koeur posted: " (The Lot Lands #3) by Jonathan French Publishing Date: 2021 Genre: Fantasy Rating: 3.2 Review: Long wait but worth it. Really no downers to speak of in this possible conclusion to the Free Bastards series. There is some gore but no too "
Really no downers to speak of in this possible conclusion to the Free Bastards series. There is some gore but no too much. Sex is not dwelled upon but made use of as a cultural process. Ribald banter, jokes, insults and innuendo round out the sexual interplay. The magic/abilities are not over the top and more importantly, wholly believable.
I enjoyed the writing, characterization and story line so why am I not overly excited? This was middle of the road entertainment. No chances were taken in terms of the plot, with the story line "To-ing and Fro-ing" around the countryside. Muro really did not enjoin compassion in the reader by default of his infirmity nor did it help Oats purvey his depth of emotion. Their relationship skittered on the surface of true bonding. A little kid screaming OADS!! does not endearment make. Annoying comes to mind.
There was a big issue with the descriptive/spatial geography of Hispartha the Lots etc. For example, when the Bastards travel up the river to fight the big battle, they beach, unload and raid the Castile to the East and North (South Castile wall). Later Oats and crew decide to retreat, get the boat and come around to the bridge fronting the Castile wall North. Here it gets confusing. Why at this point do they have to swim the river to get to the North Castile wall? Much ado is made of them leaping great spans or drowning in the process but if they truly did swim then they beached on the west bank and made an unnecessary foray.
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