Peter Koevari
Auteur van Legends of Marithia: Book 1 - Prophecies Awakening: Uncut and Extended Second Edition (Volume 1)
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I loved the first story in this collection but am a bit saddened about how it ended I mean it leaves too much to the imagination that I feel like there must be another section of it? It can't just end with her being carried away. When I finished Mr. Koevari's section I must say I love this story!!! It was very intriguing about how it had a man speaking in the background. I couldn't put this down!!! The Imagery was amazing as to be expected from Peter. His Characters felt so alive and wondrous. I wish we could have gotten to know his parents a bit more but it was so worth the sacrifice to grow the story more. For such a short story so much action and adventure was created. This would make an amazing movie to watch as well. The Witch's Song was also another favorite of mine. It was well written with varying sentences and believable characters. It follows true to the story it was inspired by and of course was hard to put down!!! All In all I must say that this book was a great collection of writers and was hard to put down. The transitions were a little rough and I feel the order could have been bettered but it was in all a great book and worth the read.… (meer)
I loved the first story in this collection but am a bit saddened about how it ended I mean it leaves too much to the imagination that I feel like there must be another section of it? It can't just end with her being carried away. When I finished Mr. Koevari's section I must say I love this story!!! It was very intriguing about how it had a man speaking in the background. I couldn't put this down!!! The Imagery was amazing as to be expected from Peter. His Characters felt so alive and wondrous. I wish we could have gotten to know his parents a bit more but it was so worth the sacrifice to grow the story more. For such a short story so much action and adventure was created. This would make an amazing movie to watch as well. The Witch's Song was also another favorite of mine. It was well written with varying sentences and believable characters. It follows true to the story it was inspired by and of course was hard to put down!!! All In all I must say that this book was a great collection of writers and was hard to put down. The transitions were a little rough and I feel the order could have been bettered but it was in all a great book and worth the read.… (meer)
I obtained this ARC of book 3 in return for an honest review. I had reviewed book one years go but not remember if I reviewed book 2 so this book left confused; HOWEVER it certainly keep me on my toes with action!! Will Prince Vartan and his crew succeed as the prophecy claims or will the gods interfere as they watch from above?
I received a free e-book copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I just want to say I fell in love with Kassina. She is so realistic and brought to life by the exquisite emotions the author put into her! The story come to life with endless imagery and the feeling that you are right there standing with Vartan. Without giving away too much, this book is full of fantasy, life and never-ending adventure. It contains varying sentences littered with varying nouns, unique verbs and of course eccentric adjectives. I would reread this book over and over and over again until the pages fell apart! I think this would be good a teen, young adult type story. Thank you again Peter for the chance to read this and I may just have to buy the other books!… (meer)
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To preface this review, I will note that I selected this work as it seemed to be a complete series, it was on audio, it was performed by the voice actor who is working on my series: The Caeteran Tales, and I thought it would be a “Meaty Fantasy” To date, I have completed two of the three books in the Legends of Marithia trilogy, and the hook at the end of book 2 will likely push me to continue through the third. Although…there is a bit of a salty taste in my mouth after having read a couple of other reviews on Amazon and Goodreads where I learned that the 3rd book does not complete the series. (I shouldn’t be, because that’s how The Caeteran Tales go, but…I am.) In my case, I'm all for a good series, but I felt deceived about this one. It might have something to do with the fact that the word FULL is in the title.
What I liked about Legends of Marithia
I enjoy fantasy, and this book had all the stuff I normally love from a character and species standpoint. It met most things on my checklist, with the exception of vampires.
The blurb claims to be a mixture of Underworld (loved), GOT (salivating), and Eragon (DRAGONS! need I say more?). I will give the author this much, I can really see Underworld within his story. Heck, Kassina is the evil form of Selene in my mind. And I will give him Eragon, so much so that I almost felt like some aspects strayed too close!
Game of Thrones? I simply don’t see it!
David Swanson, the voice actor, is amazing. He handles a wide cast of characters with ease and makes them really come to life. He is the reason I’ve continued through this story.
What could use improvement
There were instances where I felt violently ripped out of the story because the writing blatantly stepped outside of the action to tell me what someone was feeling. It just didn’t come off as natural.
Too light on worldbuilding. This claimed to be an epic fantasy. As such, I have expectations that align with many of the great worldbuilders: Tolkien, Rothfuss, GRRM, you get the point. I felt like the author was too busy putting in different races (elves, demons, vampires, dragons, golems, etc.) to focus on really bringing Marithia to life. This is probably my biggest woe with the work!
Another small complaint is sex for the sake of sex. When reading with my eyeballs, I can skim this and forgive the author. While listening, I do not have this opportunity. There were times when I was driving and I flat out rolled my eyes at certain phrases. It’s so often simply not necessary.
Verdict: Worth the listen, but not sure I'd continue reading if it wasn't on audio.… (meer)