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oweran's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
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
5.0
rainhaunted's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
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? Yes
4.25
peterkeep's review against another edition
5.0
Robert Jackson Bennett closes out his trilogy with a really great conclusion. The characters, old and new, are so good. We follow Sigrud around most of the time, but we get to see a bit of Shara and Turyin (not much of either, but enough of both) as well. The new faces are really great as well.
I love the plot. Sigrud on a full blown revenge/murder mission is just perfect. I won't spoil much, but there's a big happening in the very beginning of the book that sets the rest of the story up. It feels pretty natural, and there are plenty of small twists and turns along the way. As with the other two books in this trilogy, the Divine plays a pretty big part in all of it, and RJB does an excellent job handling that.
This series has been really cool in its shift for each book. It's almost like Max Gladstone's Craft Sequence in that aspect. Each book has new characters with a new plot. Even the way they handle some of the "magic" or "divine" seems a bit similar in feel. They're definitely not copycats of each other, but they've both become some of my favorite authors and their series have become some of my favorites for all the same reasons. They're creative. They're structured. They have great leading characters. Each book is a fresh take on a new issue. It's all around really fun to see these types of stories being written.
I love the plot. Sigrud on a full blown revenge/murder mission is just perfect. I won't spoil much, but there's a big happening in the very beginning of the book that sets the rest of the story up. It feels pretty natural, and there are plenty of small twists and turns along the way. As with the other two books in this trilogy, the Divine plays a pretty big part in all of it, and RJB does an excellent job handling that.
This series has been really cool in its shift for each book. It's almost like Max Gladstone's Craft Sequence in that aspect. Each book has new characters with a new plot. Even the way they handle some of the "magic" or "divine" seems a bit similar in feel. They're definitely not copycats of each other, but they've both become some of my favorite authors and their series have become some of my favorites for all the same reasons. They're creative. They're structured. They have great leading characters. Each book is a fresh take on a new issue. It's all around really fun to see these types of stories being written.
lisagreen65's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
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
4.0
bergha1998's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
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? Yes
3.75
I wasn’t sure how this one was going to end, or the whole series really. I love the worlds this author makes and a the moral quandaries. Also the characters and the plot twists. It was nice to finally understand why Sigurd was Sigurd.
Fantasy, Good vs. Evil, Found Family
“What puzzles the dead are,” says Taty. She looks away into the wilderness. “They take so much of themselves with them, you’re not even sure who you’re mourning.”
“We are all of us but the sum of our moments, our deeds. I died, Sigrud, and I died doing something I believed in. I will die doing it again. But if I lived my life rightly, what I did during it will echo on. Those I helped, those I protected—they will carry my moments forward with them. And that is no small thing.”
“But how many times has one person performed an unspeakable atrocity, all in the name of making the world better?“
Fantasy, Good vs. Evil, Found Family
“What puzzles the dead are,” says Taty. She looks away into the wilderness. “They take so much of themselves with them, you’re not even sure who you’re mourning.”
“We are all of us but the sum of our moments, our deeds. I died, Sigrud, and I died doing something I believed in. I will die doing it again. But if I lived my life rightly, what I did during it will echo on. Those I helped, those I protected—they will carry my moments forward with them. And that is no small thing.”
“But how many times has one person performed an unspeakable atrocity, all in the name of making the world better?“
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Body horror, Child abuse, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, Xenophobia, Violence, Grief, Gore, Child death, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood
mate90909's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
saloninareads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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
4.25
library_rift's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
hopeful
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? It's complicated
4.75
seasonedreadings's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cannibalism, Animal death, Child death, Death of parent, and Child abuse
Moderate: Confinement and Torture
wipqozn's review against another edition
5.0
That was fantastic. I still liked book 2 better, but this is still one of my favorite books. I wasn't sure how good Sigrud would be as a primary protagonist, but he was actually really good.