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3.91 AVERAGE
3.91 AVERAGE
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Nathaniel Garro, absolute legend & Knight of Grey
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Another excellent book. I do think sometimes he rambled on too much but I enjoyed all of it. Love the characters.
I listened to this as an audiobook. Really enjoyed the setting of the story and the delivery from the narrator. The first half of this book is somewhat of a slog, but the buildup in part 1 really pays off in the subsequent chapters.
The book really kicks off in part 2 and it is an exciting ride from that point until the very end. This book is really improved by having read the previous books, as there is significant overlap between each story. With that being said, this is a good entry point to the series and a very thrilling tale with elements of space horror.
The book really kicks off in part 2 and it is an exciting ride from that point until the very end. This book is really improved by having read the previous books, as there is significant overlap between each story. With that being said, this is a good entry point to the series and a very thrilling tale with elements of space horror.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Rather a pivotal novel in the series and to be frank, it kinda underwhelmed me? The escape and flight across the Galaxy was terribly short. Situations/perils are repeated and the pacing feels off? I wouldn’t mind all the other remarks and truly loved some stuff in their (such as the cups ceremony) but the pacing between situations feels off. It pushes you away from the story and interesting beats. The last chapters on Luna feel forced and tacked on for padding or because some stuff needed to be set up even tho the story had already reached it’s conclusion. That said, the good parts were very good. And the internal conflict of Garo, a man losing everything he’s known except for his staunch believes is strongly written.
The book with a split personality. I'm not talking about any character or events but the way the story is told in two separate parts. More than half of the novel (60%) deals with the events already described in the previous 3 books of the Horus Heresy. So why should you read it? You SHOULDN'T. It's the same rehash without anything new. We have indeed a new protagonist, but being witness to the previous events doesn't really add anything to his character development. He's just a basic soldier. And I don't think rehashing the same event for more than half of the book was a good idea. Thinks are really slow and boring.
Then BOOM, the second part is coming and shatter your expectations (which were already low due to the first part). It's a fantastic piece of action and character development, all in one, with amazing commentaries on what is happening in the galaxy. As well, we have the chance to see the Sol system for the first time in the Horus Heresy. Garro proved to be an interesting and conflicted individual in the end. And the frantic pace of the second half, with not knowing what will happen and their constant fight for survival with very low odds, makes for a very good read.
Then BOOM, the second part is coming and shatter your expectations (which were already low due to the first part). It's a fantastic piece of action and character development, all in one, with amazing commentaries on what is happening in the galaxy. As well, we have the chance to see the Sol system for the first time in the Horus Heresy. Garro proved to be an interesting and conflicted individual in the end. And the frantic pace of the second half, with not knowing what will happen and their constant fight for survival with very low odds, makes for a very good read.