In
the land of Caladom the gods are a very real and cruel presence; bringing
destruction to any that dare to break their law. For generations the people
have served the demands and whims of divine authority without question, under
the constant yoke of fear.
A young girl runs from slavery. An act, deemed to be a crime, leads to the destruction of a village. It seems that once again the gods will require appeasement. For good or ill, there are those who stand firm and only the balance of power can shift; as desire for revenge sends ripples throughout the land. Book Description
Into Darkness is my first ever hard to write book
review.
First of all this book is start of a set or series. How many I am not sure I did not realize this when I started, but I would warn you that I felt disappointed and slightly cross at the end of this book.
OK. So lets get the
unhappy vibe out the way first, then onto the better bits.
I felt this book ended
unloved, with no passion or caring for those writing or reading.
I do get that
it is part of a set (whether available or not). I collect and read
many, many books that are part of a set or part of a series, often
awaiting the next installment with itching fingers and baited breath. What I
did not like about Into Darkness is the way it concludes. I
feel like someone has taken great care in writing the story line, plot and
building the characters up.
Then someone has come
along and said "This needs to be broken into more than
one book". So they have, literally. They got to a chapter and said
"We'll end book one here." And that's it! No understanding end to
anything. No cliff hanger or lead to the next book, just an abrupt, no sense, non-answering, confusing
end to book one!
Disappointed and
slightly cross. To the point I do not want to read another one.
HOWEVER! Marcus Black IS a
good writer, he has an amazing sense of imagination and has taken great care to
introduce the characters, their own story lines and then blended them
together to enable you to easily create them in your own imagination. The
story line of Into Darkness must have been a labour of love
for Marcus as from the very start I could see the world of
Caradom and the lives of those who live in it.
Marcus artfully introduces and then connects
each character together until you are left with the miss matched team of
unlikely friends. Laurethia, Malath, Artherion, and Davish who are about
to embark on a life changing mission for all of those who live there. Who
will survive? What events will change them? What and who will they
meet on the way? And What IS a Vargh!? To find out you must read Into
Darkness and discover for yourself with your own imagination.
This book will attract
those whom love magic, dragons and ole world beliefs, with elves and dwarfs
mixed in you will not be disappointed. It has the potential to be an amazing
series, just needs a little work to blend the ends and the start of next installment
together a little smoother. I really did enjoy reading this book, but due
to the way it ends i felt angry at the lack of love towards the story,
characters and readers the ending showed.
As for how the
staring goes, this scores a low 1 star from me due to the way Into
Darkness ends and for that reason only. So as it is for THAT
reason my ACTUAL scoring for this book is 3
and half stars. Marcus
Black has the potential to have a 5 Star series if the editing can be softened.
Reviewed by Midnight Star
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