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Kari Wall

Smashwords book reviews by Kari Wall

Apprentice, The Darkwater Adventurers Guild, Vol 1 on Aug. 18, 2012

**3 Stars** MY OVERVIEW: A good start to a potentially great series. It sounds like it will be four books if it follows how many years Ralik will be at the Guild. That seems like it will be the perfect amount. PROS: Elves! I love elves. I am so glad they are in this book. I have a perfect picture in my mind for what Jander looks like. He was the best character out of all of them. I liked how the main “problem” in the book wasn’t solved at the end. CONS: It was a little too much like Hogwarts for me in some parts. I don’t mind the whole training school thing, but there were too many Hogwarts similarities. MY FINAL THOUGHTS: An enjoyable read. It fell a little short in some areas, but I look forward to seeing how the series progresses.
Bright Star on Dec. 04, 2012

**5 Stars** I received a copy of this book for an honest review. MY OVERVIEW: This book has gotten my elusive 5 star rating! What an exciting read. At first, as with most dystopians, you are thinking that the society is actually pretty nice. But then what dystopian society is actually utopian? None. PROS: I really liked Dr. Dewitt. All I could picture was Doc Brown from Back to the Future. :) I enjoyed that this was not a book that you could tell what was going to happen next. It really had you guessing, and it wasn’t one of those books where everything went right all the time. CONS: I really didn’t have too many complaints. I think the one I do have is Papa. He was really annoying and not at all what I expected at the end of the book. I just wish he was a little different. MY FINAL THOUGHTS: I really didn’t want this book to end. I hope that there is going to be another one, and soon! I highly recommend this book, especially for dystopian fans.