Um..what?

I clicked the link on fb and gave it a shot cuz it mentioned heroics and other buzzwords that I fell for. It has almost no heroism and all the characters are pretty much garbage people. I also thought the church being behind everything was kind of heavy handed and an easy target for the audience to get behind as an evil empire. The story was very short, didnt reveal anything as far as what it's really about and didnt engage my interest. I'll admit the pacing was good and the flash backs were a good way to get into it while slowly revealing the background of the characters. But I wasnt rooting for anyone, their power sets made no sense and there were no heroics to speak of except from a background character who seemed entered as an afterthought. The price was good and will probably convince me to read the next one. Not because of the story but because the first book left too many open questions that my mind needs answered. If that was the plan of the writer then I guess he accomplished it.

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