Overall Rating and Opinion of Nightlord
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Overall Rating and Opinion of Nightlord
What is you overall opinion of Nightlord: Sunset? What do you like most about it? What do you like least? Will you recommend the book to other people? Why or why not? Please remember to add your actual rating using the the book's page on Bookshelves.
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I actually just finished this book, and I wasn't one that loved it, so I'm curious to see what others think!
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Wow, that's awesome! Yeah, I think I might be the odd one out here. I've seen other people's reviews (outside of here) who had similar feelings as me, but there are many who did enjoy this one. I'm glad that you were one of them!Janetleighgreen wrote:I loved this book! It was my vote for best book of 2016! I thought, that even though it's a long read; Eric is a lovable sort, and I thoroughly enjoyed tagging along on his journey. I rate this one 4/4!
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I have all 3 books. Cliffhangers don't bother me; they just make me excited for future books, unless there are no other books. ?Jennifer Allsbrook wrote:I just finished the book and I too loved it. I enjoyed the magical powers, the demigods, and the mythology. I also enjoyed the many interesting characters that we were introduced to throughout Eric/Halar's travels. I must admit I was disappointed with the ending. I hate cliff hangers! I much prefer a stand alone book even if the book is part of a series. I will have to read the other books. This ending provides absolutely no closer or sense of what will happen in the future. I suppose that is the mark of a good author. I want to know if Tamara has her babies. I want to know if Halar recovers and what the future of the world will be. So many questions!! I rate the book 4 out of 4 stars! Damn Whited for hooking me!
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Personally, 'Nightlord: Sunset' reminds me a lot of the particular plot device from Japanese light novels in which a protagonist from the 21st century gets reincarnated/summoned into a fantasy world as a super-powered being. Said being is then either feared, revered, or put on some villain's to-kill list. I'm not saying it's a bad thing - I happen to like reading stuff like this. That said, YMMV. There are some minor typos in the e-book I purchased, but fortunately, it doesn't have too much of an impact on the overall reading experience.
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There's also several parts where the narrative gets bogged down with detail, and too much telling where there could have been showing. I felt like I was reading the second-last draft of a good novel - it needed one more editing run-through to pare down unneeded details, adjectives, and adverbs.
If I rated it against other independent novels, I'd give it a very high rating. It is well-written and interesting, and it has a great cover to boot (which, sadly, is a lot more than I can say for most independent books). It has a fair number of shortcomings, so I had to rate it 3/4 - but as a debut and the beginning of a series, I think it's pretty good.
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I surprised myself and enjoyed it. I don't think of vampires (or any stories in the fantasy realm) as being in my typical realm of likable genres but I'm trying to be more open minded and am expanding my horizons by at least trying new things. Book of the month helps with that attempt. I rate this story 3 out of 4 stars. I found myself continuously second guessing what was going to happen next. I was often surprised at the creativity of the author. At times, though, I found some of the "fight" scenes drawn out. Especially the last scenes, with the battle at the "edge of the world". It was just too long. I am likely to recommend the book to others, as I do think the story-line keeps the reader engaged and wondering about the realms of magic and wizardry. I'm almost at the point where I think anything is possible!hsimone wrote:This is a discussion topic for the December 2016 Book of the Month, Nightlord: Sunset.
What is you overall opinion of Nightlord: Sunset? What do you like most about it? What do you like least? Will you recommend the book to other people? Why or why not? Please remember to add your actual rating using the the book's page on Bookshelves.
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