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4.16 AVERAGE
4.16 AVERAGE
pretty sure I read this ages ago, not sure how I forgot to record it
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
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
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
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:
No
Maia is a very inspiring character. Wish I'd read it sooner.
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
lots of political/court intrigue, a lot of introspection and figuring out what the other person means in a conversation. i liked it a lot
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual assault
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Reread.
This is such a wonderful book. It's a real breath of fresh air in fantasy to have a character who is persistently gentle, kind, and thoughtful, against the odds, and who suffers for that but ultimately triumphs because of it. I can't think of another character like Maia. He is a triumph of invention.
The book's one flaw is its impenetrable fantasy naming system. It was easier to follow the story on the second read because I knew who was important, but it's still practically impossible to keep track of who is who. The index is all but useless as characters are called different names in different contexts, like a Russian novel. My one complaint about an otherwise lovely read.
This is such a wonderful book. It's a real breath of fresh air in fantasy to have a character who is persistently gentle, kind, and thoughtful, against the odds, and who suffers for that but ultimately triumphs because of it. I can't think of another character like Maia. He is a triumph of invention.
The book's one flaw is its impenetrable fantasy naming system. It was easier to follow the story on the second read because I knew who was important, but it's still practically impossible to keep track of who is who. The index is all but useless as characters are called different names in different contexts, like a Russian novel. My one complaint about an otherwise lovely read.
slow-paced
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I’m so sad I’m finished reading this book. I loved it so much
mysterious
medium-paced
This was a really enjoyable book overall, with a fantastic main character and a nice amount of intrigue, but everyone had too many names, and I had a really hard time keeping track of all the characters. The multiple names and titles were bad enough, but at least in audio format, a lot of the names were extremely similar. Maybe in print I could have kept track, but listening I was confused a decent amount of time. I wish I had tried reading it first, just to see if I could keep everyone straight that way.