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This was a tough book to review. The plot was pretty simple: There’s a bad monster in a tiny village and 3 youngsters set off to find help. When I say youngsters, I mean between 18-20 year olds, but boy did it feel like they were younger. I’ll get into the characters in a bit, but first ...

The world was nicely laid out for us. The town we start in was rather small and recluse, so the world outside was more mysterious in the beginning, but as we travel, it became apparent that it’s a simple, standard fantasy world. What was different was the magic and creatures that live in it. Those were what kept me reading.

There appears to be a few different types of magic in this book. Some of them are not explored in detail, which helps set us up for some answers in the following books. The magic we get to know intimately was Ean’s ability to tap into the Abyss. His power to summon creatures added some pretty neat monsters to read about. I found that to be the most entertaining part of the book. Then again, I like me some different monsters. It's also a dark force with some nasty repercussions that we come to learn about as the story progresses. Those were just as fascinating.

The traveling and the majority of the book was entirely too descriptive for my taste and had me skimming often. For those who like detail, this will be a great book. I found myself quite bored sometimes with the day-to-day walking, talking, and scenery input. I would have enjoyed it much more if it’d added some character depth, if I felt that perhaps it had a purpose, but I never got that satisfied feeling. What scenes did contain character musings felt redundant. I will mention at this point that this book has gotten some great reviews and has a nice overall rating on Goodreads. Just goes to show how picky of a reader I am.

Now, about those characters ... Well, I guess it comes down to what I’m looking for in a book. The dialog, interaction, and actions of the three main characters felt very immature for their age. I guess when I think of a book set in these times, most often people 18 and older are settling down, doing more on their own, even married. And if that’s not the case, they still talk and act a certain way. Ean, 18 years old, is bullied—like take-your-lunch-money bullied. I always imagine this being reserved for younger children, and the dialog and the way it happened made it feel very middle grade instead of young adult. It set the tone and, to me, made the characters seem way younger than their actual age. And of course there's the all too familiar “I love her but she doesn’t love me and is with that other guy” trope that seems to be in nearly every young adult book I've read. Love triangles set my teeth on edge.

The bullying happened in the first chapter so my interest was already waning. Ean had a tough childhood, and the way he’s treated made me feel a tinge of sympathy for him. After all, I do like a character that’s had a rough beginning. But the way he treats his “closest friend” zaps whatever sympathy I might’ve had. Again, he felt very immature, more toward 12-13 years old. The other two characters were not as developed and also acted younger than their age. Now, it’s been a while since I was in my teenage years, so maybe I’m being harsher than I should, or perhaps remembering things in a brighter light, so bear that in mind while reading this review.

I think this straddles a line between middle grade and young adult. Some say it’s dark fantasy, but I’ve read some dark books, and this didn’t strike me as one. Sure, a few people died, but I didn’t find it overly gory or traumatic. Now, keep in mind, my dark books were very dark and I like my gore very gory.

So, overall, I suggest reading a bunch of reviews before you decide to pick this up. Based on Goodreads and Amazon, tons of people love this book. For me, it was just too ... young.


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Bound to the Abyss eBook James R Vernon Josephine Hao Reviews

This is a very nice introductory book into what is no doubt going to be an epic fantasy series by Mr. Vernon. The heroes who dabble in the dark secrets of the abyss are interesting in their makeup to begin with, and Mr. Vernon sets the stage perfectly with this tome. I had the privilege of reading this book when it was in beta, and I have to say, the polished product is light years further!

For the naysayers who think the character development is lacking, I say give the book another read. I found it to be appropriate behavior from characters that are a bit youthful in their experience and age, and conceivably fickle in their decision making methods.

More on point about the writing, the story has a defined rhythm and feel to it, with very in-depth descriptions and mood-setting scenes that immerse you further and further into the story, and is the essence of what makes fantasy a great genre to both write and read. In conclusion, this is the first book of what will no doubt be a magical series, and readers who might feel that the story ended abruptly must understand that the tale must `pause' somewhere. Given what Mr. Vernon has already accomplished in Bound to the Abyss, I feel that he is wetting our whistles and that the best is yet to come!
Unlike a few reviews, I see the characters as coming from a small secluded village who don't have a lot of knowledge of the world. A combination of two well off spoiled children and the main char. who has no confidence in himself and a burning need to prove himself. As they travel they are making mistakes. If they live, they might even grow up. The three main characters are finding out how little they know of their own world (which the author is releasing in small bits as they travel). A lot of it, is not pleasant. The story has a lot of action and is not slow. I liked it and recommend it.
I really wanted to love this book. There were things about it, like its fairly unique take on magic, that I liked but the story overall wasjust too simplistic. I was repeatedly reminded of how story information is passed along in role playing games in some like a question and answer session between the player and game characters. Also, there were times the author was repetitive. Even in the same paragraph the author would state something and completely say the same thing with only a slight change making it annoyingly redundant. Then there were the times where the editor missed literal sentence repeats. Talk about redundancy. I mostly listened to the audible version using immersion reading and the man reading ng the book actually repeated the same sentence as it was written. I thought this was a glitch until I checked the text and saw two identical sentences. This is not the same as when the characters both said the same thing and the audible version dubbed the readers voice in two character voices on top of each other which ch felt gimmicky to me as the narrator then s says, "they both said at the same time". The story was interesting enough that I will read the second part but unless that part is better than this I won't bother with the anticipated series.
This was a tough book to review. The plot was pretty simple There’s a bad monster in a tiny village and 3 youngsters set off to find help. When I say youngsters, I mean between 18-20 year olds, but boy did it feel like they were younger. I’ll get into the characters in a bit, but first ...

The world was nicely laid out for us. The town we start in was rather small and recluse, so the world outside was more mysterious in the beginning, but as we travel, it became apparent that it’s a simple, standard fantasy world. What was different was the magic and creatures that live in it. Those were what kept me reading.

There appears to be a few different types of magic in this book. Some of them are not explored in detail, which helps set us up for some answers in the following books. The magic we get to know intimately was Ean’s ability to tap into the Abyss. His power to summon creatures added some pretty neat monsters to read about. I found that to be the most entertaining part of the book. Then again, I like me some different monsters. It's also a dark force with some nasty repercussions that we come to learn about as the story progresses. Those were just as fascinating.

The traveling and the majority of the book was entirely too descriptive for my taste and had me skimming often. For those who like detail, this will be a great book. I found myself quite bored sometimes with the day-to-day walking, talking, and scenery input. I would have enjoyed it much more if it’d added some character depth, if I felt that perhaps it had a purpose, but I never got that satisfied feeling. What scenes did contain character musings felt redundant. I will mention at this point that this book has gotten some great reviews and has a nice overall rating on Goodreads. Just goes to show how picky of a reader I am.

Now, about those characters ... Well, I guess it comes down to what I’m looking for in a book. The dialog, interaction, and actions of the three main characters felt very immature for their age. I guess when I think of a book set in these times, most often people 18 and older are settling down, doing more on their own, even married. And if that’s not the case, they still talk and act a certain way. Ean, 18 years old, is bullied—like take-your-lunch-money bullied. I always imagine this being reserved for younger children, and the dialog and the way it happened made it feel very middle grade instead of young adult. It set the tone and, to me, made the characters seem way younger than their actual age. And of course there's the all too familiar “I love her but she doesn’t love me and is with that other guy” trope that seems to be in nearly every young adult book I've read. Love triangles set my teeth on edge.

The bullying happened in the first chapter so my interest was already waning. Ean had a tough childhood, and the way he’s treated made me feel a tinge of sympathy for him. After all, I do like a character that’s had a rough beginning. But the way he treats his “closest friend” zaps whatever sympathy I might’ve had. Again, he felt very immature, more toward 12-13 years old. The other two characters were not as developed and also acted younger than their age. Now, it’s been a while since I was in my teenage years, so maybe I’m being harsher than I should, or perhaps remembering things in a brighter light, so bear that in mind while reading this review.

I think this straddles a line between middle grade and young adult. Some say it’s dark fantasy, but I’ve read some dark books, and this didn’t strike me as one. Sure, a few people died, but I didn’t find it overly gory or traumatic. Now, keep in mind, my dark books were very dark and I like my gore very gory.

So, overall, I suggest reading a bunch of reviews before you decide to pick this up. Based on Goodreads and , tons of people love this book. For me, it was just too ... young.