Book Review: Vedientir

Title: Vedientir
Author: Ivan Hladni
Genre: Fantasy, Epic Fantasy
Year Published: April 25, 2019

Date Started: March 25, 2023
Date finished: April 2, 2023

This story follows Dion and his adventure through different kingdoms to find soldiers who would help him fight the enemy. This is a fast-paced epic fantasy with creatures and a cute young dragon.

The overall story was okay. I liked the main character, Dion, and how much he cared about the young dragon. He also had the ability to communicate with the ravens which I also enjoyed. However, I felt he appeared much younger than his age. He’s supposed to be in his early twenties but felt more like a fifteen-year-old. Another thing was that there were so many characters that it was overwhelming trying to keep up with all of them. They were thrown in almost all at once so there wasn’t enough time to really know their personalities leading them to feel very similar. I also found the voice of this story toward middle grade even though it’s supposed to be for an older audience. As far as plot goes, we never actually get an ending. I know this is going to be a series but the way it ended felt like it was incomplete.

I liked the idea of the story and really wanted to enjoy this adventure, but the execution and character development were just a bit lacking.

Who should read this book: If you’re a huge fan of epic fantasy that’s clean and fast-paced, you might like this. Otherwise, if you’re anything like me and prefer a real adult epic fantasy that includes younger characters (late teens) as well as adults, I’d recommend The Night Angel Trilogy and Lightbringer Series by Brent Weeks. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy younger age group fantasies as well, but since this one was targeted toward adults, it just didn’t fit the bill.