Tittle : Touch of Power (Healer #1)Author : Maria V. Snyder
Publication date : November 20, 2011
Touch of Power has been sitting around my to-read list for a while. I have soft spot for pretty book cover and I admit that's what makes me interested in it. I also read many positive reviews on this one so somehow it convinced me even more. I was quite sure that I was going to love this book so much.
has been sitting around my to-read list for a while. I have soft spot for pretty book cover and I admit that's what makes me interested in it. I also read many positive reviews on this one so somehow it convinced me even more. I was quite sure that I was going to love this book so much.Avry of Kazan is a healer. Unlike doctors or witch doctors, she heals people by absorbsing their sickness and pain and send it through herself. Yes, that's how the healer works in her world. One day the world is infested by plague and healers are left to blame. People believe they cause it and in rage, they send every healers they know for excecution. Being the last healer, Avry is forced to live in hiding, until someone finds her.
Let me tell you MORE about this book. Considering the amount of plot it has, it is ridiculously thick! Reaching the last page of it seemed like a pain for me. The story is just flat, there's no depth in it whatsoever. All the characters do in Touch of Power were go into the woods, get attacked by a bandit or a man eating plan, escape, then get attacked again, rinse and repeat. This is the 90% content of the book. It's exhausting!
were go into the woods, get attacked by a bandit or a man eating plan, escape, then get attacked again, rinse and repeat. This is the 90% content of the book. It's exhausting!
Now let's talk about Avry. I think she's such an unbelievable character. She's a kind and greathearted angel. Absorbing people's sickness and the pain don't bother her a bit. I mean what kind of job is that? Would a sane person bother to learn such magic? The funny thing is, she can also cure people by medicine, so why not cure them all with it instead of suffering from that ridiculous magic?
And the world building? Please don't get me started. When people are healed with magic and medicine, one of the characters in the book have syringes. I mean what kind of world is that ? Syringe just doesn't fit in non urban fantasy world, a president doesn't either (yes, there's a president in it).
I rate this book 1. I didn't enjoy it. If only the story has more depth and complexity combined with a good world building, I am sure Touch of Power would be a more interesting book.
Now, let's talk about you. Do you like this book? Have you read Snyder's other books?
would be a more interesting book.Now, let's talk about you. Do you like this book? Have you read Snyder's other books?
