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11 of 11 found the following review helpful:
Take a Look at This One for Free...You Have Nothing to Lose Sep 23, 2011
By Jack M. Fairweather
I bought a few books for my Kindle a while back and I downloaded about a dozen free books too. I read the Count of Monte Cristo and Time Machine (both free) and of course wasn't disappointed with a couple of classics. Then I turned to a couple of the "newer" freebies...
Nothing I have found in the Sci Fi / Fantasy genre was much worth my while, until this book. I noticed in another review that the reader only got 1/4 the way through...but still gave the book three stars. That's too bad that he/she only finished 1/4. About a quarter the way through things are a little slow...and understandably. This is the first of seven books. By half way through the book starts to get pretty interesting. The second half of the book is a really great story.
The biggest reason I gave the review four stars instead of five is because it is a bit unpolished. It appears that Tuttle put the book in digital form without the expertise of an editor (you know, basic stuff like using the same word too many times in a paragraph, using the wrong word sometimes, etc...). The one girl with magic is a bit overdone too...
But all in all, it is a really great story. I'll be getting the second book soon and give it a go.
10 of 11 found the following review helpful:
 fair to middling Aug 04, 2011
By bluewynd
the story plot is nice, but the presentation is poor. there is too much explaining of what characters should do, might do, why we do it, etc. in reality most people don't talk to each other for 20 min explaining the different ways to react to each other, while danger approaches,.
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the women characters have no depth, the flaky "princess" who must be psychotic is a real pain.
maybe the book improves as you go, but I only got 1/4 of the way though.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Great Intro to Series Sep 13, 2011
By Mimsy6686
This book is exactly what a first book in a long series is like. Tuttle sets up each of the characters and setting. The storyline does progress a little slowly and gives a lot of detail but all of it will help in later books. Tuttle also came up with a few twists that I was not in any way shape or form expecting. I enjoyed this book a lot and will be continuing the series.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Enjoyable read Mar 18, 2012
By Never without a book
"C."
I found the book Sapphire of the Fairies to be an enjoyable read. With the exception of Niki, the characters are interesting. Niki's character seems a bit over-the-top and I can't imagine where this character will go in the other books.
Though I enjoyed this novel, I gave it 3 stars because of a few concerns. I have already mentioned Niki's character, but another concern is how much this story will borrow from other well-known fantasy novels. The names of Sarac and Mordac are too similar to names from LOTR. I also think the book is a little too short. The quest for the Crown of Life was too easy just like the ability to corrupt Niki. Frankly, I don't know why Niki is all that trusted in the first place and why she is still with everyone else.
Another issue relates to editing. The problems weren't too distracting, but the author could take another look at his work and make some corrections. I know this can be a challenge for independent authors, but given the book was originally published in 2004, sufficient time has passed for these corrections not to have been resolved.
Finally, there are too many books at too high a price point given the length of the novels. Chris Walley's series was collapsed in that 6 books became 3. Each volume was $10 each and that pricing was just right. I would like to see this series do something similar with a similar price point.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Sapphire of the Fairies Mar 13, 2012
By adagrammy
Started out pretty original, then went to the same storyline as other genre of fantasy, mystic books. Interesting to read but had to keeping asking if I'd read it before as so similiar to others.
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