The Company of Glass : Everien: Book One

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Summary: Confused, but engaging enough to finish
Review: Although Valery Leith shows promise in this debut, her ideas never quite gel. There is no question she has a vivid imagination, but it tends to overwhelm the narrative. Reading it, one can follow the story in a general way, but to explain what actually happens in any given situation and why is a challenge. It's all quite random. The characters, with one or two exceptions, are poorly developed--and their motivations are no clearer than the story. Leith revels in the fantastical, but seems to care little that her rather turgid vision makes no sense. Perhaps in the subsequent volumes, her universe comes into greater focus, but I, for one, am not motivated to give them a shot.

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Summary: Superbly Written!!
Review: I absolutley loved this book! It had a hard to follow plot-line, and I had to read the book over again to fully understand it, but it was still grat. I really appreciated how Lieth's main character, Istar, is a female, and still a warrior. Valery Lieth kept the plot flowing, and added surprising twists that captivated my imagination, and I yearning to read the next book. The land of Everien, Jai Pendu, and the Sekk are all very imaginative, yet mysterious. AT the end of the book, some connection's are made, and mysteries revealed, but not all.

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Summary: Boring!
Review: I found this book very boring. There was hardly any character development outside of their reactions to the present storyline. Not once did she really let you into a characters head. I struggled through it hoping it would get better and found myself skipping ahead trying to find the part of the storyline that I found remotely interesting, only to find it hardly dealt with at all. I would give this book zero stars if I could.

Rating:
Summary: Boring!
Review: I found this book very boring. There was hardly any character development outside of their reactions to the present storyline. Not once did she really let you into a characters head. I struggled through it hoping it would get better and found myself skipping ahead trying to find the part of the storyline that I found remotely interesting, only to find it hardly dealt with at all. I would give this book zero stars if I could.

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Summary: Curious imagery, but needs editing and simplification badly.
Review: I gave this book 2 stars because, while the storyline is intricate, and the characters varied and interesting, the writting style leaves much to be desired.
Mainly, it seems diconnected. The threads of the plot are cut in too many pieces, and then lined up just a little off. It didn't have the depth I usually look for in a book like this. Nothing is ever really explained, and while I know people can pick up many of these things on their own, it would have been nice to have a little more help.
It's not all bad though. There are many good ideas, and much that can be followed up on and expanded.
All in all, I would have enjoyed this book a great deal more if it had made more sense at any point. Sorry, but I'm just being honest.
I will, however, read the next one anyway. It has the promise of a great story.

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Summary: Wonderfully creative, but...
Review: I gave this book 2 stars because, while the storyline is intricate, and the characters varied and interesting, the writting style leaves much to be desired.
Mainly, it seems diconnected. The threads of the plot are cut in too many pieces, and then lined up just a little off. It didn't have the depth I usually look for in a book like this. Nothing is ever really explained, and while I know people can pick up many of these things on their own, it would have been nice to have a little more help.
It's not all bad though. There are many good ideas, and much that can be followed up on and expanded.
All in all, I would have enjoyed this book a great deal more if it had made more sense at any point. Sorry, but I'm just being honest.
I will, however, read the next one anyway. It has the promise of a great story.

Rating:
Summary: Poor copy of other better books
Review: No wonder the auther used a pseudonym - it seems to promise a lot but is just a poor copy of many other book of the genre

Rating:
Summary: Flaccid, Bloated
Review: Not only don't you get interesting characters, the action and flow of story is dull as well. This is a book full of words, words, words, but little to get you involved. Never once did I care about what would happen next. I kept waiting for things to click into gear. It never happened. 2 stars because their are worse books out there and this one is really no worse than the rest of the limp books on the fantasy sci-fi shelves.

Rating:
Summary: Flaccid, Bloated
Review: Not only don't you get interesting characters, the action and flow of story is dull as well. This is a book full of words, words, words, but little to get you involved. Never once did I care about what would happen next. I kept waiting for things to click into gear. It never happened. 2 stars because their are worse books out there and this one is really no worse than the rest of the limp books on the fantasy sci-fi shelves.

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Summary: Kinda strange, but the second Everien book rocks!
Review: Ok. All of you avid fanasty book readers, this book is quite different. I picked it up on the local used book store shelf and read it. I liked it but not quite as much as Raymond Feist's Serpent War Saga. But then I read the second one (The Riddled Night) more or less because I needed something to read and I knew the author was a pretty good writer. The Riddled Night was awesome! I was spellbound and read it in less than a week (quite a feat when you have Debate Team, Model UN, Math Team and Beta Club). If you love fanasty, YOU MUST READ THIS BOOK. It is essential to understand the second. It will not be a waste of your time or money!