Book Summary — The Black Prism

It was time for a fantasy novel again and this was a great read.

The Black Prism is a whole series of books, based on a world where people can manifest the various colours of light into real life objects. This creates an interesting world dynamic of people who can’t do it / can do it / can only split certain colours and each colour has their own properties (red = flammable, blue = hard, etc.).

The storyline itself is interesting as well with big battles, lots of politics and unexpected twists.

What the book lacks in writing style (not like Name of the Wind), it makes up in humour.

I became absorbed in the book and read it in 3 days.

Favourite Quotes

Friendzoned

“You’re great, Kip. It’s like torturing the little brother I never had.”

Oh, the little brother comparison. Just what every man wants to hear from a beautiful woman. I’ve just been castrated. “So would I feel more or less awkward holding my sisters’ underclothes?”

Advice

When you don’t know what to do, do what’s right and do what’s in front of you. But not necessarily what’s right in front of you.