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Anthony’s own thoughts on books they have read. These are reader-written book reviews, separate from Risingshadow’s editorial reviews.

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Sworn to the Night

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Sworn to the Night

Craig Schaefer

10/10Written Aug 24, 2018

I was really surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. I love Schaefer's Daniel Faust series but am not so keen on the Harmony Black books so I was prepared for the possibility that it wasn't going to grab me.


What I wasn't prepared for was that I literally didn't want to put the book down, so I stayed up all through the night and read the book in one go. The main protagonists (no spoilers) moved me, I even ended up caring for quite a few of the minor characters.

This book does fit into the Daniel Faust and Harmony Black plots but you can read it quite independently, I think. On the other hand, why do that when you could have hours of good reading ahead of you?


So, if you like dark urban adult fantasy get this book. If you like Schaefer's other books then get this book and be ready to not put it down until you have finished.

The Last Sun

BOOK REVIEW

The Last Sun

K. D. Edwards

10/10Written Aug 22, 2018
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This book is incredibly readable.

The characters are well developed and the banter is witty.

My only criticism is the resolution of what takes place in this book, a large part of it takes place 'off stage' and the outcomes are simply reported.

Given how much fun this book is to read, and it is the author's first, my criticism is tiny.

I am so looking forward to the next book in the sequence.