I tired of the book within the first fifty pages. I know some books start a bit slow and take a bit of time to get into, but this novel didn't come across in such a fashion, seeing as it had quite a bit of movement. I tried to puzzle through what was bothering me as I kept reading, when finally near the end of the book I realized. Such a lack of character development, I have never before seen in literature. My biggest problem involving character development (or lack of it) was when Darren died. I got the feeling that it was supposed to be a huge emotional blow to the readers, yet all I could think about was the fact that I barely knew any of the characters. From what I saw, this book had good potential, but somehow the author managed to butcher this with unsubtle predictability and no fluidity between scenes. Overall, it was one of the most horrendous books that I have ever laid eyes on. I would not wish this book on a dead dog. I have been meaning to read this series for some time now and was lucky enough to stumble across the first book in a charity shop recently which gave me the opportunity to do so. I really enjoyed it. I see there are some very mixed reviews, but personally, I got what I wanted out of it, a good fantasy story. It isn't the most complex book I've read but that didn't detract from it for me. it was a nice change from what I've been reading lately and I immediately bought the second and third books.
What do You think about Bajo La Hiedra (2011)?
eindelijk weer eens een eerste deel dat maakt dat je morgen naar de boekwinkel wil voor deel twee.
—mimimk
Really enjoyable, looking forward to further installments.
—HaydenBlack
not bad but predictable with shallow characters.
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