Title: The God King
Series: Heirs of the Fallen (#1)
Author: James A. West
Genre: Fantasy
Format: Kindle ebook
You can pick up the book for free (at the moment of writing) here.
Heroes are not born, they are forged in the fires of apocalypse…
Steeped in tragedy and hardship, mercenary Kian Valera wants nothing more than to hang up his sword. But he cannot go home yet. Against his better judgement, he agrees to take a spoiled prince into the Qaharadin Marshes, a treacherous place all sane men avoid. After arriving at a deserted temple, the prince vanishes within. When a column of blue fire erupts from the temple and pierces the heavens, Kian rushes to help. What he finds emerging from the temple is not the prince, but a horror unleashed from the Thousand Hells. Now Kian must draw upon all of his strength, courage, and skill to survive—because if he dies, the world dies with him.
I’m not sure what to think about this book. It was a nice, rather quick read but there were elements that annoyed me. The biggest of those is the love in it. To avoid spoilers I will not say too much about it, but for me it happened too quickly. While it wasn’t exactly instant love or love at first sight, it was still too close to it. I like to see people fall in love slowly.
Sometimes the book feels rushed. There are no subplots or whatsoever and because of this, the book lacked depth. The main character, Kian, sparked my interested from the beginning but for some reason, I lost my interest in him as the book progressed. I had the feeling there was no evolution and his motivation to do what he is going to do, is also a bit shallow. His companions, however, were great characters. I loved their quirks and how they supported Kian. I’d like to hang out with them!
The reason why I finished this book is because I enjoyed the writing and the plot was very interesting though I saw more potential in it. West’s writing style is fluent and he managed to make every scene interesting. I’m not sure if I will continue this series because I still have so many to read and the remainder of the series won’t be high on my list. If you want a quick, engaging fantasy read, I encourage you to pick it up but if you’re going to enjoy it depends on what you like and how critical you are.
Carry Writes 