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Die Mächtige by Trudi Canavan

neelamreads's review against another edition

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5.0

As usual, Trudi Canavan manages to capture my imagination with her vivid writing. Successor's Promise was no different. I loved the in-depth character development and the way the story panned out. Rielle and Tyen have to be some of my favourite characters!

johnboscoreads's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring tense 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? No

4.0

perdidaenmismundos's review against another edition

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4.0

Es un libro que no entra en lo juvenil por lo tanto toda persona que le guste la fantasía tiene que ir de cabeza a esta trilogía. Es un libro que nos demuestra tanto la maldad como la bondad que podemos encontrar en la humanidad.
Este libro ha superado mis expectativas. Pensaba que tras el final de El ángel de las tormentas le costaría a la autora ponerlo al mismo nivel o incluso superarlo  y me ha sorprendido gratamente.

Me gusta destacar la relación entre Tyen y Rielle, que son dos hechiceros con poder y con fuerzas bastante parejas, y por estos dos personajes podemos ver que el libro tiene mucha acción, intriga y desconfianza ya que al tener ambos no pueden leerse la mente como hacen con el resto.

He echado mucho de menos la presencia de Bella en este libro. Ha estado presente pero me han faltado mucho las charlas que casi no han aparecido en este libro. Aún así me ha gustado el final que recibe, pues estoy de acuerdo con lo que Qall le dice a Tyen.

La acción podemos verla durante todo el libro ya sea en las guerras que podemos ver entre los mundos o como unas máquinas están aniquilando a millones de personas por culpa de Tyen que fue el que enseño a como crear estas máquinas. También es cierto que veremos la culpabilidad e inocencia de este personaje tras este acto.

El personaje que creo que más ha evolucionado desde el primero libro es Rielle, Allí la vimos siendo una niña y aquí podemos verla convertida en toda una mujer que acaba sabiendo como hacer las cosas .Son porque le sale del corazón y no por el poder , no le mueve la codicia.

En resumidas cuentas, es un libro que han superados las expectativas que la autora creo en la anterior entrega y con el que he disfrutado muchísimo.

t_jenkins's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

jcatzzz's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

mousie_books's review against another edition

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3.0

Definitely much more hooked on this one. It's an interesting continuation of the series.

SpoilerI liked the warning of Tyen becoming like Dahli, and Qall's solution of isolating himself on Fyre to learn from Vahlan while reducing the risk of being too like him.

gnomeskillet's review against another edition

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adventurous tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No

2.0

eli44ka's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious 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? No

4.25

bl0ndekitten's review against another edition

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tense medium-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

4.0

erebus53's review against another edition

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4.0

I had to wait until I was a member of a new library to get this book (thinking it was the final in a trilogy - only to find out there are 4 books so far!) and it was worth the effort.
Developing more information about the Worlds and the relationship between Tyen and Rielle really highlights how their main motivations and drives can be at odds with one another. The first book certainly had some themes with resonance to environmental issues in our lives, such as global energy shortage and sustainability, and this book incorporates little messages such as the importance of biosecurity. It also dives a bit deeper on social justice and the ethics of power...

But apart from all that, it is still a good story. I'm often put to sleep by battle scenes in fantasy tales, but the action in this book is cohesive and maintains a nice pace.

Possibly not as good as the first book, and clearly setting up for more to come, it suffers a little from middle book syndrome, but it's a nicely penned book and an easy Young Adult Fiction read.