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The Pariah (Covenant of Steel, #1)
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*** 3.41 ***
"...“One of the curses suffered by the intelligent is the power of imagination, for a clever mind will explore the dark possibilities with far more dedication than the bright.”..."
I have a love-hate relationship with this author and I never know how I am going to react to his work, but this one wasn't bad. The ideas, the plot, the imagined characters are great, I just wish the author was a better, more natural storyteller... I can't put my finger on what exactly always falls short, but it is like the eye-test in sports - you can see the talent and ravel in its shine, while in writing it's that "IT" factor, that can make even the most lacking plot enjoyable and memorable. For some reason I just don't feel that "IT" when I read Mr. Ryan's adventure and Fantasy work. I have never tried his Sci-Fi and have been told that is much better, so I will give it a try.
Despite all that, I am totally hooked on the story and am excited to get to the following volume. 😎👍🏼
"...“One of the curses suffered by the intelligent is the power of imagination, for a clever mind will explore the dark possibilities with far more dedication than the bright.”..."
I have a love-hate relationship with this author and I never know how I am going to react to his work, but this one wasn't bad. The ideas, the plot, the imagined characters are great, I just wish the author was a better, more natural storyteller... I can't put my finger on what exactly always falls short, but it is like the eye-test in sports - you can see the talent and ravel in its shine, while in writing it's that "IT" factor, that can make even the most lacking plot enjoyable and memorable. For some reason I just don't feel that "IT" when I read Mr. Ryan's adventure and Fantasy work. I have never tried his Sci-Fi and have been told that is much better, so I will give it a try.
Despite all that, I am totally hooked on the story and am excited to get to the following volume. 😎👍🏼
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Reading Progress
January 24, 2023
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to-read
January 24, 2023
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February 18, 2023
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Started Reading
February 19, 2023
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medieval-mania
February 19, 2023
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advanture
February 19, 2023
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Franziska, right?! I can't even understand what it is about his writing that always lets me down... I honestly feel like his ideas for stories are wonderful and it's horrible to say, but I wish a better storyteller would write them down...
Yes, the ideas and worlds are very interesting, but the way they are told...I was really sad, because I loved Blood Song so much and the rest of the trilogy is just aweful. And waking fire has such an interesting concept, but it's so hard to read and I didn't enjoy it...
I hear you! My feelings exactly! 😊
I'm not sure if I should give the author another try :/