Item: Into the Darkness
Rating: 2.00
Author: layawaydragon

by A M Rycroft

High in the Black Mountains of Cathell, in a time nearly forgotten, a dying man uttered a curse to guard the place that would become his tomb. The curse has held for a hundred years, but now, a challenger has emerges, threatening the balance that Tynan's curse was meant to protect.

Sell-sword Aeryn Ravane never imagined that the curse-breaker she carries would lead her not only to Tynan's tomb and his legendary sword, but to an ancient evil that even the gods fear. And Theo, a young thief who hoped to use Tynan's sword to free her family, never imagined she would be thrust into the middle of a battle more than a thousand years in the making.

As the hand of darkness sweeps across the land of Cathell, the fate of all rests on the shoulders of a sell-sword who gave up on being a hero long ago and a thief who never believed in heroes to begin with.

This special edition of the original novel includes appendices, histories, and the prequel "The Fall of Tynan Selvantyr" to give you a deeper view into the world of Cathell.

I'm sorry, I tried. Got all the way to last leg of the journey before meeting The Big Bad for their showdown and started skimming.

I wasn't hooked or engaged, it was just killing time without anything better to do and when I had other stuff to do, I didn't pick it back up. I had to make myself go back but I can't do it anymore.

I found it bland and the writing uninspired, like a science report. Which is such a pity because I really liked Aeryn and Theo. Theo was the more engaging perspective throughout. Aeryn is a bit stiff, but won me over.

I think the foundations are there, but it's lacking spark. I hate to be so vague and unhelpful, but it's just a gut feeling. *shrug*

Into the Darkness (Cathell, #1)

by A M Rycroft

Reviewed by layawaydragon on Apr 12, 2017

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