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4.14 AVERAGE
4.14 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Oh??? My god. I don't even know what to say. I love the characters a ton and the worldbuilding is so interesting!!!! I need??? To know what happens though oh my god.
A soft four. Brilliantly rendered otherworld, likeable characters, interesting plot. The opening third of the book was a struggle, I'd admit - Hale is comfortable letting you be confused and forcing you to commit or quit - but by then end of the book, I was fully engaged and ready to dig into Book 2.
Not enjoying this series as much as Lord of the White Hell, but I did just buy the next one.
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
The book is nice, but I can't help but feel that something is missing for it to be a really good book to me. I just can't point my finger towards what that something is.
It does remind me that I had the same kind of feeling with the [b:Tales from Earthsea|13659|Tales from Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #5)|Ursula K. Le Guin|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1309202073s/13659.jpg|65982] books, if that is any help to get to figure out the 'something'.
It does remind me that I had the same kind of feeling with the [b:Tales from Earthsea|13659|Tales from Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #5)|Ursula K. Le Guin|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1309202073s/13659.jpg|65982] books, if that is any help to get to figure out the 'something'.
Will post a proper review later, when I finish all three books. Just have to say that
1. I've already read this in e-book format, but I'm not a digital reader per se, so I have to say that I missed a shitload of details the first time around because reading from Kindle is not exactly the same as reading a book.
2. One of the things that irritated me about the e-book is that I have to scroll like mad to go to the glossary at the back, and then scroll like mad to get back on the page I was on. Needless to say, I didn't really check the glossary at the back much in the e-book version.
3. WHICH IS A SHAME because the constructed Basawar language (explained at the back of the book or the serial) is actually one of the best things I've ever encountered in a long while. It's not just some new words thrown in together. Ginn Hale actually focuses on sentence structure and conjugation, as well. I definitely missed the layer of Basawar-ness in the story because I didn't bother checking it out.
4. Kahlil is still the best.
5. I ordered my copy from Blind Eye Books directly and they arrived signed by the author. Yep. Guess who's a happy kid right now.
1. I've already read this in e-book format, but I'm not a digital reader per se, so I have to say that I missed a shitload of details the first time around because reading from Kindle is not exactly the same as reading a book.
2. One of the things that irritated me about the e-book is that I have to scroll like mad to go to the glossary at the back, and then scroll like mad to get back on the page I was on. Needless to say, I didn't really check the glossary at the back much in the e-book version.
3. WHICH IS A SHAME because the constructed Basawar language (explained at the back of the book or the serial) is actually one of the best things I've ever encountered in a long while. It's not just some new words thrown in together. Ginn Hale actually focuses on sentence structure and conjugation, as well. I definitely missed the layer of Basawar-ness in the story because I didn't bother checking it out.
4. Kahlil is still the best.
5. I ordered my copy from Blind Eye Books directly and they arrived signed by the author. Yep. Guess who's a happy kid right now.