Title: This book had potential
Product review: Unfortunately the author has a tendency to breeze over some of the more interesting aspects of the story. For people that like a light read, it might be ok, but the story is not very exciting, I put this book down alot. The climax comes after 300+ pages and is a letdown, followed by an utterly boring couple of chapters which had me screaming for the story to end. Lackey writes about emotions the protagonist feels alot but doesn't spend enough time on the characters overall, possibly introduces too many new characters, and lets the reader down by foreshadowing plot possibilities that never materialize. What does happen instead is utterly boring, fluffy fantasy writing. Additionally, the emotional bond and telepathic/empathic abilities between the human "Heralds" and the horse-like "Companions", is more likely to appeal to young girls that like horses than to seasoned fantasy readers. Yawn....
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