Max Abaddon, Book 1
Synopsis: The first novel in the thrilling new urban fantasy adventure series Max Abaddon, by Justin S. Leslie.
An unambitious, unemployed bachelor with a penchant for drinking, Max Abaddon inherits an extraordinary gift from his recently deceased grandfather. Now a young hero with new magical powers, Max must embrace his calling and help this hidden world in its war with a murderous darkness.
Suddenly in a position where he’s learning about magical and mythical beings, Max’s third decade of life is starting off in a direction he never would have imagined. Max is discovering a magical new world while it slowly overtakes his old one.
Meanwhile, dark players emerge from the shadows with a plot to disrupt the delicate balance between the natural and the supernatural. To help his new friends, Max must accept his responsibility, get a grip on his new powers, and be careful of who he trusts in this gripping murder mystery set in Florida.
Review: I had seen two reviews of this novel from blogger friends and since I love urban fantasy, I was happy to go for it, curious to see what the author would offer us. Unfortunately, I think I expected a little too much, because I was disappointed…
Max Abbadon is a young man who seems to have missed his life. However, when his grandfather dies, his life is turned upside down. He discovers that his grandfather was part of a secret organization that runs a supernatural world that Max knew nothing about. And now that he’s gone, his place falls to our dear hero, if he accepts it.
The idea is nice, but unfortunately I couldn’t get hooked on the story or the characters. I found that the story was long and that the characters lacked charisma… Maybe, as I said, because I expected a lot…
Anyway, I think I’ll stop here.
Anna
Ah ca arrive d’avoir trop d’attente sur un livre :/. C’est jamais agréable. A vu de ton avis, je ne vais pas le mettre dans ma PAL.
Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer
I am so bummed. I love this series on audio.
Melliane
Yeah… I know. I bought it because of your reviews
Sophia Rose
At least you gave it a go. Sometimes I’ve reacted differently from others to books, too. I’ll need to try this and see how it goes for me.
Maureen @ Maureen's Books
I’m sorry to read this one didn’t work for you. But good that you tried 😉
Mogsy @ BiblioSanctum
Aw man, this one looked like a lot of fun. Sorry it didn’t work for you 🙁
blodeuedd
Eh, too bad
Anne - Books of My Heart
I’m sorry it didn’t work for you! I want to try it on audio.
Nadene
Sorry it did not work for you.
Mary Kirkland
Sorry to hear it wasn’t as good as you’d hoped it would be.
Carole Rae
Gah. Bummer
Maureen @ Maureen's Books
I’m sorry to read this book didn’t work for you.