"Reader 1 " Who put Romance in my Grimdark?" Reader 2 "Who Put Grimdark in my Romance?
Mark Lawrence, that's who! Okay, this is the least Grimdark book Mr. Lawrence has written. Wait, that is not true. Mark Lawrence has his self-published Impossible Times series, a time travel, "Stranger Things" inspired trilogy that starts with One Word Kill. That series too, is not Grimdark. And a great read and one of the best time travel stories I have read in the past decade. Yes, this is a shout out for this underrated series. Please read them, they are cheap, short and very readable.
This new series, as this is Book One of Three, has more twists and turns than the Ivy at Wrigley Fields. There are a lot of "Whoa, I did not see that coming" moments in this tale. A very satisfying read, the further into the book you dive, and things start to fall in place, you will fall in love with the story whose setting is a library of mysterious origins.
Mark Lawrence has always been a First-Person Narrative author, namely POV by Jorg, Jalan, Nona, Nick & Yaz in their respected trilogies. In this tale Mark gives the reader two POVs, his first and I hope not last, multiple POVs style narrative.
Mark Lawrence is one of my favorite authors and I hope this is his breakout book. This is the one that I think will get on Fantasy book bloggers and Fantasy BookTubers Top 10 reads of 2023 lists. The kind of book that at the end of the year you will be astonished if your friends have not read it.
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