The Ouroboros Cycle, Book 1: A Monster's Coming Of Age Story (2013) - Plot & Excerpts
My experience with this book was a curious mix of "Can't put it down" and "There are so many problems with the structure here."Pros? A solid narrative voice; complex ancient politics; and a fresh take on vampires when it seems all iterations of them have been done to death.Cons? Falksen's apparent fear of putting his protagonist through any real, lasting pain; no sense of a narrative arc; and, despite Falksen's demonstrations of feminism on his social media pages, a protagonist who has a serious case of "not like the other girls".I still would like to read the next book in the series, because now that I've read this protagonist's origin story, my hope is that Falksen can afford to give her plots and things. I'd especially like to see her experience real pain and peril. WTF? People seriously LIKED this book? It was SO STUPID! Kind of like Jane Austen meets weird werewolves, vampires and ghosts, but not nearly as well done as Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. The plot was so predictable, the characters laughable, and the writing so insipid that I couldn't believe it! Enough said. Other than the fact that I can't possibly imagine anyone taking a vampire with the name Babette seriously. Can I give negative stars??? ugh.
What do You think about The Ouroboros Cycle, Book 1: A Monster's Coming Of Age Story (2013)?
Not bad. Moved a little slowly but I would read Book Two if there is one.
—nikesh
Fun read! Looking forward to the next installment.
—mberg48
