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coris 's review for:
The Healers' Road
by S.E. Robertson
Recommended for: people wanting a slice of life, low stakes read, in a fantasy / peaceful-medieval setting.
For myself, I wanted much more from it. Several (most!) plot points confused the heck out of me.Why is Keifon forced to leave Kazi? How does he reconcile Agna's 'heretical' use of healing power so easily? Does Rone ever write back to Agna, and why is she in the wrong with him, given he 'ignored' her visit to his house? Is it really usual for people (Agna and Laris) to fall into long-distance relationships after knowing each other a few days? . The miscommunication in the first part is very painful, and they get past it much too easily after that, for how much it's been built up.
I was confused by the passing of time ... there were seldom any cues on how long passed between sections, sometimes same day, sometimes days or weeks (a couple of times, months!)
And most of all I wanted more healing! They could have been shoemakers or farriers for all the difference that seems to make to the story -- they talk about Purpose and duty to the gods, but rarely demonstrate it. Solid writing, and where things were described, it was done well ... but overall, not enough here to pull me into a second book.
For myself, I wanted much more from it. Several (most!) plot points confused the heck out of me.
I was confused by the passing of time ... there were seldom any cues on how long passed between sections, sometimes same day, sometimes days or weeks (a couple of times, months!)
And most of all I wanted more healing! They could have been shoemakers or farriers for all the difference that seems to make to the story -- they talk about Purpose and duty to the gods, but rarely demonstrate it. Solid writing, and where things were described, it was done well ... but overall, not enough here to pull me into a second book.