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sirloyne's review
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
rileyreviews's review
4.0
Better than stolen throne because it didn't have Loghain in it. Young Duncan was much cooler to read about anyways.
nmcannon's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
taylormcdon's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
hillybean82's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
I wasn’t as invested in this story as the first one unfortunately. It took me a while to get through the story because it moved a bit slowly. The ending got a lot more exciting and I was glad I stuck with it, but it took a long time to get there.
wiitchycats's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
speculativeshelves's review
3.0
I put off reading this for years because the Deep Roads are by far my least favorite part of Dragon Age: Origins and now after reading this I...still hate the Deep Roads and think it's a slog to both play through AND read about but overall I had a better time with this story than I expected. Similar to how I feel about the first Dragon Age book, The Stolen Throne, this story is nothing groundbreaking but I enjoyed it nonetheless. The connections to both that first book as well as the games are great and I liked delving deeper into the Blight/Darkspawn/Grey Warden lore.
The real highlight of this book is the characters and their relationships - again, nothing groundbreaking and I do wish they had more depth than what is here, but it feels very much like a Dragon Age quest which is really all I need to enjoy these books. Fiona and Duncan were standouts as they're both characters we meet in game but don't learn a lot about. I really enjoyed their backstory and characterizations. Maric is...quite frustrating but somehow also endearing (I also felt this way about him in The Stolen Throne. In terms of completely new characters, I also really loved Kell (and Hafter) and Genevieve a lot too.
As mentioned above the Deep Roads are still a bit of a slog and my favorite parts were the few parts that happened elsewhere both in the Fade (my unpopular Dragon Age: Origins opinion is that I loved that section and I loved it here too) and at the end of the novel (which was a section that had some unexpected plot twists).
Looking forward to finally reading the other Dragon Age novels.
The real highlight of this book is the characters and their relationships - again, nothing groundbreaking and I do wish they had more depth than what is here, but it feels very much like a Dragon Age quest which is really all I need to enjoy these books. Fiona and Duncan were standouts as they're both characters we meet in game but don't learn a lot about. I really enjoyed their backstory and characterizations. Maric is...quite frustrating but somehow also endearing (I also felt this way about him in The Stolen Throne. In terms of completely new characters, I also really loved Kell (and Hafter) and Genevieve a lot too.
As mentioned above the Deep Roads are still a bit of a slog and my favorite parts were the few parts that happened elsewhere both in the Fade (my unpopular Dragon Age: Origins opinion is that I loved that section and I loved it here too) and at the end of the novel (which was a section that had some unexpected plot twists).
Looking forward to finally reading the other Dragon Age novels.