Witty and Sarcastic Bookclub
Written on Mar 8, 2021
This book was so much fun! A rollicking adventure full of humor and heart, I had a blast reading the adventures (or misadventures?) of Jari and co. Loners follows a band of bounty hunters who have the audacity to want to retire. After all, they’ve been at the job for a while: over one hundred years, in fact. Jari and his violent band are given the opportunity to lay down arms and just relax- if they can track down and kill the evilest of evil dwarfs. Of course, they’ll need to survive in order to retire. Therein lies the rub.
There are a few characters that make Loners the highly enjoyable event that it is. There’s Jari, of course, the leader of the ragtag crew. Then there’s Toli Hookhand, another dwarf and the element of humor. And Bertha, a minotaur with some battle scars and a past that she really doesn’t like to talk about. While all of the characters added to the story, Bertha was my favorite. Her gruff exterior, and the way she interacted with everyone else, endeared me to her from the get-go.
It bears mentioning that this is one of two books I can think of that feature dwarfs in main character roles. I have a soft spot for fantasy dwarfs, so this made me extremely happy. They weren’t your usual fantasy dwarfs, however. The authors put their own unique spin on things and added a level of creativity that was a ton of fun to read.
The book was well written and fast moving. There wasn’t a ton of setup-but it wasn’t needed. Everything made perfect sense and things were explained as the story progressed. Loners is high on action, but also has an interesting plot and great characters. Basically, it’s the whole package. I recommend Loners to fans of rpgs, in particular, as it has that Dungeons and Dragons feel to it.
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