Son of the Borderlands By Joseph Sterk: Book Review

 3.5/5 

This book was sent to me by the author for review and has not impacted the review in any way. The opinions expressed are mine and mine alone.

My thoughts on this book are mixed. To start, Son of the Borderlands, has a really good introduction that makes you really curious and draws you in as a reader. Great opening chapter. Joseph Sterk also knows how to utilize descriptive writing. He paints an amazing picture in the reader's mind. On that same note, it carries forward into the characters. They are vivid and well thought out. My main issue is that the main character is not someone who is likeable, so I felt a disconnect with him. Going through the entire book, I only liked a couple of characters, none of them were main characters. 

Son of the Borderlands, did have a good overall plot and an interesting twist. What it was lacking though was a true climatic moment, which in turn made the conclusion only okay in my books, pun intended. It also got kind of slow in many parts, which is where my attention faded. I was looking for that part that was going to make me say wow. A redeeming quality is that as far as created worlds go, this is a well thought out and carefully planned world. Goes back to the descriptive writing comment, painting that picture for the reader. A little personal peeve from the days of notes from my creative writing teacher, is using the same words to start sentences. Writers must find creative ways to start sentences. Over use of names, he, she, they, the, and these kinds of words makes it feel too repetitive. 

Overall, Son of the Borderlands, was a decent read for those who enjoy dark fantasy and carefully crafter worlds.