This one started out promisingly enough, when a bully and his two ruffian sidekicks try to sneak into a mysterious place. I was intrigued by the notion of a naughty protagonist rather than a goody two shoes.
But it was just a bait and switch. The bully undergoes a Lovecraftian-type experience and the perspective switches to a goody two shoes who has some positive, loving interactions with the warm, nurturing adults in the village, and then we get a glimpse of the warring kingdoms backstory, and I was starting to fall asleep.
And THEN I made the mistake of trying to open a second e-pub, which caused my e-pub reader to eject this one. I spent a couple of minutes wondering whether I cared what happened to either the goody goody or the warring kingdoms. The answer was no. But I can say the book was well-written, and part of it was engaging so that holds potential for further engagement later on.
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