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Cliffhanger: no
Suggested age: middle school
Proofreading: excellent at the beginning, then falls to poor by the end; corrections of last edit remain
Editing: excellent
Strong language: no
Sexual language or situation: very mild; implied

Beth, a cousin of the king, is asked to come the palace to be the Queen's lady in waiting. Accompanied by her shrew of a mother, much older betrothed who had just been introduced to her, and the man who delivered the message, they travel to the palace.
In this world all left handed people are magic users, and due to a tragedy in the past, are almost uniformly feared. Beth is left handed and her mother has spent Beth's life keeping her safe. Unfortunately "safe" has an obsessive meaning spurred by the death of Beth's father.
In this world a limited number of gods are real. They interact with mortals by choosing an avator whose body they can take possession of in order to speak to their avator directly, or speak with other people. Only left handed people are able to host a god.
Using the domino method of many fantasy stories, Beth goes from being a naive young girl to an important part of the palace's defences. She collects a number of characters, all who eventually become important to the big crisis at the end: a defecting dragon who wants to learn magic, a possibly crazy mage, her previously betrothed man who wants to stay and help defend the capital, a groom in love with her, and an annoying daughter of a local noble.
All the typical notes of a fantasy are touched upon. The mother is evil and Beth naive. Beth is in love with Solas, but doesn't want to tell him because she hears he and annoying daughter are making wedding plans, a horse no one else can ride, a friendly dragon come to impart important news, magic weapons, magic armor only Beth can wear, and redemption. As such all the good guys are very good and all the bad guys are evil.
This reads like a Hallmark movie, simple and predictable but easy to read. The story is light and can easily be finished in one sitting. The ending is satisfactory and neatly weaves together all the characters.
This reader's primary complaint is with the deteriorating quality of proofreading. While the proofreading at the beginning is excellent with only a couple of missed words, by the end words crossed out in favor of a different words can be seen, underlining of sentences apparently to mark something, and missed words and letters are prominent. The author needs to go back and finish the editing and proofreading so the last couple of chapters don't read like an essay corrected by a teacher.


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LeftHand Gods Jamie Lackey 9780997118827 Books Reviews

Loved this book. I would really like to see more books written in the universe that Lackey has created. Her world building is really quite good and has captured my imagination completely. Left-Hand Gods has an entertaining and filled with magic and mystery. The story of a young girl whose small world becomes something much more vast and incredible than she ever imagined.

I will also agree with previous reviewers that the blurb on the back of the book really doesn’t do it justice. Don’t pay it any mind.
I LOVED this novel. This is high fantasy at its very best a fantastical setting, a well-paced and multi-layered plot, and, best of all, genuinely compelling characters.

I won't rehash the plot here, but I have to say that the plot blurb still doesn't quite do this story justice. For me, this book was like the fantasy equivalent of the horror film "You're Next". It is an extremely faithful product of its genre, mostly devoid of that sort of wink-wink-nudge-nudge meta commentary that some modern fantasy works drop in to let the readers know they're in on the joke.

But it is precisely because of the author's obvious appreciation of the tropes and subject matter of high fantasy that this is such a stand out work of fantasy. Jamie Lackey knows the fantasy staples well enough that she's not forced to have to subvert every single one of then in order to make a statement, and this book is all the better for it.

This story feels bold and fresh, and the characters, even side characters, are exciting and (to my delight) exceedingly well-rounded. Writing great characters and great interactions between characters has always been one of Jamie Lackey's greatest strengths as a writer, and this novel showcases her skill admirably. No one is anyone's foil or sidekick here--everyone is a PERSON. (Even, no, ESPECIALLY the dragon. And the magic horse. THERE IS A MAGIC HORSE IN THIS BOOK.)

This book made me laugh and it had me getting misty-eyed at various points throughout the book, and I can think of no higher praise than that. If this sounds like your cup of tea, you should definitely check it out.
Cliffhanger no
Suggested age middle school
Proofreading excellent at the beginning, then falls to poor by the end; corrections of last edit remain
Editing excellent
Strong language no
Sexual language or situation very mild; implied

Beth, a cousin of the king, is asked to come the palace to be the Queen's lady in waiting. Accompanied by her shrew of a mother, much older betrothed who had just been introduced to her, and the man who delivered the message, they travel to the palace.
In this world all left handed people are magic users, and due to a tragedy in the past, are almost uniformly feared. Beth is left handed and her mother has spent Beth's life keeping her safe. Unfortunately "safe" has an obsessive meaning spurred by the death of Beth's father.
In this world a limited number of gods are real. They interact with mortals by choosing an avator whose body they can take possession of in order to speak to their avator directly, or speak with other people. Only left handed people are able to host a god.
Using the domino method of many fantasy stories, Beth goes from being a naive young girl to an important part of the palace's defences. She collects a number of characters, all who eventually become important to the big crisis at the end a defecting dragon who wants to learn magic, a possibly crazy mage, her previously betrothed man who wants to stay and help defend the capital, a groom in love with her, and an annoying daughter of a local noble.
All the typical notes of a fantasy are touched upon. The mother is evil and Beth naive. Beth is in love with Solas, but doesn't want to tell him because she hears he and annoying daughter are making wedding plans, a horse no one else can ride, a friendly dragon come to impart important news, magic weapons, magic armor only Beth can wear, and redemption. As such all the good guys are very good and all the bad guys are evil.
This reads like a Hallmark movie, simple and predictable but easy to read. The story is light and can easily be finished in one sitting. The ending is satisfactory and neatly weaves together all the characters.
This reader's primary complaint is with the deteriorating quality of proofreading. While the proofreading at the beginning is excellent with only a couple of missed words, by the end words crossed out in favor of a different words can be seen, underlining of sentences apparently to mark something, and missed words and letters are prominent. The author needs to go back and finish the editing and proofreading so the last couple of chapters don't read like an essay corrected by a teacher.