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File Size: 6399 KB
Print Length: 330 pages
Publisher: Oftomes Publishing; 1 edition (December 5, 2017)
Publication Date: December 5, 2017
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B075R773K9
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Going into this book I was a little worried for a few reasons. First being I haven't read many fantasy books this year. I made a resolution to read more diverse books in 2017 and unfortunately fantasy is not as diverse as I would like it to be. Which is why I was excited to hear that Ben was writing a LGBTQ+ fantasy novel. Second, I haven't been able to get into, or really truly love, a OfTomes book. OfTomes Publishing is the publishing house that published Cloaked in Shadow, and Ben Alderson is the founder. You may know him from his YouTube channel youtube.com/benjaminoftomes. Because I had issues getting into the other books published under this company, I was just worried I would have the same issue with this one. I'm so happy that wasn't the case with Cloaked in Shadow.I really enjoy the author's writing style. It's descriptive and really well done. He writes characters so well that you can't help but love or hate the characters you're reading about. There are many passages and even just sentences in the book where I highlighted just because I liked the way it sounds. I think Alderson has a great talent for not only really painting a scene but also making it so you are feeling the same emotions as the characters.The characters are wonderful and I love them so much. Fantasy stories like this need great characters and I think Cloaked in Shadow has an amazing cast of characters. I really enjoy how sarcastic but also sweet Zacriah is. I had no problems loving him and rooting for him to come up victorious. He is a strong, brave character, but I like that he is also not afraid to be vulnerable. Guy characters, especially in fantasy novels, have this way about them where being vulnerable is seen as weak. But Zacriah has his heart on his sleeve. And I thought it was nice to see. I really loved Hadrian too, he is the first prince-y character I've read in a while where he doesn't need this cocky arrogance to be the love interest. Hadrian, although he can be witty and a bit of a smart ass, is incredibly kind and generous. He's a good guy and you can see why him and Zacriah fall for each other. Nyah is hilarious and I love her friendship with Zacriah. She kind of slams into his life and is so sweet and energetic. I really want more of her in the next stories because I'd love for her friendship with Zacriah to grow and evolve. You could tell they were still new friends, even with everything they had gone through, by the end of the book. I am excited to get to the point in their friendship where they know each other better than they know themselves. At first, I was feeling bad for Petrer, and then I disliked him, and now I am not sure how or what I am supposed to feel for him.I did have a few issues with the book as a whole. One being with Zacriah and Petrer. I know that it is insinuated they had a relationship before the story starts, but because Petrer and Zacriah have an obvious disconnect right now, I would have liked to see more of why Zacriah and Petrer were together. It honestly felt to me like Petrer was pining after Zacriah and Zacriah was never interested. The way we know Petrer presently, I don't even know why Zacriah would be interested. But then we are told they had an exclusive thing, and because we never see that soft nice side to Petrer we don't know why Zacriah (who still cares for him, despite not being into him romantically) dated him. Another thing, although with clarification this con could become a pro, is I am not sure how this world feels about homosexuality or LGBTQ+ romances. Zacriah never seems worried or cautious about expressing himself, so I am thinking the world does not have those kinds of prejudices (kind of like Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst, which was amazing), but if that is not the case, I would have liked to see more push back from the characters witnessing Zarcriah with either Petrer or Hadrianso the readers knew. [EDIT: Ben Alderson confirmed that the world is accepting of LGBTQ+ romance. I cannot explain how happy that makes me and I love the story even more now.] My final real issue is that I would like to have seen a little more world building. There was some, and I think what we get is well done so I have no doubt Alderson has it in him to write an amazing world. I just would have liked a little more. I am guessing that'll come in later books, since like most fantasy series, the first novel is to set the story up.Overall, I highly recommend this book. If you want an amazing fantasy story with a well written LGBTQ+ romance, elemental magic, dragons, shapeshifters, and great characters I think this book is definitely for you. As I am writing this it's only $3 on Amazon. I highly recommend and think it's totally worth the money. I cannot explain how excited I am for the sequel. I hope we do not have to wait too long!!
Actual rating: 3.5 stars. Warning for spoilers in this review.I wasn't entirely sure what all to expect after watching Booktuber Peyton Reads mention this book in a couple of different videos. Ben Alderson isn't a BookTuber I watch but I do like and support the notion we should buy books from BookTubers because hey, I understand what that's like. Having wanted to write books since I was six, I think we should support and buy books written by BookTubers. Support the dream, y'know?So our protagonist, Zac, is collected along with a bunch of other elves from his hometown and taken to the kingdom capital where, due to some dishonesty, the king separates all elves who are allegedly shapeshifters out to recruit into his army. Four are selected, including Zac, a girl who has been rude to Zac for ages, another girl whose name escapes me at the moment, and Zac's ex-boyfriend, Petrer. Zac however, cannot shift into an animal form; he was weeded out with the others because (nobody else knows) he has this magical ability he knows very little about and keeps suppressed. He winds up catching the eye of Prince Hadrian, and the two wind up having a bit more in common than Zac realizes, which will be crucial in the dark days to come.I feel as though my thoughts on this are very mixed, so you're getting some bullet points, more or less.- As far as readability goes, I think this one is easily readable. It took me about three to four chapters to really get into it, but once I did, I read it in large chunks at a time.- I think the budding romance between Zacriah and Prince Hadrian was done very well with a fairly decent and realistic build-up.- Alderson seems to have a fairly good grasp of how to include world-building into the narrative without having distracting infodumps, and I enjoy what I've seen of his world he's created here. I don't feel like we saw quite enough of it, but I'm hoping that he includes some more the various aspects of the world, the nations, and the different elves and the like in future books.- Trying to get into or connect with the characters was something I had difficulty with. They were well-written, don't get me wrong. I just personally struggled to connect with most of them apart from Nyah.- Speaking of names like Nyah, I kind of wish there had been a pronunciation guide in this book somewhere. That probably would have cleared up some of my confusion with a lot of the names here.- There were a lot of spelling and especially grammatical errors scattered throughout this novel. It didn't detract from my read any, but I do think Alderson could benefit from hiring an editor for the future novels he plans to write.- The sheer amount of vulgar language in this book kind of threw me for a loop. I believe Alderson's book is for a "new adult" target audience, and as he's building his own fantasy world, there's nothing wrong with making it a world in which his characters use swear words on the regular. As they're all elves though, it's kind of odd for me to read an elven prince character who drops the F-bomb whenever he's particularly irate.- Dialogue in general just also didn't seem to flow very naturally, in my opinion.I cannot think of much else at present. Perhaps a second read-through later on down the road will help me to better suss out my feelings. Again, this is a fairly good book; I just don't think it was really for me.
First ... where is book two?! I need it now. Stat. I have questions. So, so many questions and all I can think of at the very end was the opening epigraph, "He came for her children until they became his." Hold on, Zacriah! #ResistSecond ... can I have a Prince Hadrian, too? I fell in love with his kind and noble heart. OK. I fell in love with his large library, let's be honest. Golden eyes a bonus!Lastly ... I read this fantastic book in one day! I couldn't put down Zacriah's adventure. The characters are fun, the world is beautifully imagined, and the romance is sweet. Also Nyah is my new book BFF. I love her. LOVE HER. Ben Alderson has a wonderful modern fantasy writing style, too. It easily drew me in and kept me glued to the page. Also, I'm thrilled for a story that featured so many LGBTQ characters in a classic high fantasy setting. Brilliant and refreshing!If you enjoy Elf stories and sweet M/M romance, definitely check this book out!
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