The Legend of Eli Monpress

When I decided to start reading this book I noticed there was some debate on whether this was adult or young adult. So I went in thinking that it lied somewhere in between the two as some books happen to do. I think the opposite is true though. Of the three books in this omnibus I do think they lie in between, but in between middle grade and young adult.

As one would likely expect from that, you have a very fast paced and easy to read adventure that might have more action than actually warranted. For the negatives I found that the story overall is fairly simplistic, lacking in complexity, and did feel very repetitive across the books as there is a very clear formula repeated through each. The characters themselves while they do have some depth, barring a few exceptions don't really develop much and some of them felt rather one dimensional to me.

These are all pretty big negatives yet, I enjoyed this omnibus for the following reasons. The magic system is interesting as it mirrors something close to animism and I thought the author did a great job with the world building around this premise across all three books. By the time I finished each book I understood the world just a bit more . I was also so caught up in several battles that I could feel the blood pumping in my veins. That is too say the action writing was quite enjoyable albeit there may be a touch too much of it. But none of this is what I enjoyed the most in the series.

What I enjoyed the most was the banter and sarcasm largely from Eli, but some of the other characters at times as well. There were a plethora of instances where I legitimately laughed out loud. This is something I value very highly and the main reason I gave 3 stars. 

Would I recommend this to any of my adult friends? Probably not, because humor is such an individual thing and if you don't enjoy that aspect of the series, I don't think it really offers anything else worthwhile.