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★★★★☆
Clean Language, Clean Fantasy. Character-Driven...
I recently learned from my cardiologist that a procedure performed on me, a nuclear stress test, found no blockages. “That’s good,” thought I.
Then, he told me, “We found a condition that indicated you had a heart attack in the past.”
That fact has altered my view regarding life, the universe, and my place in it. Indeed, it convinced me to shorten my reviews and to give only the broad strokes. Th news also persuaded me to select the fantasy this month, instead of a thriller, suspense, mystery or an historical fiction.
“The Killing Fog” is an intriguing, clean, fantasy that is a cut above most books being published nowadays. Unlike the fantasy novels of my youth, though, this has a tad more spiritual element to it, but not of a religious nature.
Pretty much, this is the story of a young woman having to choose principle over doing what comes easiest or that which poses the least risk.
Of course, the great value in such a common tale is character development. That’s why I enjoyed “The Killing Fog.” I liked witnessing the main heroine’s growth. One scene that stays with me concerns her transformation when the fog envelopes her. To say more would endanger my policy to never divulge spoilers, so ai will shut up now.
Four stars out of five.
February 2020 · Kindle Store · verified purchase