It not good.
Edit: I legit cut out 7 additional minutes of criticism because it was just too much negativity. I didn't want to make people sit through over 20 minutes of nothing positive to say. There are others out there who have reviewed this and pointed out the many more insanities to this story. I honestly thought this was some kind of absurd parody at points. Turns out it is supposed to be taken 100% seriously. I just can't.

This book gives me hope that I’ll be published some day.

Spoilers if anyone cares.

My favorite part is that the villain's plan is to kill everyone on the planet except the 5 sorceresses and Tristan, then repopulate the planet with their inbred magically gifted babies. That's not a joke, that's real.

Daniel: He's a prince who doesn't want to do his duties.
Me: Okay that's reasonable teens and kids are usually rebellious-
Daniel: He's 30.
Me: 👁👄👁

As bisexual woman, can confirm that we are all power-hungry monsters.

Me: I kinda feel bad for the author.he must feel terrible watching this review

Daniel: sexual assault is described as not legitimate because someone didnt climax ... the sister becomes evil and therefore bisexual

Me: nevermind

Daniel: "Worse than the Cursed Child..."
Me: "Impressive."
Daniel: "And Wizard's First Rule."
Me: "Most impressive.

"Horses are not just big dogs"
Well obviously not, it's that dogs are just small horses, duh

Flavorless sand? As opposed to flavoured sand?
Evil Villian: "Now Mr. Bond you will die in my ingenious sand trap!"
Bond: "Mmmm strawberry."

You know what would be really groundbreaking? Killing people by throwing knives and having your horse bring the knives back

"Tristan invents throwing knives"
I sense a disturbance... Like so many rogues cried out in anger... and then were silenced

i want "she's bisexual now oh no" to be turned into a meme

Its like the author saw a terrible writing advice episode and took it seriously

Daniel: “this is worst than Wizard’s First Rule”

Me: Eyes widening “whoa I’ve gotta watch this”

I read an interview with the author, where he said that he got the inspiration to write it from reading "Wizard's First Rule" and thought "This explains so much."
According to a sporking I read, the reason they didn't execute the sorceresses is because they were so weak it would be tantamount to murder to kill them. Murder is defined by how weak the victim is, apparently.

"Why Gnomes?"
Because they are G'not Gnelves, and G'not Gnoblins.

They are Gnomes and you've been gnomed!

I have this repeating nightmare, that I write a book and Daniel makes a review about it like this one

Having watched 16 minutes of you talk about this book I'm still a little unsure where you stand, so you're saying this book is ok?

Honestly the only thing that sounds good is the gnomes. Gnomes are underused.

This review has inspired me to go ahead and write my own fantasy novel:


It's called Just Gnomes, and it's and multi-book fantasy epic... about gnomes, and how they're the only fantasy race that can do anything, but never get any respect.