I really enjoyed this and read it very quickly. With a few different magical systems through the story and a gripping plot throughout I couldn't put this down. I found it a very interesting take on dyslexia (or cacography as it is called), and highlights the difficulties in coming to terms with s...
2.5 stars Clever, fairly original and engaging. A pleasant read.
Uprooted redwoods lay all around. One had crushed a cabin. A kobold head and severed torso protruded from the wreckage. Something massive had torn deep gashes into the dirt. All through this scene twisted tendrils of blindness. Francesca yelled to Cyrus but could not hear her own voice. For a mom...
Or he listened to a spider whisper in his ear. Or he straddled the muscular, musky back of an elephant marching rhythmically around the Floating Palace. Or, and more likely, he did none of these things. Trickster deities always gave Nicodemus a headache. “Divine Trimuril,” Nicodemus said, hiding ...