The Shadows of What was Lost Review

This book... Wow, the Shadows of What was Lost by James Islington was so good. It was pretty much 700 pages which I devoured in 3 days! 3 days! Most people who read this book seem to love it (myself included) but there are a few bad reviews because it's marketed for fans of Robert Jordan and Sanderson. I think it's pretty unfair to compare books especially if someone writes that they're inspired by those authors. I don't think there's anything wrong with being inspired by authors but please stop comparing authors to the point where you ruin a perfectly good book for yourself. Especially one that is as digestible as this one.

There are 4 main point of views that get switched up throughout the story, and some chapters were better than others but overall each character offered something unique to the plot and each felt quite organic. (and for those of you who think Wir is too perfect, he most definitely is but I love him the best anyways) I do think Asha's chapters were the most interesting and plot driven than the others but I'm very excited and curious to see where the story goes. Shit be happening hard.

I recommend this book if you're maybe just starting out in the high epic fantasy genre or if you just want to read something that you'll actually understand with all your favorite fantasy shit.

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