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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
tense
fast-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
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Complicated
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
This story took me on a little bit of an emotional rollercoaster.
When I first started reading it and realized it was starring Hadrian front and center I groaned a little inside. I like Sun Eater, but Hadrian is....a lot. I cracked this story because I thought I was going to get a break from him, as I did in The Lesser Devil. I even hoped that maybe the "Queen" in this story was his sister.
So we started off on a bad foot, but then to my surprise, I started to like it. In fact, by the time we got to the last couple chapters, I was really liking it. And I was reminded of Howling Dark where one thing I didn't like was how Hadrian and his supporting cast had an entire adventure between books and it put my on weird footing starting that book. Hopefully this will put me on better footing when I start Demon in White since I think from what I learn here there is going to be another time jump at the beginning of that book. And that also fills me a little with dread. I like this Victorian Knight Hadrian. Why do I have the bad feeling this adventure gives us a taste of that and Demon in White is going to dismantle this status quo in the same way Howling Dark did the status quo going on at the beginning of that book.
But I'm not going to ding this story for my fears for the next main series entry. I enjoyed this, hopefully I will get to see more of this Hadrian. He's still got the flair for the melodramatic, but isn't quite as dumb in his choices.
When I first started reading it and realized it was starring Hadrian front and center I groaned a little inside. I like Sun Eater, but Hadrian is....a lot. I cracked this story because I thought I was going to get a break from him, as I did in The Lesser Devil. I even hoped that maybe the "Queen" in this story was his sister.
So we started off on a bad foot, but then to my surprise, I started to like it. In fact, by the time we got to the last couple chapters, I was really liking it. And I was reminded of Howling Dark where one thing I didn't like was how Hadrian and his supporting cast had an entire adventure between books and it put my on weird footing starting that book. Hopefully this will put me on better footing when I start Demon in White since I think from what I learn here there is going to be another time jump at the beginning of that book. And that also fills me a little with dread. I like this Victorian Knight Hadrian. Why do I have the bad feeling this adventure gives us a taste of that and Demon in White is going to dismantle this status quo in the same way Howling Dark did the status quo going on at the beginning of that book.
But I'm not going to ding this story for my fears for the next main series entry. I enjoyed this, hopefully I will get to see more of this Hadrian. He's still got the flair for the melodramatic, but isn't quite as dumb in his choices.
4.25 Stars
Very good novella that continues to fill in pieces of this universe. Useful Appendixes (reminds me of the appendices in LOTR and Dune) if you like that sort of thing :)
Continueing to love Hadrian's POV and the storytelling is fantastic. Looking forward to continueing the series with Demon In White.
Very good novella that continues to fill in pieces of this universe. Useful Appendixes (reminds me of the appendices in LOTR and Dune) if you like that sort of thing :)
Continueing to love Hadrian's POV and the storytelling is fantastic. Looking forward to continueing the series with Demon In White.
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
slow-paced
A quick novella that fills out Hadrian's path to Sun Eater. A recommended read between the tomes of book 2 and 3.