08-05-2025, 03:10 PM
Five Broken Blades by Mai Corland
This is the first in the series of a Korean themed fantasy adventure. I'm pretty sure this will be the last book I read in the series. It's not very good. The book is told from the viewpoint of six different characters and with the exception of one, they all talk pretty much the same. I did like the character of the bodyguard, Royo, but everyone else was just tiresome. There was a large romance element to the novel which added to the tiresome issue. Everyone was in love with their partner but for whatever reason, they couldn't act on that love. Blah Blah blah.
And they all used modern vernacular which was off putting. I didn't really need people in a semi-medieval setting saying "Awesome"
Big no bueno.
This is the first in the series of a Korean themed fantasy adventure. I'm pretty sure this will be the last book I read in the series. It's not very good. The book is told from the viewpoint of six different characters and with the exception of one, they all talk pretty much the same. I did like the character of the bodyguard, Royo, but everyone else was just tiresome. There was a large romance element to the novel which added to the tiresome issue. Everyone was in love with their partner but for whatever reason, they couldn't act on that love. Blah Blah blah.
And they all used modern vernacular which was off putting. I didn't really need people in a semi-medieval setting saying "Awesome"
Big no bueno.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm