| Title | : | The Broken Pantheon |
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| ISBN | : | - |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 216 |
| Publication | : | First published April 30, 2021 |
While Hagano fights for his life, he sees the impossible--the death of his immortal god. His faith shatters. The world crumbles. His hope dies--until an unexpected gift from Ecret leads Hagano on a path to fulfill his god's dying wish.
The Broken Pantheon Reviews
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Book Title: The Broken Pantheon
Standalone or Series: Book 1 of a series
Author: Adam Berg
Genre(s): Fantasy, Religion, Middle Grade
Recommended Age Rating: 7-11
Reasons Why: No swearing that I noticed but the word is used a few times. It's very faith-based and is very "preachy" in my opinion. It also includes a lot of
Recommended for Fans of: Adam Berg and religious fantasy books.
Overall Rating: D--
Brief Summary: About a boy named Hagano who witnesses his seemingly immortal god die. He then goes on a quest to bring back his dead god and defeat the evil that killed him. When he is given a special power, he must learn to balance it in the face of combat.
Going into this, I didn't realize how faith-based this book was going to be. I'm not religious. I don't believe in a god, but if you do that is totally cool. I am a vegetarian, and am really big on inclusivity in books. Maybe that's why I hated this book so much.
I guess I should've known that it would be. It's kinda my fault. The only reason I didn't DNF the thing was because I held on to the small hope that it would get better. It didn't. It wasn't even funny.
The book was also written for a younger audience than me so that's another factor to consider.
Overall, I just really didn't like this book and I don't see myself ever reading it again. What a waste of money. -
Adam Berg versus Productivity
I started this book thinking that I’d be able to read a couple chapters here and there, work on my own stuff, and just enjoy a nice, well paced story. What happened was a complete disregard for my own workload, a missed meal or two, and a couple of loads of unfolded laundry.
I really, really loved this book. Including fantasy deity is always a really interesting balance, and I think Mr. Berg has far and away done a good job at capturing that struggle, and exploring what it can mean to have a physically present dirty, particularly one that is not perfect. It brings to mind a lot of the Nordic, Greek, and Roman mythologies. The magic system was also fascinating, and although there were a couple of moments where I had to take a deep breath seeing how it was going to play out, I was ultimately well-satisfied.
This was also a very well balanced book. Humor and drama played out in turns, but never undermined each other, (something that is a personal pet peeve of mine). All in all, a great romp, and one that I will be recommending to my fantasy-loving friends. Another winner, Mr. Berg! -
I read the entire book in a day- I couldn't put it down! Fair warning, it is a little more on the gory/graphic side (I'd compare it to the Mistborn series- nothing terrible, but definitely not pg). I also felt there were some things at the end that just weren't wrapped up or explained, but overall it was a great read. So creative, and again, one I had a hard time putting down. If you're just looking for something to suck you in, this is a good one!
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Entertaining and thought provoking
Well written and very entertaining. Unexpected yet very satisfying ending. Highly recommend to anyone that wants a clean, enjoyable read -
I didn't like this at all. It took me forever to read. Only reason it's more than 1 star is because I liked the author in the old Studio C videos. 1.5 stars.
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After being hurt during temple guard training, eighteen-year-old Hagano has settled into the lowly position of a courier. During the festival of his god, Ecret, Hagano witnesses the emergence of a creature made of bone, shadow, and rust. The once banished Sylph King has returned, leading an attack against Ecret.
While Hagano fights for his life, he sees the impossible--the death of his immortal god. His faith shatters. The world crumbles. His hope dies--until an unexpected gift from Ecret leads Hagano on a path to fulfill his god's dying wish.
I enjoyed this book! It is full of fast-paced action and is one big fight/battle scene. A lot goes on and I really took my time reading so I can follow everything happening. I recently saw the new Demon Slayer movie and some of the sylphs that Hagano encounters actually reminded me of some fights in the movie! Definitely recommend for people who like fast paced fantasy novels.
