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4.17 AVERAGE
4.17 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
adventurous
emotional
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I expected more from this book and there was more I found to be frustrating or mid than I actually loved/liked.
The pacing was slower than I thought and the characters were nearly devoid of personality (I'm looking at you Varg and Elvar) and all the side characters were variations of cliche side-characters you can find anywhere else. The description in this book made me feel like pulling my hair out!! He re-used the same descriptions ALL THE TIME and used so many cliches. Some complain about the continuous use of "thought-cage" "seax" and "deep-cunning" and yes it was annoying when in a bad mood lol but I didn't mind it so much as I did just the general repeating of the same imagery and figurative language. Not very "master storyteller" in my opinion.
I enjoyed the monsters and world-building but not the way it was approached by the auther, which was very underexplained and undermined most of the time. The Tainted are such a cool concept and are very underused in the story in my opinion.
I literally couldn't stand Elvar. The ending was really exciting and I did really enjoy the way things came together and all the twists. I'll never get over the enraged dragon god using the word bitch???? Seems a little too modern and petty for her character.
It was less than I expected but still an interesting read. It was one of those books that I enjoyed reading but don't think much of when I'm not. I will most likely continue the series when I get the chance though I feel no need to read the second book immediately. Excited to see Biorr's POV! Though he was very hypocritical in the end...
The pacing was slower than I thought and the characters were nearly devoid of personality (I'm looking at you Varg and Elvar) and all the side characters were variations of cliche side-characters you can find anywhere else. The description in this book made me feel like pulling my hair out!! He re-used the same descriptions ALL THE TIME and used so many cliches. Some complain about the continuous use of "thought-cage" "seax" and "deep-cunning" and yes it was annoying when in a bad mood lol but I didn't mind it so much as I did just the general repeating of the same imagery and figurative language. Not very "master storyteller" in my opinion.
I enjoyed the monsters and world-building but not the way it was approached by the auther, which was very underexplained and undermined most of the time. The Tainted are such a cool concept and are very underused in the story in my opinion.
I literally couldn't stand Elvar. The ending was really exciting and I did really enjoy the way things came together and all the twists. I'll never get over the enraged dragon god using the word bitch???? Seems a little too modern and petty for her character.
It was less than I expected but still an interesting read. It was one of those books that I enjoyed reading but don't think much of when I'm not. I will most likely continue the series when I get the chance though I feel no need to read the second book immediately. Excited to see Biorr's POV! Though he was very hypocritical in the end...
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence
Moderate: Animal death, War
Friendship ended with Sanderson...now Gwynne is my best friend.
For real though, I loved this book and can't wait for the sequel. I started fantasy in 2017 and have been catching up all these years, so to now be reading a book that doesn't have an already published sequel is stressing because I would be reading book 2 tomorrow if it were available.
I haven't read Gwynne's other books, so I guess onto those instead.
For real though, I loved this book and can't wait for the sequel. I started fantasy in 2017 and have been catching up all these years, so to now be reading a book that doesn't have an already published sequel is stressing because I would be reading book 2 tomorrow if it were available.
I haven't read Gwynne's other books, so I guess onto those instead.
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Complicated