Reviews of Shatter (The Children of Man, #1)
by Elizabeth Mock
Less than a year ago, Faela Durante, a Tereskan mind healer, disappeared from her family home in Finalaran scared and pregnant. Hunted and living as an outcast, Faela searches for a legend that might be her only hope of gaining atonement and returning to her son. When her journey collides with two strangers, she must choose between trusting those around her or accomplishing her mission.
Reviews of Shatter (The Children of Man, #1) by Elizabeth Mock
Isaac Johnson
reviewed
on Nov. 22, 2011
This book started great - fun whimsical creatures set in a middle-ages era kingdom. However, as it progressed we get introduced into more and more side stories. Somewhere about 2/3 through, i encountered a scene with about 14 individual characters intersecting and i just gave up - too many "lead" characters. For space-opera / fantasy people who like many characters, this is a great book - if you are more the type that involve a cast of less than 8, maybe you should avoid. The writing was fine - it was the number of threads i couldn't take.
(review of free book)