Review Detail of noel_streef in My Hero Under The Tree

Thought I'd write after reading the full book to do an actual review. Starting off with the intro. It was a great way to do simple world building and introduce the main characters. I liked how there was a moment with the brother in it too, it just adds some character to it. In the beginning, before the siege, I thought it was going to be a happy story (I have read MKF so I knew I was going to be wrong) but it had a fast and dark turn that I actually liked a lot. It definitely was better than some silly happy ending (I don't like how most stories these days are about fun times and the hero always winning etc, even though the heroes did win). The arc when all six of them were training set a happy tone and a friendly environment. I loved the interactions between the characters. The only strange part was with Kent and the book, which was referenced in MKF with Lavernius. When I first saw this I thought that he was telling this tale at first, I was like "Oh that's cool", but it could also just be a little easter egg. It also gave them 'powers' which was kinda cool, so it's like it is connected but also isn't. The shift in the story doesn't begin until Rowan is at Fort Zeke. I absolutely loved his time there. His bunk mates and the other captains were amazing. Loved Tyler, Athena, and Nate. Really wish we got more interactions between them. The Black Company was a cool and interesting way to have Rowan bond with Athena. I loved Jack I thought he was a cool villain, obviously not fully developed and just for an arc. All we knew was that he was hired from another nation. The final arc, where the invasion happens, was super intense. Those chapters were super depressing and amazing. The back story of Roman Salazar was surprisingly sad. I felt bad about the whole thing but I also hate him for what he did. Doing a first person point of view is great, but there is also the loss of many things too. If it was a third point, I feel like it would have been longer and had a lot of more things. Regardless it was an amazing story and I loved reading it. It is worth a read for sure.