Book Review: Eye of the Wizard by Daniel Arenson

I'd like to start this review off by saying I spent the first moments reading Daniel Arenson's, Eye of the Wizard by asking myself what the hell a grobbler was. I took to google and found no answers, so I tweeted the question to my minions...er, followers on Twitter.

When no one seemed to know what the hell a grobbler is...I figured if I read the rest of it he'd probably let me in on the secret. I was right, and no, I'm not going to tell you here...

Now for a brief synopsis...

Eye of the Wizard is about an evil warlock that must be defeated by a group of heroes and has a real Robin Hood feel to it.

Now for what I think....

I love reading Arenson because his writing is efficient, fast paced, and quirky. This isn't my usual kind of read, but I found I liked this better than even Flaming Dove because of the humor reminiscent of Monty Python one can see in the opening scenes. This author is a smooth one, and even masters the tone of a scene with an artistry that is just damned  impressive. Would I recommend it for serious fantasy fans? Probably not, but if you just plain love good writing, here it is.

Book Review: Flaming Dove by Daniel Arenson

I received a complimentary copy of this book from the author and as soon as I downloaded the image for this cover I was blown away. I could waste an entire review just on this cover. This is-hands down-the best e-book cover I've ever seen in my life. I should stop, because we all know you judge books by the cover, but I'll give a quick peek-a-boo before you go and nab it.

The first thing I have to say about Daniel Arenson's writing, is his style stands out above all else.  Some writers restrict the readers ability to get lost in the book, with overy-obstrusive narrative, and others just put TOO much responsibility on the reader. Most writer's do a little of each, Arenson doesn't do this, EVER.  The pacing was perfectly executed, Arenson is one of the few writer's in this genre whose style doesn't lag in the story-EVER.

The style made up for the fact that a few times he lost me with a concept that was ALMOST corny, but not corny enough that I wouldn't read it again. 

The other thing I have to comment on, is that Arenson writes about a familiar topic through fresh new eyes (the battle between heaven and hell) without being corny about it. Layla, the half human-half demon is an incredibly fresh heroine, and the reader will find her very easy to identify with and cheer for. Not only that, the other sides-the world of angels and the world of demons-while pitted against our heroine who the reader clearly feels is in the right-are two sides that are equally understandable.