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4.25 AVERAGE
4.25 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I'm a little verklempt. I love these guys. It was a grand adventure to go out on, if this is the final book.
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
A fitting end to the Nightrunner series (for now.)
Alec & Seregil, Micum, Thero & Klia & Mika, all come together for one last grand adventure. They don't come out of it unscathed, but they do end up happy, which is what makes me smile.
I'm sad that Flewelling is leaving the Nightrunners, but looking forward to whatever her next grand adventure is.
Alec & Seregil, Micum, Thero & Klia & Mika, all come together for one last grand adventure. They don't come out of it unscathed, but they do end up happy, which is what makes me smile.
I'm sad that Flewelling is leaving the Nightrunners, but looking forward to whatever her next grand adventure is.
actual rating: 3.5
This was a pretty good end to the series. I went with a 3.5 instead of a 4 because I felt like it definitely took awhile to warm up [or possibly I was just having trouble processing audio information the first day I listened to this]. But once the plot picked up I really liked it overall. It brought together a lot of prophecy stuff about Alec and Seregil that has been building up over the series, and it was nice to see a lot of Klia as well. I wish we had some mention of Beka or that perhaps her and her husband had come along, but that's pretty much my only other complaint. Overall this was a pretty good series, definitely more enjoyable than a lot of high fantasy series that I've tried, although it did go a bit off the rails in the middle.
This was a pretty good end to the series. I went with a 3.5 instead of a 4 because I felt like it definitely took awhile to warm up [or possibly I was just having trouble processing audio information the first day I listened to this]. But once the plot picked up I really liked it overall. It brought together a lot of prophecy stuff about Alec and Seregil that has been building up over the series, and it was nice to see a lot of Klia as well. I wish we had some mention of Beka or that perhaps her and her husband had come along, but that's pretty much my only other complaint. Overall this was a pretty good series, definitely more enjoyable than a lot of high fantasy series that I've tried, although it did go a bit off the rails in the middle.
My emotional connect to this series aside...
I find the authors insertion of the plot to be irritating. Isn't it time to have an entire novel of Alec and Seregil setting into their estates? There were no conflicts between the characters, I miss the clashes between Thero and Seregil. The plot might have been okay if it wasn't about exactly the same as a previous book. I loved the world building and new land we got to see. I didn't like that two main characters has almost the exact same name. I didn't like the kid. I spent a lot of this book just wanting to get to the end. This series started out strong, and the first three books are great, but now they're just mediocre fantasy. Think I'll just read a summary for the next books.
I find the authors insertion of the plot to be irritating. Isn't it time to have an entire novel of Alec and Seregil setting into their estates? There were no conflicts between the characters, I miss the clashes between Thero and Seregil. The plot might have been okay if it wasn't about exactly the same as a previous book. I loved the world building and new land we got to see. I didn't like that two main characters has almost the exact same name. I didn't like the kid. I spent a lot of this book just wanting to get to the end. This series started out strong, and the first three books are great, but now they're just mediocre fantasy. Think I'll just read a summary for the next books.
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
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:
No
The series finale Nightrunner deserved!
Alec and Seregil are off to the sacred island of Kouros to investigate a gruesome murder, possibly by ghosts. Familiar and scary threats loom unseen, with a horrifying nightmare from the distant past clawing itself back one life at a time.
The final adventure finds Alec and Seregil quite settled in and full of trust, shines a bit more light to the surrounding characters and delivers a high stakes mystery with a painful resolution.
It's a pity Lynn doesn't want to write more books in the series because I feel that she definitely left enough doors open for future stories!
Alec and Seregil are off to the sacred island of Kouros to investigate a gruesome murder, possibly by ghosts. Familiar and scary threats loom unseen, with a horrifying nightmare from the distant past clawing itself back one life at a time.
The final adventure finds Alec and Seregil quite settled in and full of trust, shines a bit more light to the surrounding characters and delivers a high stakes mystery with a painful resolution.
It's a pity Lynn doesn't want to write more books in the series because I feel that she definitely left enough doors open for future stories!
The only thing better than discovering a new favourite fantasy series is finding out that said series has an exceptionally well executed and deeply satisfying ending. These books meant so much to me in the past year and the last volume delivered everything I could ask for and more, and I really couldn't be any happier about it.
This is the last book in the Nightrunner series (at least for the moment...I have hope that it could be continued if the author wanted to) and it's a good solid adventure once again, and a nice series ender. We follow Alec and Seregil, along with Klia and a couple of other old and new friends as they journey to the sacred Island of Korous to investigate some mysterious goings-on. Ghosts have been reported, and people are going crazy and missing. There's definitely more than meets the eye, and our Nightrunner crew seem like the best people to tackle the job and discover just what is really happening.
This book felt a lot like a self-contained adventure. I think the books in this series all kind of have their own plot, but then they all tie together through the history and shared lives of the characters. By this point it's a case of just continuing to follow the pair I already love, and see where their next adventure takes them, and this time it concerns necromancy, wizardry and a whole lot of mystery.
Alec and Seregil are my favourites, but in this book I found I really liked Thero's new wizard apprentice as a character too. He became quite vital to the plot at different points of the story, and I found him a very endearing child too.
I also liked seeing a little more about the worship and gods of this world in this one because we're set on the sacred island and there's shrines and worship and different relics of the religion.
Overall a very solidly fun story, and a lot of great developments on certain relationships e.g. which I loved following. A fun one, a magical one, and a story I wish kept going for longer. 4*s for this one, and a solid 4*s for the series as a whole :)
This book felt a lot like a self-contained adventure. I think the books in this series all kind of have their own plot, but then they all tie together through the history and shared lives of the characters. By this point it's a case of just continuing to follow the pair I already love, and see where their next adventure takes them, and this time it concerns necromancy, wizardry and a whole lot of mystery.
Alec and Seregil are my favourites, but in this book I found I really liked Thero's new wizard apprentice as a character too. He became quite vital to the plot at different points of the story, and I found him a very endearing child too.
I also liked seeing a little more about the worship and gods of this world in this one because we're set on the sacred island and there's shrines and worship and different relics of the religion.
Overall a very solidly fun story, and a lot of great developments on certain relationships e.g.