Shadows of Divinity | Audiobook

I'm enjoying the series I've completed this book and love how it draws you in and keeps you wanting to see what happens next.

Ultimately, I wanted to like this book more than I did. The concept caught my eye immediately: Star Wars meets Invasion of the Body Snatchers meets Starship Troopers? I'm up for that!The premise sold me on giving it a try, and the first chapters were exeptional, but - to give a minor SPOILER - after the first fights, we're 25 percent into the thing before we get any more action. There's a lot of talk, a lot of backstory, a lot of deciding whether or not to help the psychic superpowered resistance who are the only ones who can detect and fight the body-snatching entities that have seized control of the top levels of power in this Starship Troopersesq authoritarian world...and only then do we get some action.Things pick up then, but I'd have preferred things to kick off earlier, perhaps with a specific and pressing goal to be attained immediately, and the main character along for the fight as his unearthly powers develop. It's established at the beginning that the kid is a trained and proficient soldier, not a farmboy, which puts him one up on Luke Skywalker.But preferences about pacing aside, the author's undeniably good, and I intend to try something else by him.

Ultimately, I wanted to like this book more than I did. The concept caught my eye immediately: Star Wars meets Invasion of the Body Snatchers meets Starship Troopers? I'm up for that!The premise sold me on giving it a try, and the first chapters were exeptional, but - to give a minor SPOILER - after the first fights, we're 25 percent into the thing before we get any more action. There's a lot of talk, a lot of backstory, a lot of deciding whether or not to help the psychic superpowered resistance who are the only ones who can detect and fight the body-snatching entities that have seized control of the top levels of power in this Starship Troopersesq authoritarian world...and only then do we get some action.Things pick up then, but I'd have preferred things to kick off earlier, perhaps with a specific and pressing goal to be attained immediately, and the main character along for the fight as his unearthly powers develop. It's established at the beginning that the kid is a trained and proficient soldier, not a farmboy, which puts him one up on Luke Skywalker.But preferences about pacing aside, the author's undeniably good, and I intend to try something else by him.

I read all the Harvester books first. Love Luke Mitchell. Truly was interested in the characters from Enochia. This book is a great introduction to them and their stories.Definitely recommend.

The story flows so smoothly you will read into the night much longer than anticipated, or wise, for early risers. It is just so difficult t to stop! The characters are well developed and engaging. Mr. Mitchell is so skillful you feel a part of the story, not an observer reading a tale. Following the development of Hal in his training made him fully dimensional. Yep, frustration, understand that fella. Not just the main characters either, they all were believable, even the enemies. Well done!