Demon Hunter

Living Ice, Book 2

De: Dmitry Sheleg, Clare Urbanski - translator

Narrado por: Kevin T. Collins

In this world, I'm the heir to the princely Morozov line, but I don't have any talent for the magical arts. When my enemies find out I'm alive, they'll definitely come looking for me. I think someday I'll have a warm welcome prepared for them, but in the meantime I have to continue my training, kill demons, and juggle my schoolwork on top of that. Wait up, Imperial Academy! Here I come!

©Dmitry Sheleg, English translation copyright 2024 by Clare Urbanski (P)2024 Tantor Media

Awesome

I think this one is better than the first book but the wasn't enough story progression until the last few chapters and that cliffhanger was diabolical

New and exciting

Fun and exciting, I’m very interested to see the rest of the series. The mc isn’t op or anything but you can tell he had a lot of potential and your left just waiting to see him unlock it

lots of things Don't know if this will help you

Things I like about the story I like the merging between the immaturity of the boy and the maturity of the man I like the introspection on his emotions being irrational it's actually quite enjoyable for a story to explain that away


Things that kind of bother me at first I don't like all of the constant dialogue in his head especially because it's supposedly takes place in real time where he even gets called for not paying attention it just feels to distracting for the moment especially when he supposedly starts to meditate it's like that's the whole point of meditation is to be quiet 😆

Things that I start to dislike as well fully grown man in the body of a child gets beaten up and bullied by other children just doesn't really make much sense then literally three chapters later He's literally killing full grown adults with professional technique and using techniques way above his age doesn't really make any sense in the slightest

I also don't like how the story goes into other characters viewpoints especially the whole viewpoint of the investigator it was like 30 minutes it's definitely a problem especially when it's not even about the main character just just about his disappearance which could have amounted to just a few sentences

I don't mind the main character being powerful in this case he is Even as a child I just don't like how in one sentence he gets beaten up and he's a cry baby and the next he's a cold-blooded super killer who has a special ability to control his emotions because it's the way the world is " "

Then it just gets confusing they move into a house to start their training sessions they pay 3 months rent and then all of a sudden the landlord shows up cooks their meal and then starts demanding to pay for her services and then she goes into some weird justification dialogue to somehow justify it it just seems weird and strange and separated from common sense


I also didn't like the explanations about why technology doesn't work in the demon realms somehow the laws of physics don't work which just doesn't really make much sense from a writing standpoint just to somehow get away from technology that the writer didn't even have to create in their story also the idea of not using horses because supposedly they can be spooked too easily but that's precisely why we have war horses specifically trained to be able to handle those kinds of conditions like any animal..... I just feel like poor writing excuses I guess the mental attack thing makes sense just seems frustrating that's all


Also I really dislike the whole horrible teacher mentality supposedly this is an experienced well-seasoned warrior with incredible insight but honestly he just constantly complains and says do it yourself look it up yourself especially in life-threatening situations it's just a horrible way to teach somebody


I also don't like how the main character's Friends mention him being tested for potential And then it just goes undone like we know later on the main character we'll have these powers but for the sake of really nothing it goes unused Even though the story says that he would be stronger

I also don't like the constant trope it's been constant years of peace and now all of a sudden some dark organization throws everything into chaos just in time for the main character even though there's no connection between the two I've always hated this about storytelling it's just lazy The main character becomes some savior just because of coincidence

I also don't like the idea that the governments could just close off the portals but they don't because of greed That's like saying let's let anthrax roam around on continents because of money just doesn't make sense


I also really don't like this whole he declines going to tournaments so the teachers fully grown adults pick on a little kid and even a full grown gym teacher starts to fight him in front of the school it just doesn't really make any logical sense especially because this is supposed to be a prestigious institution not just a normal school it's to show the main characters abilities I get it but it just feels cringe


I also hate the cringe transition You're literally in the middle of a serious fight and then all of a sudden... The main character says I was in the middle of class it was the middle of winter or something along those lines it's just really really really frustrating ....


Anyways this is my analysis if you found it helpful or not I don't know

so much more than the first book

this one is so much more fleshed out and the story really grows legs. we see much more built and more of the world and how interesting the magics and demons are. that ending tho!

Amazing amazing amazing

I can't wait for book 3 to come out. This sore is so good and it leaves off at the best part

Mostly filler

Most of this book was a training montage, getting by in school, and more emphasis on his older brother George. Doesn’t get really good until the last 2-3 hours. The narrator is awesome as usual, but the story felt very lacking. I would skip this title and jump ahead to the next one.

Boring elementay school kid.

This kid is 11 years old and fighting demons i though that would be interesting since the first book was really dark and grim but this book simply does not live up to the previous book. The book gets slightly more interesting, literally towards the end of the book. Mc doesnt even really level or anything and most fight scenes are just skipped over.