This is my thought exactly. I have only read (many) reviews of this novel but that is what comes through the most for me and makes me lose interest in ever actually reading this series.
If you could change one thing about the book?
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I don't mind the profanity as much as I do some of the slang. It sounds too modern for a medieval setting.Nickolas Farmakis wrote: ↑17 Oct 2020, 00:53 Also, I would remove some of the profane words in the text, which distract the reader from the main story.
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I agree. While Galen being naïve to the customs of Voulhire is understandable, he has survived life in a war-torn country, which makes his complacency and some of his naivety unrealistic.[jade] wrote: ↑17 Oct 2020, 11:31 I would have liked for Galen to have either played a larger role in the book, or have been more of a developed character. Since the story is set up for him to be the main protagonist, it seems slightly undeserving for him to play such a large role, yet do almost nothing and mostly exist to be easily manipulated by others. While he is a naïve immigrant, which is understandable, it is highly unlikely that he is completely complacent to do whatever his companions wish to do.
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Couldn't agree more about that, but I still think that there are a lot of things we don't know about Galen. I don't why, but I find it very hard to believe that someone who has lived all their life in the land of the princes, aka hell on earth, is as innocent and ignorant about the world as he is. War changes things inside you, now either Galan is hiding that kind of pain or the author had something else in mind for him.Krista Ash wrote: ↑03 Oct 2020, 20:12 Galen appears to be the main character of the series, so if I were allowed to change something, I would give a bit more attention on Galen and his character development. He's too perfect as is. He's generous and grateful to everyone. I wish he was a more interesting character. Other characters are a bit better: Rowan has some spunk, Meldorath is a good guy gone bad... I just find pretty much every other character more interesting than Galen.
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