Reviews

Spine of the Dragon by Kevin J. Anderson

ashwise360's review

adventurous challenging slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

karireads's review

I feel like I should be really enjoying this. It's exactly my sort of thing. Rich world building. Complex plot. But...

I find myself looking at it the same way I did Wheel of Time: Is anything ever going to happen? 

I suppose I would be more forgiving if the characters were engaging, but other than Empra Iluris I find them more outlines than characters. Good king, evil priest, devoted brother, and not much beyond that. More time with Iluris would be interesting, but not enough to keep pushing through.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse and Sexual violence

tmattimiro's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

scottneumann's review

adventurous challenging 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? It's complicated

4.0

kxu65's review

4.0

I don't like the plot, but since it written by KJA, the excusion is amazing is what makes me love it.

i_zzy_b's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

deemo42's review

4.0

Kevin J. Anderson's tale of a world slowly drifting into mayhem is a ride I'm dying to do over and over.

vaderbird's review

4.0

3.8

5 star - Perfect
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish

clayton_moser's review

I just felt like the author wasn't interested in character development. It just felt flat to me

lorelei_reads's review

2.0

This book was ok. That's about the extent of how I felt about it. It had all the right fantasy elements, but for some reason, it just never really came together for me. I feel like that's probably just my experience, and I think plenty of other people will like this book just fine; there's nothing really WRONG with this book. I just didn't feel drawn in by the characters.