The Spear Cuts Through Water

By Simon Jimenez

Book Overview

Two warriors shepherd an ancient god across a broken land to end the tyrannical reign of a royal family in this epic fantasy from the author of The Vanished Birds. "A beguiling fantasy not to be... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1837861870
• ISBN13: 9781837861873
• Release Date: March 2024
• Publisher: Rebellion Publishing Ltd.
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.9" x 1.2" x 4.9"

Customer Reviews

**SPOILER WARNING** I was not a fan of this book

*****SPOILER WARNING***** I did not enjoy this book. Honestly, if I had not read this for a book club, I do not think I would have finished it. The constant POV switching was hard to keep track of and made reading the book confusing, frustrating and time-consuming. There were portions that I liked. The tortoises being used as a communication network was intriguing and the tortoise god’s story line, while depressing, was compelling. I also thought that Simon Jimenez did an excellent job of creating a world with a complete mythology and history. However, reading this book was an exercise in patience as I had to constantly stop and figure out who was talking. The ending also seemed contrived. The book had been brought to a satisfying end. It was sad, but a lot of the book was depressing, and it worked. Then, out of nowhere it seemed, the warriors were brought back to life to have a ‘happy’ ending. It came across as forced. Overall, The Spear Cuts Through Water had some high points and originality, but the constant POV switching made reading it confusing and the ‘happy’ ending felt like a cop-out. 2/5 ⭐