Domingo Martin

Incredible

Revisado: 04-07-24

So sad that this is the last book, so happy with how this book turned out. It’s everything I wanted and more! ***spoilers now*** kinda sad we didn’t get to see Remy get badass vampire wings but I get why not. Also, confused about Malekh seemingly gaining no extra power from the flames, but he was already kinda OP to begin with so it’s not really necessary**end spoilers**

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Haven’t enjoyed sci-fi this much in forever!

Revisado: 11-27-22

Great book, reminded me what sci-fi is supposed to be like. Will be recommending to friends!

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Gets very close to the line

Revisado: 10-02-22

Didn’t love this. Writing a story about MLM romance where every sexual encounter is literally assault or full-on rape is an interesting choice. I didn’t think it was that well written, and I pretty much hated every character. The spicy scenes were comparable to 50 shades— so not great. All-in-all I will not be continuing this series.

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Maximum Ride Meets Firestarter

Revisado: 05-11-22

As others said, the narrator was great except for the weird audio issues.

I liked this book, but it was not great. This was a pretty good story for a young adult novel, it reads like a gender-bent Maximum Ride novel, or a retelling of Stephen King's Firestarter. That said, there are plot holes like craters that disrupt the realism of the story for me, and the characters were rather one-note. By the end, all of the women in the story basically had the same personality. Frankly, the bullies were almost more compelling than some of the protagonists. I think the biggest reason this story irritates me so much is because they could have been fixed by a good beta reader. Here are some questions I would have asked the writer to elaborate on if I were a beta reader:

***MILD SPOILERS***

Why isn't the MC more concerned about being knocked unconscious by the love interest? Or react more violently than he does? Why does he randomly confront the love interest knowing that the other is literally explosive? With no other plans than "I'm gonna wear my mittens lol"? Why does nobody question why the "enemy" is following them around but NOT doing anything about it? Why is the "enemy" so easy to point out in a crowd (so to speak)? Why aren't there surveillance cameras All over the new housing developments after AT LEAST the second burning? Why does the main enemy-to-friend jump immediately to arson to feel good about herself??

**SPOILERS END**

Those are not all of my questions, but I'm not a book critic so I won't list them all, but I feel like with minor changes in the story, all of these questions could have been solved. It comes back to "why is everyone acting like an inexperienced idiot in this book?". I understand that the MCs are teenagers, but none of the adults seem to have a brain either. On top of that, the "magic" system was very strange and occasionally inconsistent, and the author downplayed the physical consequences of burning people during the action scenes (understandable for a YA book).

Now for the positives:

I like that it was a gay romance, and that it had fantasy elements. I like that the main characters usually had a motive for what they did, even if what they did was dumb. I liked the details about the main characters' friendships, and relationships with family. The romance wasn't too bad, if a little rushed. Overall, the book was campy, fun, and not too heavy of a read, which is /exactly/ what I was looking for, and I think makes my purchase worth it twice over.

After a quick google, I see that Brian Zepka is not much older than me. So I will finalize this (unintentionally scathing) review by restating that I actually enjoyed this book, despite its pitfalls. I wouldn't be taking my time to write this if I didn't think this story was worth it (I don't review often). I think that Zepka has made a really good start of his writing career, and I will be following him, and reading what he writes next.

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Wish I could read this again for the first time

Revisado: 04-07-22

Incredible story, loveable characters, and a depth of philosophy that I treasure more than anything in a book. I will be recommending this book series to everyone I meet.

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Better than most other books

Revisado: 04-02-22

LOVED this book, and will be buying it as a gift for all my friends.

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Scourged my ears with that ending

Revisado: 02-10-22

Spoilers are tagged, and a brief Fan-Made Alternate ending is included below (for those of us who need some peace)

I echo others in that this book was certainly the worst in the series, and left me feeling rather bitter. Those elements of comedy and light-heartedness are completely dissolved by the end of the book, following a frankly underwhelming climax.

--SPOILERS--

First of all, Atticus is far from the most guilty person in this book. In this series, didn't Minerva aid the Romans in causing genocide? Didn't Owen literally abuse Atticus as a child? And really quick, google any myth about Zeus. Spoiler alert: not a great guy. So why the author gaslit his main character at the end of an otherwise amazing series, I know not. Honestly, I would have 100% been on board with Atticus losing his arm if it hadn't turned into a massive guilt trip at the end. I'll even entertain you with some fanfiction alternate ending really quick:

FAN MADE ALT-ENDING

After cutting Atticus's arm off, the Olympians retrieve his arm as a prize to Diana and Baccus. Granuaile argues that their debt was already settled and that it was a bullshit ploy by the gods themselves from the beginning. Furthermore, just because Atticus lied to some frost giants doesn't mean he meant to hand Freya over to their sick appetites. (Everyone looks at Zeus, who still has a boner). Brigid and the Tuatha Dé Danann back her up and start fighting. God against God, the matter is settled when Gaia, finding the connection to one of her only (and once, last) warriors weakened, grants him the power to make one last unbinding. Atticus unbinds Freya and Minerva from the earth (as they are not living, but deities) and their godly bodies immediately lose all ability to hold their essences. They both die (as it were) and return to their celestial homes. Atticus warns the other gods that the day is done, and all scores are settled and that with the passing of Ragnarok, the times when gods could meddle in the mortal world were over. He warns them that if they continued hunting, manipulating, and ruining the lives of mortals, he would unbind them permanently from the earth (as he had Freya and Minerva).
Not backing down, the Gods come at him. They bring down lightning and fire on him in an attack that they had not been desperate enough to level at Loki. With the power of the unbound gods having seeped into the earth, Atticus unbinds them all, one by one, until the Tuatha Dé Danann are all that's left. The world is free from the spiteful gods.
Brigid takes him to Tazmania, where Granuaile helps him recover. She still breaks up with him of course but promises to check up on him regularly to help him acclimate to his disability.
Jesus still sends the letter, and Atticus swears to Gaia to never again pick up a sword to hurt another. Everything else in the Final epilogue stands, with the possibility of regrowing his arm.

Now hopefully everyone here can get some peace after the mess of this final book.

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loved it!

Revisado: 11-26-20

I always love Sanderson's books, and this installment of his biggest epic is no exception!

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GREAT dialogue

Revisado: 11-01-19

I loved this book both for the story line, world building, and DIALOGUE. The main character is so compelling and funny-- if you like the Dresden Files, you'll probably like this too. The genre of this book could pretty easily fall into grimdark territory-- it's a book about necromancy-- but the way it's narrated by the main character makes it a lot lighter. I would recommend this book for you if you like: the Gentlemen Bastards Series, the Dresden Files, or Enders Game.

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just kinda disappointing

Revisado: 09-02-19

Liked the series for the most part, but only really because of the plot and world building. Hated ALL of the female characters, which is pretty atypical for me, and thought they were all super self absorbed and honestly made of the same clay (not much variation). didn't like how non-fleshed-out the magic system was, despite it's LEADING ROLL in the events of the story (I suspect this was because fleshing it out would have brought events in previous books into question). I didn't love that almost EVERY CONFLICT regarding the magic was copy-paste the same two action scenes of the main character getting his butt handed to him to same way. I don't love that every chapter had the same scene of

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Verity pulling the main character away from thinking of Molly for the same reason-- this sometimes happened three times a chapter and was honestly repetitive.

(END OF SPOILERS)

the main plot was pretty fun to follow, and the world building was neat, but I couldn't decide if the author was trying to be a Tolkien or a Sanderson-- sometimes a Rothfuss?? The ending itself was acceptable I suppose, but didn't leave me feeling especially satisfied. Again, I generally liked this series as a whole, the long chapters of travel and dialogue was fun to immerse myself into, and learning about the world was an enjoyable experience, but altogether, a merely standard piece of writing.

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