C. Scott Kippen's Reviews > California Bones
California Bones (Daniel Blackland, #1)
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This book is full of interesting world-building ideas that are half to /14 baked. I flew through it, but it wasn't that good. The magic system presented in the book is the star, but the book doesn't really explore it in depth, and considering it is the main McGuffin this book, it is quite disappointing. The alternate world that the characters also inhabit is interesting, but that world is only hinted at in this book (maybe its covered more in the next).
This is a heist story that goes pretty much as expected. The heist is planned, executed, and, of course, something goes wrong. The main character never really grows, the side characters could be interesting, but the author spends very little time with them.
In the end, it reads like YA book, but is marketed as an adult novel. The author has written YA before and he hasn't really crossed the line yet. The world was interesting enough I do wish to learn more, but the book was so mediocre I don't want to read more.
This is a heist story that goes pretty much as expected. The heist is planned, executed, and, of course, something goes wrong. The main character never really grows, the side characters could be interesting, but the author spends very little time with them.
In the end, it reads like YA book, but is marketed as an adult novel. The author has written YA before and he hasn't really crossed the line yet. The world was interesting enough I do wish to learn more, but the book was so mediocre I don't want to read more.
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Reading Progress
January 30, 2020
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Started Reading
January 30, 2020
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February 1, 2020
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fantasy
February 1, 2020
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alternate-history
February 1, 2020
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2020
February 1, 2020
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Finished Reading