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yellowdogintexas

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11. Finished King of Bone and Ashes.
Sun Apr 9, 2023, 05:38 PM
Apr 2023

I spent the first half of the book trying to figure out how the characters all relate to one another. It was not easy,

At some point, the story congealed and was like a downhill run after that. It is a good story but could have used better editing.

One thing the author did which did not help things: the list of characters and their connections was at the BACK of the book! I got so frustrated with the 'family ties' that I checked the second book to see if that one had a list, which it did. It would have been really nice if that family list had been on page 1 of the first book. SO if you read it, go to the end of Book 1 to bone up on the characters.

After I finished it I checked out some reader reviews, and I am not alone in my confusion.

As it turns out, I may actually re-read this one before I start the second one.

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