Captured Me From The Very Beginning
5 out of 5 stars
On of the first things I noticed about Heart of a Dragon was its length. I’m a fan of fantasy but I’m not a fan of the epic 600-800 page epic fantasy novels though I honestly haven’t given one try in a long time. But, reading the description of Wilson’s work had me skeptical that he was going to be able to pull off the things written in the synopsis. Well, I love to be proven wrong because boy was I. Wilson packed everything he wrote about and, a lot more into this novel. He was able to write detailed descriptions of people, places, and things without going overboard. His writing specifically around the mage was top notch – making me feel like I knew him as a person and not just a character in a book.
Having not known anything about Wilson, DeChance, or really anything related to this story other than reading the synopsis – I thought that it was written in such a way that makes it a stand-alone novel. I don’t know if that was his plan – but being a complete newbie to this series and author – I felt like I was at an understanding with Wilson almost immediately. That’s not easy to do, especially in the fantasy genre, so kudos!
The overall vibe of this book is reminiscent of some of the books I’ve read by C.T. Phipps (I know this was written before those stories were, but the vibe was similar). Not in the completely over the top and funny ways, but this book, even in the first few minutes had me laughing. Wilson’s descriptors had me smiling throughout and the character building and overall fantasy world-building was also top notch.
This is the first (and hopefully not the last) novel by Wilson that I’ve read. I honestly liked everything about this book – I can’t really find anything to complain about so I’m not going to dig. It was action-packed and a definite page-turner.
Corey Snow’s narration was also top notch. I had absolutely no issues and thought that he allowed the story to fly off of the pages and into my ears. He gave each character a fair shake without being overly-dramatic.
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