A Review of In The Shadow of Lightning

 

A 

Review 

of

In The Shadow of Lightning

By

Brian McClellan

 

This book had great pacing and very sharp worldbuilding. It didn't spend too much time on certain details and was easy to understand. I say easy to understand because sometimes in fantasy writers dive way too deep into something and the reader becomes tired. I don't want anyone to get me wrong, detailed world building is fantastic. It's just a preference of mine to sprinkle it throughout the story instead of in big chunks. This author does that by sprinkling what details are needed. I found each POV character to be both compelling and worth rooting for. Especially, the breacher who suffered from hallucinations thanks to the magic of his eye.

The one character I wasn't too fond of was Thessa. She is vitally important to the story overall, but I found her to be rather boring. It wasn't until the main protagonist introduced a detail about her that I found her interesting. The detail connected both of them in a very scary way.

Overall, I would recommend this book to all who enjoy fantasy with a mix of muskets and magic.

Five stars