Review: Runebreaker

Runebreaker by Alex R. Kahler
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Well, at least Kahler's author's note at the end of the book directly addresses one thing that bothered me about reading this one: how bloody unlikable our protagonist Aidan is. Nowhere near as emotionally open as Tenn, or as loving, Aidan - likely because he's open to Fire instead of Water - is self-absorbed, destructive, and manages to be even more susceptible to the sinister machinations of a certain incubus. And he has a way of basically burning almost every bridge that he crosses, losing tons of friends and lovers in the process. But then when he's really in over his head, it shows, and that's when I can't help but sympathize with him. And luckily, this isn't the end of the road for this series yet, I'd hope - because the ending of this book promises, at long last, a combination and possibly conclusion of the stories begun in this book and in Runebinder. Bring it on, Kahler!

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