The Core – Peter V. Brett

Deer Reeder,

Hard back edition, front cover on left and inside cover on right

God, it has been a long time since I have written one of these. Too long in fact. I knew this would happen once I started uni again, I’ve just had no time to read! *sighs and looks away from the mountain of assignment briefs nearby…*

Anyway, enough of the woes and on with the book reviewing.

So, The Core by Peter V. Brett. What can I say apart from at last and about time! I’ve waited for the finale to the Demon Cycle series for around two years now, but it was worth this wait. The book starts slowly, re-enveloping you into this fantasy world and ends like Usain Bolt running the 100 metres. I know its not always best to review the last book in a series, but I read the first one many moons ago, so I promise to avoid spoilers where I can.

For those not in the know, the series are set in what seems to be our future but without any of that high-tech business. Instead, it’s as if you’ve stepped back in time to bows and arrows, horses and carts, due to demons destroying the world as we know it. Its clever because you don’t initially realise this until