Jonathan

This book was just fun.
It felt extremely binge-able and I just flew through it.
I was a little confused at times about how the systems/worldbuilding work exactly, but I'm sure that will all make more sense as I progress through the series and get more familiar with it.
I would like for it to have a little bit more focus on building the characters, but again, this first book is so short and there are 12 books so I'm sure that will come in time. This is an entirely new genre for me and I would say it isn't my normal cup of tea, but I'm interested in seeing how the series moves forward.

One star for each Body

5 stars for the humor, wit, and charm. Knocking it down to 4 for a bit of a scattered and confusing feeling story.

Wowowowow.

Shannara is such a weird guilty pleasure type read for me. There are so many other series waiting on my shelf that may be newer, more unique, innovative, progressive, more classic or important. These books may be derivative, tropey, and simple, but they scratch a certain itch when I want to drop into a classic fantasy world with elves, sorcery, gnomes, trolls, druids, creatures, quests, and magic swords. I call it my Popcorn Fantasy.