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story_goblin's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
mrmorse910's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
jasminehere's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Loved Robbie Daymond’s narration
Graphic: Blood, Gore, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Child death, and Murder
okevamae's review against another edition
5.0
Very interesting to get some backstory on Lucien! It's quite well written, as well. I listened to the audiobook, and Robbie and the cast did excellent, as I knew they would. (Though I'm a little surprised nobody clued Robbie in on how to pronounce Fjord's name.)
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And even more interesting to see just how much of Mollymauk was in there after the resurrection. I KNEW IT.cosmicnyyxx's review against another edition
4.0
Overall enjoyed the book. If you haven’t watched campaign 2 you may want to do so before you pick up to read this book especially for the second half of the book is straight from the end of campaign 2. I did like the build up in the beginning and I enjoyed the different perspective we see from Lucien while he is going down this rabbit hole of events.
youmeandem's review against another edition
2.0
this took me forever to get into reading it as an ebook at first, but once i switched to the audiobook it was a lot better.
i really strongly disliked lucien lol so this wasn't the best fit for me. i also struggled with all the tomb takers characters, just because there were so many and none of them, including cree, felt fleshed out at all.
i understand that this is a tough story to tell, but nothing about lucien stood out to me in particular, except for that he was annoying me the entire time with his whining about grandure and whatever the "glint" was about. someone (idr who, might've been molly) at some point calls him the chosen one, and he behaved like one the whole entire time despite only becoming somewhat special once he becomes the nonagon.
i've heard a lot of praise for this book and i'm glad people are enjoying it, but i can't relate. good for them, though, and good for me that the other cast members read their lines. robbie did a really good job with this, too
i really strongly disliked lucien lol so this wasn't the best fit for me. i also struggled with all the tomb takers characters, just because there were so many and none of them, including cree, felt fleshed out at all.
i understand that this is a tough story to tell, but nothing about lucien stood out to me in particular, except for that he was annoying me the entire time with his whining about grandure and whatever the "glint" was about. someone (idr who, might've been molly) at some point calls him the chosen one, and he behaved like one the whole entire time despite only becoming somewhat special once he becomes the nonagon.
i've heard a lot of praise for this book and i'm glad people are enjoying it, but i can't relate. good for them, though, and good for me that the other cast members read their lines. robbie did a really good job with this, too
the_literary_cat's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
I am sad to say that the Nine Eyes of Lucien disappointed me. I loved campaign two, and I really liked the other book Critical Role published, but I found this book hard to follow. I also wasn’t really clicking with the author’s writing. The plot felt very rushed at some points, especially during the ending. I also felt like the characters weren’t really flashed out, except for Lucien. While it was interesting to learn more about Lucien’s backstory, there is no way someone who hasn’t watched campaign two would have any idea what is going on. I think that’s a shame, because this book could have been used as an introduction to the Mighty Nein.
ashbash_567's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
arrk33's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 ⭐️
Interesting backstory for Lucien. I wish we had spent more time with the tombtakers after they fully formed, especially with Brevyn. But overall, really liked hearing Lucien’s internal monologue as everything with the Sovnovum happened and getting more context for how Lucien ended up like that. Also liked seeing Lucien’s perspective from the end of the campaign. I could just hear Talisen and Matt’s voices throughout.
Interesting backstory for Lucien. I wish we had spent more time with the tombtakers after they fully formed, especially with Brevyn. But overall, really liked hearing Lucien’s internal monologue as everything with the Sovnovum happened and getting more context for how Lucien ended up like that. Also liked seeing Lucien’s perspective from the end of the campaign. I could just hear Talisen and Matt’s voices throughout.
thwipy's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0