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A review by anistasiabelle
Ink & Sigil by Kevin Hearne
2.0
I hate to say it but it appears that Mr. Hearne *may* be a one-trick pony.
I loved the Iron Druid Chronicles, even though they were getting a bit tired by book 7. They were funny and creative and I had never read anything like them short of The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher. Also, the reader of the Audible, Luke Daniels, made the experience that much more wonderful with his voice talent. (If you haven't listened to this series on Audible, do it! Hilarious!)
Then came Kill the Farm Boy (a collaboration with Delilah Dawson), which I wanted to love, but just ... nope.
So, Ink and Sigil. I was pretty excited with the thrill of starting up this new series, but it was just okaaaaay. Sadly, in my opinion, there were no endearing qualities to the characters. Several times while listening, I thought “this is boring. I just don’t really care about what’s going on in this story.” The beginning had so much promise with the mystery of what happened to Gordy, and what kind of “shady business” he had gotten himself into, but then it just fell short. If I had been reading this one on my own, I likely would have put it down at about 50%.
I wanted to love the hobgoblin, but you get little to no backstory on him. It was like he got all the leftover bits from Owen (Iron Druid Chronicles) and tried to make a character out of that. If Mr. Hearne had even just duplicated Owen’s character somewhat, that would have been better because I genuinely enjoyed him “figuring out” of the modern world and all his humorous foibles. There’s one scene with salsa in a Mexican restaurant that’s hilarious, but those were few and far between.
Al’s character is severely under-developed as well. Can you explain to me what the Sigil Agents are and why they do what they do and how someone becomes one in a better way please? The whole thing just felt lacking. The battle scenes were just weird… “wait for me to open this sigil and affect you mid-battle.…”
Huh?
I dunno. I just wanted so much more. I’m pretty sure I won’t be continuing this series. It’s a bummer because I really wanted this to be better.
I loved the Iron Druid Chronicles, even though they were getting a bit tired by book 7. They were funny and creative and I had never read anything like them short of The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher. Also, the reader of the Audible, Luke Daniels, made the experience that much more wonderful with his voice talent. (If you haven't listened to this series on Audible, do it! Hilarious!)
Then came Kill the Farm Boy (a collaboration with Delilah Dawson), which I wanted to love, but just ... nope.
So, Ink and Sigil. I was pretty excited with the thrill of starting up this new series, but it was just okaaaaay. Sadly, in my opinion, there were no endearing qualities to the characters. Several times while listening, I thought “this is boring. I just don’t really care about what’s going on in this story.” The beginning had so much promise with the mystery of what happened to Gordy, and what kind of “shady business” he had gotten himself into, but then it just fell short. If I had been reading this one on my own, I likely would have put it down at about 50%.
I wanted to love the hobgoblin, but you get little to no backstory on him. It was like he got all the leftover bits from Owen (Iron Druid Chronicles) and tried to make a character out of that. If Mr. Hearne had even just duplicated Owen’s character somewhat, that would have been better because I genuinely enjoyed him “figuring out” of the modern world and all his humorous foibles. There’s one scene with salsa in a Mexican restaurant that’s hilarious, but those were few and far between.
Al’s character is severely under-developed as well. Can you explain to me what the Sigil Agents are and why they do what they do and how someone becomes one in a better way please? The whole thing just felt lacking. The battle scenes were just weird… “wait for me to open this sigil and affect you mid-battle.…”
Huh?
I dunno. I just wanted so much more. I’m pretty sure I won’t be continuing this series. It’s a bummer because I really wanted this to be better.