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Soulsmith (Cradle, #2)
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My rating is 3.5-stars for this one.
There is definitely an oriental flavour to this series. I have read that this is intended as a Lit-Rpg which is light on the statistics. I don't really think of it that way but that's just me.
The author has some great ideas and all those fans of Mr Sanderson out there will likely love Will Wight's magic system.
So why the relatively low rating? It was better than the first book but I still didn't find myself rooting for Lindon. I am more of a Yerin fan, though that might be to do with my tendency towards fighters and sword-path type characters.
I will be going straight on to read book 3 in the series to see if things continue to improve.
Thanks for reading.
There is definitely an oriental flavour to this series. I have read that this is intended as a Lit-Rpg which is light on the statistics. I don't really think of it that way but that's just me.
The author has some great ideas and all those fans of Mr Sanderson out there will likely love Will Wight's magic system.
So why the relatively low rating? It was better than the first book but I still didn't find myself rooting for Lindon. I am more of a Yerin fan, though that might be to do with my tendency towards fighters and sword-path type characters.
I will be going straight on to read book 3 in the series to see if things continue to improve.
Thanks for reading.
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Reading Progress
May 28, 2021
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May 28, 2021
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July 4, 2021
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Started Reading
July 5, 2021
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35.0%
"Certainly more happening in this book than in the first, though I'm still not all that taken in by Lindon's character."
July 9, 2021
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60.0%
July 11, 2021
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85.0%
July 14, 2021
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Finished Reading
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Jul 14, 2021 02:44AM
Great review, Michael! I hope book 3 is a winner!
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Hope the series improves for you, Michael. 3.5 is pretty good by my scale. I bought 6 or 7 of these when they were on mega sale so will have to give them a chance. I'll keep an eye out for your future reviews. 👍
Book 3 is where the series took off for me, so hope you will enjoy!
Michael wrote: "Great review, Michael! I hope book 3 is a winner!"Thank you, Michael!
Jonathan wrote: "Hope the series improves for you, Michael. 3.5 is pretty good by my scale. I bought 6 or 7 of these when they were on mega sale so will have to give them a chance. I'll keep an eye out for your fut..."Thank you, Jonathan. There's nothing wrong with the writing or the ideas, it's just taken him two books to get the scene set and the story moving. It's sort of Crouching Tiger, Hero, and The Last Airbender all rolled into one.
A.R wrote: "Book 3 is where the series took off for me, so hope you will enjoy!"Thank you, I think things should get a bit more interesting now that he's set the scene.
The third book is where this series starts to pick up more, I think. You get a much better idea of the world and the factions. I don't think Lindon ever really improves much, though, which I believe I mentioned already haha! But the series has other great things going for it.
Kyle wrote: "The third book is where this series starts to pick up more, I think. You get a much better idea of the world and the factions. I don't think Lindon ever really improves much, though, which I believ..."Thanks Kyle! I think there's enough going on to keep my interest. As long as he doesn't get too descriptive I'll be happy to continue reading the series.
