Dale Lucas
Författare till First Watch
Serier
Verk av Dale Lucas
Right Behind You 1 exemplar
Associerade verk
Taggad
Allmänna fakta
- Kön
- male
- Bostadsorter
- Orlando, Florida, USA
Medlemmar
Recensioner
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Statistik
- Verk
- 11
- Även av
- 3
- Medlemmar
- 206
- Popularitet
- #107,332
- Betyg
- 3.7
- Recensioner
- 10
- ISBN
- 26
- Språk
- 1
As for the characters, they are typical. Rem is fully accepted from newcomer to full member of the watch within three days. There is a message (Slavery is Bad) but the author doesn't do enough with it, especially since he fell on the trope of south = black people = slavery, and than dropped it for a kidnapping ring that takes pretty young people. The biggest issue is that the author falls on very standard tropes, even the different races (eg Elves, Dwarves, etc) are exactly what is expected.
But- it has potential. I won't be reading the next book in the series unless I come across it, and I am wanting something in this genre, but if the author can get out of generic and turn his city into something his own, it will be a fantastic series - fun, but with an undercurrent of darkness.
And, while the story is generic, it does fill a spot of easy afternoon read that doesn't require thinking, but is just unpredictable enough to hold attention.… (mer)