel cheated out of. Rowan and Kellea, everything that they were going through were just dumped in large chunks through conversation. I'm not sure why Jacopo did what he did- or since the Zhid could sense Aeron/D'Natheil/Karon every time he did magic why they even bothered with Jacopo. A lot of the plot seemed like matters of convenience. The whole sending someone to do something without telling what to do was just stretching every realm of believability-and it fails. She hates King Evard, but REALLY he went easy on her and then he accepts that wild story in the end...I don't know. I don't understand how Karon was able to open the gates if he wasn't heir of the D'Arnath. Out of all the exiles, he wasn't the only one with a strong will to...do what again-be cut and barbequed?
None of this means I wasn't entertained but the whole collapsing of the bridge and what not just didn't make any sense. Plus, who doesn't know who's going to open the door at her brother's place? It's just one more thing for her to be wrong about. I'll probably read book two, but I'm not in any hurry.
Score: 4
- Posted on 2008-04-30
Starts slow, picks up quickly
It took me a long time to get through the first few chapters, but once I did I was so happy that I didn't give up on it. I really enjoyed the story and felt for all the characters once I got into it. I think that it has a little something for everyone in it... adventure, good vs. evil, flashbacks, magic and more. This book is really worth the slow beginning! A good start to the series.
Score: 4 - Posted on 2008-02-18
Decent book
The only thing I don't like is that the same character is jumping around to 3 stories.I understand this won't bother everybody, but to me it's a little annoying. But it is well written. A little slow for the first 3/4 of the book, but I expect it to pick up pretty soon. If it doesn't I'll review the other books in the series.
Score: 4 - Posted on 2008-02-18
somewhat tiresome
The book started out interesting, but about half way through, it got tiresome. The villians were predictable and the plot far to slow.
At 70 pages from the end...just didn't care anymore. Those last few pages were really hard to get through, yet should have been the best part of the book. Sorry just can't recommend this one.
Score: 2