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4.26 AVERAGE
4.26 AVERAGE
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Good book, but characters were all flat. I tried not to fall asleep every other chapter. World building nice. Characters flat and 2 of narrators were annoying ( Tani, Niklas). Romance plot was okay. I wouldn’t call this book epic, it’s hard to achieve as a standalone. The worst part was the battle with final boss. First of all, wdym the biggest west dragon is kinda the same as an east one and the wingspan is only 2 ships wide. Okay I guess? I imagined something truly massive.
Anyway this was not 700 pages worth with the battle being like 20 pages?
Anyway this was not 700 pages worth with the battle being like 20 pages?
adventurous
slow-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
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
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:
Yes
slow-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book starts slow and focuses on world building. You get sucked into the politics, customs, and beliefs the the west, east, and south. By the middle of the book the pace has picked up and world building switches to plot focused stories that weave the past and the present together. At the end of the book the pace moves quickly through a final battle (that could have and should have been longer) and comes to a resolution that leaves the door open for a second story. As for the characters of the story some of the them were easy to love while others managed to survive despite wishes that they wouldn't. Overall, the book was a great one that I would recommend to anyone who loves intense fantasy stories and enjoys queer representation.
adventurous
inspiring
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
adventurous
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
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is the second time I’ve read this book and I honestly think it’s her magnum opus.
As always, the audiobook was an incredible way to get through this quickly and I continue to sing its praises (occasional dodgy american accents aside)
It’s such an epic that it’s hard to believe it fits into one novel.
Love this universe and the tree mythology, I find Kalyba such a compelling villain.
It’s such a masterclass in plotting - at each point, it’s asking the question, what if the worst possible thing happened? What if someone’s life’s work means nothing? How do they react? What happens next? Can they still win?
( see: sabran losing the baby, tane losing her dragon, ead turning away from the priory, loth Losing His Religion and so on and so forth )
I want more trees! (I cannot express how much I love the tree lore.)
And also more in this universe that takes it beyond this novel chronologically - do they find Fyredel?
What empire does the Emperor’s spurned lover found? Who is she?
Will Loth get with Marosa?
What stories will they sing about Ead, Tane and Sabran a thousand years from now?
Also potential mandela effect:
I swear Niklays died??? Like I kept waiting for it to happen, I read this originally in 2023 and I had zero memory of him making it past the midpoint of the novel
As always, the audiobook was an incredible way to get through this quickly and I continue to sing its praises (occasional dodgy american accents aside)
It’s such an epic that it’s hard to believe it fits into one novel.
Love this universe and the tree mythology, I find Kalyba such a compelling villain.
It’s such a masterclass in plotting - at each point, it’s asking the question, what if the worst possible thing happened? What if someone’s life’s work means nothing? How do they react? What happens next? Can they still win?
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I want more trees! (I cannot express how much I love the tree lore.)
And also more in this universe that takes it beyond this novel chronologically - do they find Fyredel?
What empire does the Emperor’s spurned lover found? Who is she?
Will Loth get with Marosa?
What stories will they sing about Ead, Tane and Sabran a thousand years from now?
Also potential mandela effect:
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-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