Curse Breaker: Enchanted Book Review
Plot: Boy with special powers is trying to live his life, help his brother, and keep a secret protected, but he works for a powerful man and an odd group of people. The people who he works for care about him and want to keep him safe from bad people, but they've broken his trust and can't get him to talk to them. Something bad happened in the land, and magic has called to the boy, now the ghosts from that incident are also asking for the boy to help them, their only issue is that they can't talk to him. Can he solve the mystery before he runs out of time? Can he solve the mystery, keep his secret, and help his brother into collage? The boy has a really rough life, with too many people asking too much of him, but can he endure and come out conqueror in the end?
Sexual Content update: Though I put that there is some sexual content let tell you what I mean. There are no sex scenes, which is great for me, because I'm not a fan of those. However the main character is drawn into sexual thoughts about a beautiful woman.
My Opinion: Let me start by saying I'm not normally a sci/fi book lover. It has to be the right type of fantasy book or right type of scientific book for me to want to read it, and then enjoy reading it. I'm more of a historical fiction, Christian, hallmark happy story type reader. So when I say that I like a fantasy book, that is big for me. Now for the cliche' I really did enjoy this book, I was constantly finding ways to sneak in and read it during my days over the Christmas/ New Year's holidays. One of the reasons I really enjoyed reading is because there was a wonderfully well planned history of where Sarn (the main character) lived, his back story, and why things were the way they were. However, this backstory was interwoven into every aspect and chapter, so you don't get the whole picture until the end, just puzzle pieces throughout the book. Melinda's characterization is very much in the same level as Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter. You get to know each Ranger who works with Sarn, their individual quirks, ticks, and cares on thejob. Sarn's world is divided into when he's on the job and when he's off the job, so when the author mixes the two into one, she is very successful! The ghosts mentioned in the plot summary are my favorite characters of the whole story, they frustrate me, I like them, feel sorry for them, and wish I had power to help them communicate with Sarn while I was reading. When an author captures your own imagination and sucks you into the story as a character, you know they are very talented, and have worked hard at their skills. My only issue with the book, that kept me from giving it a 5 star rating, is that Sarn is a really rough life, too rough to be realistic in my opinion. I feel like there was so much bad happening to him that when something good did happen, it was glossed over just a little bit. Much like Harry Potter, my issue is the same; so much bad happened to Harry too, but he had those periods of regular life too, just not enough to make it realistic. I would have liked to see more good, or at least longer periods of time between each trial that happened to Sarn for my own personal reasons.
Interesting Details: This book review is from the ebook version. It is totally worth getting, because you can read it so much faster, and anywhere you go, easier than carrying a book around. I used the Amazon Kindle Unlimited app on my phone to read this ebook version. It was perfect. It automatically kept my book mark whenever I stopped. It also let me know how far along I was in each chapter and in the book as a whole, so that I knew how fast I was reading. The auther Melinda Kucsera has an amazing imagination. The way this novel is detailed it can compete with Lord of the Rings and even Harry Potter in the way that as you read this book comes to life. You are thrown into the book as a character shadowing the main character, but are able to float around watching those whom the main character Sarn interacts with.
To comply with the Federal Trade Commission's regulations, I must mention as part of every review; that the publisher has provided me with a complimentary copy of the book, through Amazon, in exchange for an honest non biased review. There are no affiliate links, nor payments made for this review. I have posted a review on Amazon as well.
