Geoffrey Griffith

Sort of like a Christian Kingdom Hearts

Revisado: 03-17-24 El oyente recibió este título gratis

I remember when I was a kid and I was playing Kingdom Hearts for the first time. I was in Merlin's Burrow and I entered the Winnie The Pooh storybook for the first time. And it was too corny. And I had the choice: I could either embrace the corniness or I could stop playing. So I went ahead and embraced the corniness and had an enjoyable experience after that.

I remembered this experience by the third chapter or so of this book. The Christian Mythos is a firm aspect of this book, and the characters have some conversations that don't usually make it into the storybooks. Conversations that might be considered awkward. Just embrace it, and you may enjoy it.

The book is interwoven between coming of age chapters and action adventure chapters. I enjoyed the action adventure chapters well enough, but I didn't care for the coming of age chapters. Didn't care to the point of not finishing the book.

Otherwise, decent. Roland could have had more varied and creative lines. If you are looking for a heavily Christian coming of age / action-adventure story this might be the book for you.

*I received a free copy of this book in exchange for this review.*

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Couldn't put it down

Revisado: 08-26-23

I read this in one afternoon. I was gripped by Lola's situation by the first chapter, and I reread a few chapters, and still finished it before going to bed.

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Thank you, Drew. Now please write the next one.

Revisado: 08-15-22

Assuming you have read this far into the series you know what to expect, although Drew does a great job of weaving in a recap as you need to know details from the other books.

This book explores deeper the family trees of several characters, and it is interesting to consider if that makes a certain pair of characters brothers.

If I am at all disappointed, it was when Drew crushed all my hopes for romance. Kill a character, and there can be workarounds, but if you say it isn't going to happen directly to the fourth wall, I suppose I'll eventually get the picture.

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Almost Perfect Portrayal of the Passion

Revisado: 04-15-22

Would have been perfect without the occasional asides about why Orthodoxy is the best, or why Substatutionary Atonement is wrong.

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A Top Fantasy Satire with a Bit of a Slow Start

Revisado: 02-19-18

Would you consider the audio edition of Orconomics: A Satire to be better than the print version?

I was initially drawn to this title for Kindle by its descriptive. After all the novels I had read recently a satire was just what the doctor ordered. I wanted something that did not take itself too seriously and the image of Orcish Abe on the fiver flambe held promise. I was greeted into the world by a fanciful classic, a hero saving a maiden from a dark wizard of evil, with just the right dash of humor mixed in that I knew I had chosen wisely.

But then I started reading the first chapter and my interest waned. I didn't really click with Gorm or Gleebek at first. And while this meeting is actually fairly humorous the reader isn't clued into the joke until halfway through the book.

So I set this book aside. I would see it sitting in my library taunting me. I knew that if I could just power through a bit I could unlock its hidden treasures.

That is why I was overjoyed when Audible released an audio book version. Doug Tisdale carried me effortlessly through the chapter and a half I couldn't get past on my own.

In addition to this personal testimonial there is one other feature the audio book that stands over and above the Kindle version I initially purchased. In Chapter 14 Gleebek speaks in the dark tongue and we are provided with a translation. In the audio version of this scene the original dark speech is included in the background and I thought that was a nice touch.

Who was your favorite character and why?

It takes him awhile to get going, but once Gorm realizes he can make the near suicidal adventure plan work I really started to connect with him.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Near the end of the book there is a moment between Gorm and Gleebek the touched me. A little spoilerific, but I will say it in the scene when the beads move. Also a little after with Gorm and Niln when they find the symbol of Fulgen, the Silent God.

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A Top Fantasy Satire with a Bit of a Slow Start

Revisado: 02-19-18

Would you consider the audio edition of Orconomics: A Satire to be better than the print version?

I was initially drawn to this title for Kindle by its descriptive. After all the novels I had read recently a satire was just what the doctor ordered. I wanted something that did not take itself too seriously and the image of Orcish Abe on the fiver flambe held promise. I was greeted into the world by a fanciful classic, a hero saving a maiden from a dark wizard of evil, with just the right dash of humor mixed in that I knew I had chosen wisely.

But then I started reading the first chapter and my interest waned. I didn't really click with Gorm or Gleebek at first. And while this meeting is actually fairly humorous the reader isn't clued into the joke until halfway through the book.

So I set this book aside. I would see it sitting in my library taunting me. I knew that if I could just power through a bit I could unlock its hidden treasures.

That is why I was overjoyed when Audible released an audio book version. Doug Tisdale carried me effortlessly through the chapter and a half I couldn't get past on my own.

In addition to this personal testimonial there is one other feature the audio book that stands over and above the Kindle version I initially purchased. In Chapter 14 Gleebek speaks in the dark tongue and we are provided with a translation. In the audio version of this scene the original dark speech is included in the background and I thought that was a nice touch.

Who was your favorite character and why?

It takes him awhile to get going, but once Gorm realizes he can make the near suicidal adventure plan work I really started to connect with him.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Near the end of the book there is a moment between Gorm and Gleebek the touched me. A little spoilerific, but I will say it in the scene when the beads move. Also a little after with Gorm and Niln when they find the symbol of Fulgen, the Silent God.

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