Cav's Place

I must start by saying that the author sure liked to show off his vocabulary and penchant for flowery descriptions. Worse, this bled into the characters, the result being even more jarring because this style is also used to depict the thoughts or speech of those highly unlikely to even know a fair number of […]

A couple of months ago, somebody who admitted to having “always taken a rather condescending attitude toward fantasy literature, with the exception of Tolkien” asked for recommendations on the MobyGames forums, wondering whether anything else “that would have at least some literary aspirations, even if it ultimately lapses into mere pretensions” may be worth trying […]

I must say there were moments while reading this book when I had to take short breaks because I was too excited or too busy mentally praising this or that scene or line to still be able to focus properly. The action is decent, but the calmer moments are even better, offering the great characters […]

The author seems to have become rather weary of the series after five books, but this does at least mark a welcome improvement over the sixth. The length and the issues noticed may have made me go with three stars, but I’ll stick to four because the dragons and the main human characters are still […]

Full disclosure: I received this book through a Goodreads giveaway. This has in no way influenced the opinions expressed in this review. I became interested in Heiress of Healing hoping it was the start of an epic fantasy series and began reading it fearing it may in fact be merely paranormal romance disguised under a […]