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A review by neilsef
Dragon Forged by Dan Michaelson, D.K. Holmberg
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This started very well and I was looking forward to an engaging, interesting, fast-paced story, which to be fair, for the most part, it was.
The concept of gaining powers incrementally as you consume Firewater, which is water imbued with Dragon essence, and as such is a very rare substance, is fascinating, especially as the scope and range of those powers are revealed as the story progresses.
I liked the characters, especially Rob and his Grandmother, who are the most fleshed out. The plot is on the whole it is straightforward to follow, and even the limited world-building gives you a good sense of the environment where the story takes place.
However, it does have some serious problems in consistency and continuity, as well as a fair number of grammatical errors, and its over-reliance on several phrases, which are repeated every time certain actions are taken. The result is a story that gets quite irritating at times and baffling at others, which is a shame as there is a decent, interesting story underlying it all that has the potential to be highly enjoyable.
If the next book in the series came up in the Kindle monthly deals for 99 pence, then I would buy it and hope most of the issues listed above have been resolved, otherwise, I don't see myself reading any further in this series.
The concept of gaining powers incrementally as you consume Firewater, which is water imbued with Dragon essence, and as such is a very rare substance, is fascinating, especially as the scope and range of those powers are revealed as the story progresses.
I liked the characters, especially Rob and his Grandmother, who are the most fleshed out. The plot is on the whole it is straightforward to follow, and even the limited world-building gives you a good sense of the environment where the story takes place.
However, it does have some serious problems in consistency and continuity, as well as a fair number of grammatical errors, and its over-reliance on several phrases, which are repeated every time certain actions are taken. The result is a story that gets quite irritating at times and baffling at others, which is a shame as there is a decent, interesting story underlying it all that has the potential to be highly enjoyable.
If the next book in the series came up in the Kindle monthly deals for 99 pence, then I would buy it and hope most of the issues listed above have been resolved, otherwise, I don't see myself reading any further in this series.