Lora Hates Spam

by Nav Logan

This is a Fantasy story with a lot of original elements and a historical feel to it. There are also some familiar tropes, but they are well done.

I'm told there's a new edit in progress, which I hope will fix some minor problems, mostly in the form of speech tags. They don't really take away from the story, but could do with some refinement.

In some ways it feels like there are too many elements; a rightful heir evading a usurper's troops while they try to hunt him down and kill him, an assassin who is a little too good and can become overconfident, a secret island of priestesses who can do elemental magick and a girl with a special talent who gets involved with all of them. It sounds convoluted, but it actually holds together very well.

The last few chapters were pretty exciting so I definitely enjoyed the book and will probably read the next one in the series. There were a few loose ends, but I didn't feel like I was left on a cliffhanger.