Martha Wells: Witch King

Hi everyone

Witch King is the first book in The Rising World series by Martha Wells.
I've read quite a few of her works now and sadly; the only ones I truly enjoyed were The Murderbot Diaries.
I read this on my e-reader.

""I didn't know you were a... demon."
"You idiot. I'm the demon."
Kai's having a long day in Martha Wells' WITCH KING....
After being murdered, his consciousness dormant and unaware of the passing of time while confined in an elaborate water trap, Kai wakes to find a lesser mage attempting to harness Kai’s magic to his own advantage. That was never going to go well.
But why was Kai imprisoned in the first place? What has changed in the world since his assassination? And why does the Rising World Coalition appear to be growing in influence?
Kai will need to pull his allies close and draw on all his pain magic if he is to answer even the least of these questions.
He’s not going to like the answers."

This was mediocre. The characters were very forgettable and rather interchangeable; it was hard to keep them apart or to give them a distinct voice in my head. Not one person stood out, not one captured my attention.
The plot was nothing special, the writing felt very YA, the tone of the conversations felt wrong for the time and the setting of the story. It felt off, like the characters talked too modern for the setting.

So I won't be continuing this series. 

Happy reading!
Helena