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The Golden Ashfruit The Yggdrasil Saga Book 1 eBook AL Harris

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The Golden Ashfruit The Yggdrasil Saga Book 1 eBook AL Harris

I'm just going to say it strait, I LIKED the book, but I do not love it or hate it. The reason why is, while it has a few major shortcomings, it also has the elements of a great book.
So here are the Pro's and Con's of the book:
Pro: many engaging characters Con: Most of those characters appear and disappear randomly, leaving the reader very confused. Pro: There are many twists and turns in the plot, making the story interesting Con: There is no build up, battles that should be anticipated and exiting just sort of appear and then become resolved, characters that should be mourned when they die are just brushed to the side. Pro: the characters develop over time Con: It is never explained how they develop, for example one of the characters comes to realize he has a responsibility to his people, and finds the strength to oppose the queen he's served loyally for years, how? Another character suddenly decides to become a servant to another character for no apparent reason beyond the fact that they travel together for a few days, why? Pro: Fast paced plot Con: It moves so fast your head begins to spin, the book seems to cover the course of several years, and often jumps periods of a few months from one paragraph to the next. Pro: Cool and original magic and magical creatures Con: The rules of this magic is never explained. I still don't understand what Surrogate means or what it means to be a Neutralizer (before you tell me the dictionary definitions of surrogate and neutralizer, read the book and you'll know the definitions in the book are different). Con: The magical creatures are also never described. Some are normal, like the Griffon, but then you have all these other creatures that you don't know and can't visualize because they aren't described.Finally Con: the title. I read the whole book and ashfruits were only mentioned maybe five times in the story, and since they appear to be naturally gold in color a 'Golden Ashfruit' doesn't seem to indicate a particular ashfruit. Also the ashfruits don't appear to be at all relevant to the plot of the story in anyway, so I don't really understand why the book was named after them. Maybe it has some sort of symbolism I'm not seeing, but I don't know.
I really wanted to give this book a glowing review, but I can't. The fast pace, many characters, and unexplained complexities of the world just left me confused and caused the events of the book to have very little build up. If I could give advice to the author I would say to break this book into three books and fill them up with more detail, explanations, dialog, and thoughts from the characters to make the world more understandable and reader friendly.


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The Golden Ashfruit The Yggdrasil Saga Book 1 eBook AL Harris Reviews

very good book to reading ,I would say read it and i think you'll in joy it as much as I did. would like to read more from this artist.
Could not get into it at all. Only read first few chapters.
The storyline was less than fluid. With everything going on in the story, this book is a great candidate for a map and a dictionary of characters. I won't be reading anymore, I was greatly disappointed.
Really intriguing book with lots of characters to keep track of. The imagery is strong and always keeps my mind in tune with what the scene conveys. My main genre of book isn't fantasy and faeries, but I did enjoy this as my first one!
The story seemed a bit common for a magical story with fairies and for some reason I was thrown off with the obscure names of places and people. Very unusual for me since I always thought my mind was creative (I guess we live and learn) I will have to read it again at a different time to compare the review I just gave it though (just to be fair)
With a pinch of Greek Mythology here and a dab of Hebrew mythology there, Harris delivers a high court filled with intrigue. Armed with a large cast of characters, Harris draws you in to the royal court of Lumen. Taking place in an alternate world filled with faeries, griffins, and brownies (to name a few of the mystical creatures that inhabit the Lumen realm) Harris does a great job weaving an interesting story.

In a world where Fae and other creatures rule and humans have either been killed or enslaved, Maybn ( Mabs) is the daughter of the King who is being made to marry for the sake of securing more power. Mabs is strong willed and not easily manipulated. Nigel is her human servant ( slave, since he does not get paid a wage and was captured and forced to work in the castle) who is caught between a dangerous game of war and power.

Readers who enjoy fantasy authors such as Terry Prachett will enjoy The Golden Ashfruit which is filled with mystical beings, displays of supernatural powers and my favorite, beautiful wild griffins.
A very twisty tale. A main character is introduced, and throughout the book you keep thinking mainly of that main character, then it twists and ends with a secondary character. It was sort of difficult to keep up with all the court royals, and the minions, but I love challenges. I found this book adventurous, cunning, underhanded, creative, and twisted romance (haha). If this writer were to write another book that is magical, I will definitely read it. Good writer, great imagination!
I'm just going to say it strait, I LIKED the book, but I do not love it or hate it. The reason why is, while it has a few major shortcomings, it also has the elements of a great book.
So here are the Pro's and Con's of the book
Pro many engaging characters Con Most of those characters appear and disappear randomly, leaving the reader very confused. Pro There are many twists and turns in the plot, making the story interesting Con There is no build up, battles that should be anticipated and exiting just sort of appear and then become resolved, characters that should be mourned when they die are just brushed to the side. Pro the characters develop over time Con It is never explained how they develop, for example one of the characters comes to realize he has a responsibility to his people, and finds the strength to oppose the queen he's served loyally for years, how? Another character suddenly decides to become a servant to another character for no apparent reason beyond the fact that they travel together for a few days, why? Pro Fast paced plot Con It moves so fast your head begins to spin, the book seems to cover the course of several years, and often jumps periods of a few months from one paragraph to the next. Pro Cool and original magic and magical creatures Con The rules of this magic is never explained. I still don't understand what Surrogate means or what it means to be a Neutralizer (before you tell me the dictionary definitions of surrogate and neutralizer, read the book and you'll know the definitions in the book are different). Con The magical creatures are also never described. Some are normal, like the Griffon, but then you have all these other creatures that you don't know and can't visualize because they aren't described.Finally Con the title. I read the whole book and ashfruits were only mentioned maybe five times in the story, and since they appear to be naturally gold in color a 'Golden Ashfruit' doesn't seem to indicate a particular ashfruit. Also the ashfruits don't appear to be at all relevant to the plot of the story in anyway, so I don't really understand why the book was named after them. Maybe it has some sort of symbolism I'm not seeing, but I don't know.
I really wanted to give this book a glowing review, but I can't. The fast pace, many characters, and unexplained complexities of the world just left me confused and caused the events of the book to have very little build up. If I could give advice to the author I would say to break this book into three books and fill them up with more detail, explanations, dialog, and thoughts from the characters to make the world more understandable and reader friendly.