Review of Mystical Force
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Review of Mystical Force
Mystical Force by Craig Weidhuner is a fantasy book about a group of people who have a great prophecy to fulfill. Shi-ria is a Taman Knight on Planet Thalia, a planet that is far from Earth. She is guarding Taman Knights' historic artifacts against Dead-Eye’s theft when Zolida summons her to Earth without her consent, bringing Dead-Eye in the process. Without explaining why, Zolida instructs Shi-ria to find Mystic, Tokijin, and Valerie Rose.
While Zolida believes that Shi-ria must fulfill an important destiny on Earth, Knightwalker believes the opposite and battles Zolida to make sure Shi-ria goes back to Planet Thalia. Shi-ria soon discovers how greedy and problematic some humans can be. How will Mystic, Tokijin, and Valerie Rose help Shi-ria? What destiny must they fulfill? Why is Knightwalker so opposed to Shi-ria being on Earth?
This book is the first in a series, but it has no real plot. Almost every new chapter introduced a new character, which did not allow for the proper development of previously mentioned characters. The book began with Zolida summoning the “one who was not of this world.” We soon discover that this supernatural being is Shi-ria. I expected Shi-ria to have a mission, but till the end of the book, I could not tell why she came to Earth. At some point in the book, it seemed that the author began a new storyline. Valerie Rose’s adventure was so irrelevant to the original storyline that I wondered why the author included it. The author left many loose ends. He never addressed what happened to Dead-Eye and left the cliffhanger poorly done.
Things moved too quickly, and it seemed like the author wrote whatever came to mind. At some point in the battle between Zolida and Knightwalker, it seemed like Knightwalker had the upper hand because she created an illusion. But it turned out that Zolida had created an even grander illusion. I found that battle unbelievable but decided to give it the benefit of the doubt. But I got astounded by how easy things were for many characters. In any fight Shi-ria got into, she got out of almost every tight spot “using her Taman powers.” The author gave her Taman powers a new dimension at every turn and did the same thing for other characters with magical powers. Additionally, the author's repetitive writing style was off-putting.
I started out enjoying this book because the author’s descriptions were vivid. The battle between Zolida and Knightwalker was riveting, and Shi-ria seemed like a protagonist I could like. But with no clear storyline, no real challenge for the characters, several loose ends, and a subpar writing style, I can only rate Mystical Force 2 out of 4 stars. I did not rate the book lower because I hardly found any errors, and I believe it has the potential to be a good fantasy book if the author reviews it and builds on the original storyline. Young adults who enjoy fantasy books may enjoy a revised copy of this book.
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