Review: Platinum Tinted Darkness

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November 26, 2023

Tags: Epic Fantasy, Gods, Magic, Platinum Tinted Darkness, Review, The Legacy of Boulom, Timothy Wolff

The cover of "Platinum Tinted Darkness". It features a young, blond woman wearing shining armor, with a backdrop that can be either clouds or smoke, but half of her is well lit and has a white, angelic wing, and the other one is partially in shade and has a black, crumbling wing. At the bottom, there is a city in ruins.

Heya! Long time no see! The book being reviewed today (well, actually not today, but I only found time to post here now) is “Platinum Tinted Darkness”, an epic fantasy by Timothy Wolff. It’s the first book in the “Legacy of Boulom” series, which will be getting a new installment in December.

The blurb goes:

“The Kingdom of Boulom has been lost.

The realms have already seen what happens when the Gods and their Harbingers are left unchecked.

Destruction. Chaos.

Death.

The Gods cannot be trusted. No one knows that better than David Williams, the leader of the Guardians tasked to protect the realm from the gods and their powerful Harbingers ever since the fall of Boulom.

Six Guardians take their pledge to leave the squabbles of kingdoms behind and live only to stop the Harbingers and protect the realm from the gods.

Serenna Morgan, a famed Crystal Mage and Guardian, struggles with the Guardian Pact when the Kingdom of Terrangus invades her home.

She’s supposed to stay out of it.

But she can’t.

When she breaks her Oath and joins in the skirmish, she earns the favor of the God of Death when the conflict escalates to an all-out war.

And he makes her an offer, one that’ll make sure she’ll never fail in her goals again.

To become his Harbinger. To partake in the ecstasy of destruction.”

My review:

An action-packed story with interesting worldbuilding, Platinum Tinted Darkness started out with a great deal of potential, and mostly lived up to it. It has some of my favorite elements in fantasy, chief among them being the conniving gods. The overall story was quick and engaging, and while the occasional event was slightly predictable, some of the twists more than made up for it.

The characters followed a similar vein. While a handful of them felt a little over the top, others were outright endearing, and some of their development was excellent. More than enough to sell me on future installments. Considering the next book comes out in December, I’d say it’s pretty good luck, huh?

If you’re looking for an epic fantasy to lose yourself in, this one is a safe bet. Watch out for the GLORIOUS ending.

Final rating: Five stars.

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