Brent Weeks

[katikat]

I started reading Brent Weeks' "The Way of Shadows", I'm on page 78 and so far, so good. But it eerily reminds me of Joshua Palmatier's "Throne of Amenkor" series. His Varis is so much like Weeks' Azoth that it's not even funny: a gutterscum that becomes a thief becomes a spy becomes an assassin becomes a bodyguard becomes... Uh, that would be spoiling it. On the other hand, in Palmatier's book you know exactly where it's headed and it's not about the destination but about the journey. But so far, I like Palmatier's version better: It's simpler, straighter, cleaner, he doesn't clutter the story with weird terms and plethora of characters. We will see how Weeks' book turns out :)

Comments

[oddmonster.livejournal.com]

Is that a recommendation for the Palmatier books, then? Because I'd love to read books in a similar style to the Weeks one.

[katikat.livejournal.com]

I would say so. It's a really good book and for once, I really loved the heroine.

[oddmonster.livejournal.com]

Sweet. I'll add it to my list.

Btw, a while back you were asking about books with team dynamics in them. I'd recommend Poppy Brite's Soul Kitchen. Out of the whole Liquor series, this is the one that has the most cohesive kitchen team in it (besides D*U*C*K*S, which is just incredibly hard to get ahold of). It's also a great book with a m/m romance at the heart of it.

[katikat.livejournal.com]

I have some books by Poppy Brite but not this one. I will have to look for it. Someone also suggested the fantasy book "Havemercy" by Jaida Jones and Danielle Bennett as a good team stuff. I haven't read it yet though.