The Light of All That Falls – Review
The climactic end of James Islington’s debut trilogy comes together like a Scooby-Doo stamp sandwich: packed with all the meat, lettuce, cheese, and assorted fillings, but squeezed between two soggy slices of bread. It might be a tasty bite, sure—but it doesn’t hold together well enough to earn the kind of ending it’s going for.
An Echo of Things to Come – Review
An Echo of Things to Come had me gripped at times—but never tightly. It held a touch-and-go grasp on my interest, never quite pulling me fully into its world.
The Shadow of What Was Lost – Review
James Islington’s debut novel didn’t talk my list of best fantasy novels read in my time, but it did crack the code for excellence in presenting a fantastic foundation as a fantasy writer in the modern day.