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    Key of Behliseth

    By Lou Hoffmann

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    About this ebook

    The Sun Child Chronicles: Book One

    On his way to meet a fate he'd rather avoid, homeless gay teen Lucky steps through a wizard's door and is caught up in a whirlwind quest and an ancient war. He tries to convince himself that his involvement with sword fights, magic, and interworld travel is a fluke, and that ice-breathing dragons and fire-breathing eagles don't really exist. But with each passing hour, he remembers more about who he is and where he's from, and with help, he begins to claim his power. 

    Lucky might someday rule a nation, but before he can do that, he must remember his true name, accept his destiny, and master his extraordinary abilities. Only then can he help to banish the evil that has invaded earth and find his way home—through a gateway to another world.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDreamspinner Press
    Release dateSep 11, 2014
    ISBN9781632162489
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    • 4/5
      Book ? Key of Behliseth (The Sun Child Chronicles #1)
      Author ? Lou Hoffman
      Star rating - ?????
      No. of Pages ? 296

      Cover ? Lovely!
      POV ? 3rd person, multi POV
      Would I read it again ? Yes.

      Genre ? LGBT, Fantasy, Young Adult


      ** I WAS GIVEN THIS BOOK, BY HARMONY INK PRESS, IN RETURN FOR AN HONEST REVIEW **
      Reviewed for Divine Magazine


      Though I really enjoyed this book, there was something...something I can't put my finger on...missing. It wasn't action or fantasy, but maybe romance? Or maybe just a bit of surprise? I can't tell and I've been wracking my brain about it for hours.

      The plot is great. The concept and the way it's executed blends a contemporary world with a fantasy world. The characters were interesting, with enough back story at the right times to really keep me keen on learning more and keep my eyes open.

      Perhaps part of my problem is that this is a YA book, by a predominantly YA publisher, yet it was heavily implied in the early half of the book that our MC, Lucky, had been doing unsavory things to survive. Now, I don't mind a character who was an escort or a hooker, which is implied here, but it just felt seriously wrong. Lucky was under age ? not even 15 yet and the whole part of that made me feel squidgy so early on that I think that's what stopped me from getting too over excited about or attached to his character. Especially since it seemed to go nowhere and mean nothing. I figure it's going to have some impact in the next book? Which, I hope it will, otherwise it was a small mention that really ruined my enjoyment of the book.

      For me, Lucky was a great MC. He was smart, quirky and a typical teenager. Even when living on the streets, he had street-smarts about him, finding ways to survive other than what I've already mentioned. And, if the above isn't made important later, then I'd like to say now that there was no need for it at all. There was enough of an explanation of how Lucky got by, without adding that in.

      The other main characters ? Han and Thurlock ? were both great. I enjoyed reading their parts and learning more about them. Thurlock was that grumpy old grandfather figure, while Han was the father figure, both offering Lucky some structure and escape from his previous life. The way the three interact was so much of a family unit that it warmed my heart. It was nice to have all of their POV's, getting to see each as and when it was important to the story, as well as getting Lohen's POV.

      In the beginning, there were a whole lot of characters to untangle, which didn't help me settle into the story much. It was one POV after another, each mentioning or referring to maybe three more each, so there was a lot going on and a lot of information to process.

      I found it strange that Lucky had this immense, untapped power and never tried to use it. The one thing that he knew how to do well ? wishing something aloud ? was never used in the times that it could have done some good. Instead, he used it only for small, trivial things that didn't make any sense and wouldn't have changed much in the overall scheme of things. I'd have liked him to even attempt to use it within the big battle at the end, for anyone's sake, but he never did and it felt like a missed opportunity.

      I think that may have been the problem, overall. The street hooker thing was an opportunity not needed, the wishes thing was an opportunity wasted and a few instances in between lay a whole lot of small, silly accidents or teenage tantrums of Lucky's that led to disaster or didn't, while not really benefiting the plot or his mission, thus creating more missed or over-done opportunities.

      The fantasy world was brilliantly crafted, with a lot of detail and care. The history was given to us slowly, through Lucky's own learning, giving us a mystery to unravel. And while there were brief hints of romance, it was a shame that most of it was MF and the very small MM hint looked a little unlikely. I hope that side takes off in the second book, but I do understand that romance wasn't on anyone's mind during this one.

      Overall, it's a good, solid fantasy story for the YA market, with some danger, murder and gore, but a mystery at the heart of it all. But there was something missing. Something I can't put my finger on and it's bugging me. Hopefully I won't figure it out during book 2, which I'm hoping won't have the same problem.

      ~

      I didn't see the point in the two Appendixes. I read the first one, but it was nothing more than supposition and a whole lot of explanation about something we'd already been told in the story. I skimmed the second, which was basically all about land formation and the history of Valley City, which didn't feel at all relevant. Maybe I'm wrong, but it was put in a boring scholarly way that didn't hold my attention at all.

      ~

      Favourite Quote

      ?He admitted that it was hard to give full faith to a prediction that burned itself onto a page in a book he'd wished into his hands while cleaning a cellar that didn't exist beneath a wizard's house.
      Still, he saw no reason to quibble.?