A review by pixxyhex
A Search for Starlight by James Maxwell

adventurous mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

It was very hard for me to give a rating for this book . In the end I think I will take all the three books into account.  

Why was it so hard to rate? Well I think the author had a fantastic plot idea.  It's in the execution I feel he did not deliver. 
All three books read as a first draft.
The positive:
  • I think the world he built was very unique.
  •  I found the idea od mystics very interesting and what their main purpose was
  • I liked the split in the three books. The ways the world is shown to us in the first book. How we are shown a little more in the second and the final revelation at the end. 
The Negative 
  • I did not get to know any of the characters.  We were shown them from a very basic level. No deep dive to really understand any of them.  Tamain is brave, he fights, he can ignore his pain. That's about it . Selen is at first hesitant about her power but fights through it ( generic descriptions) then is a strong leader. Again that is it.
  • Missed opportunity.  As we did not get to know any of the characters so when they died it did not impact me as it should. 
In Conclusion if this was written by someone else I think this could have been a 5 star series.