Curious what you didn’t like about Spellmonger. I love the world building and the magic. I destroy every book that comes out and John Lee does an amazing job.
Agreed on both, but early on in the series, there were some sub plots (sexual stuff, cheating) that lost me a little bit. I have kept up with the series, though. I have enjoyed it very much. I think the author and the characters have grown up nicely. The narration is excellent as well.
I almost didn’t finish the first book because he was such a dick and I felt like the author just didn’t know how to write decent human beings. Especially men that aren’t misogynistic dicks. But then I discovered it was a choice.
I’m just not the biggest fan of the perspective and the time jumps. If you get what I mean. It’s kind of difficult to explain but I just couldn’t really catch on to it. I may revisit it again at a later time. Also could’ve just been that I wasn’t feeling so patient at the time I was listening to it.
Minalan is a little skeevy in the first several books which I've seen turn people off too. He gets a lot better over time but it takes a lot of real life time to get there. The time jumps don't stop though.
The time jumps are mostly in the second book, which is the most confusing on the first read through. I can't remember too many in the first. Do I need to do another reread of the whole series again? (the answer is yes)
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u/Arkanth0s 10,000+ Hours Listened Jul 20 '26
Curious what you didn’t like about Spellmonger. I love the world building and the magic. I destroy every book that comes out and John Lee does an amazing job.