{"id":14104,"date":"2026-06-14T09:11:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T09:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.offkorn.com\/blog\/?p=14104"},"modified":"2026-06-14T09:16:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T09:16:49","slug":"earth-reformation-1-4-hollow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.offkorn.com\/blog\/earth-reformation-1-4-hollow\/","title":{"rendered":"Earth Reformation #1-4 & HolloW"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brad Botz<\/a>‘s Earth Reformation series<\/a> reminds me of late Guardian of Aster Fall<\/a> mixed with a bit of Corsairs & Cataclysms<\/a>‘ setting. While for the most part a guilty-pleasure kind of overpowered protagonist series it does take the unusual path of focusing on an old, well-established individual (though it also partially de-ages him for no apparent reason) and doesn’t have any notable romance elements.<\/p>\n

The first book’s main issue is that the few parts focused on the protagonist’s daughter don’t make a great deal of sense. Why did they flee the starter village instead of confronting the businessman? How did the weasel-faced man become a Guardian? Why was the businessman so obsessed with tracking her down? The next two books ignore her for the most part and end up notably better as a result. The fourth then does something very different, and although it’s better than expected the pacing leaves quite a bit to be desired; a good two-thirds of the novel deal with the first year, the second year then gets a few chapters, and the last two years get what amount to barely a chapter each.<\/p>\n

Caroline Peckham<\/a> & Susanne Valenti<\/a>‘s first Crown of Hearts and Chaos<\/a> novel starts out a little shaky, making one wonder why so much time is spent following around dead men walking, and it’s not until the two protagonists meet up that the novel settles into a more standard ‘enemies to lovers’ framework that works well for a time. Unfortunately, the female protagonist is far too soft to match her declarations and ends up making the same damn mistake over and over again. Only positive thing I can say is that at least she’s not rewarded for it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Brad Botz‘s Earth Reformation series reminds me of late Guardian of Aster Fall mixed with a bit of Corsairs & Cataclysms‘ setting. While for the most part a guilty-pleasure kind of overpowered protagonist series it does take the unusual path of focusing on an old, well-established individual (though it also partially de-ages him for no apparent reason) and doesn’t have any notable romance elements. The first book’s main issue is that the few parts focused on the protagonist’s daughter don’t make a great deal of sense. Why did they flee the starter village instead of confronting the businessman? How did the weasel-faced man become a Guardian? Why was the businessman so obsessed with tracking her down? The next two books ignore her for the most part and end up notably better as a result. The fourth then does something very different, and although it’s better than expected the pacing leaves quite a bit to be desired; a good two-thirds of the novel deal with the first year, the second year then gets a few chapters, and the last two years get what amount to barely a chapter each. Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti‘s first Crown of Hearts and Chaos novel […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[1361,1362,1360,1359,28,29,1363],"class_list":["post-14104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-book-related","tag-brad-botz","tag-caroline-peckham","tag-crown-of-hearts-and-chaos","tag-earth-reformation","tag-fantasy","tag-paranormal-romance","tag-susanne-valenti"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t