Series ✦ Penny’s Take
Shadeborn
Garrett Robinson · 2017
65/100
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Robinson maintains the heroic fantasy momentum well into book four, which is genuinely hard to do in a long self-published series. Loren is a credibly drawn protagonist and the conspiracy plot keeps the stakes real. But without trade editorial oversight, derivative world-building goes unchecked, and this is simply not the place to enter the series.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety72
substance62
craft65
originality55
accuracy68
hype65
age-fit65
human-eye64
Penny’s verdict65
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