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Age of War by Michael J. Sullivan

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crispy98's review against another edition

2024- The back half of this book was infinitely worth slogging through the first half setup in Alon Rhist. There were spectacular moments in this book, several made me pause in awe for a variety of emotions. I do question some of the choices in character development, namely Persephone’s continued coldness towards Raithe and Nyphron’s decline into pomposity, but overall this was a well-worth it read with a masterpiece ending.

ssbookshelf's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.5

mktraxel's review

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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? No

5.0

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9.9.10.9.10.9.9 = 9.3

nova121's review against another edition

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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

5.0

tsolron's review against another edition

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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

4.5

The end of the second book made me a little hesitant to continue, but the third book picked up the story and expanded upon characters' stories in a nice way.

felravenn's review against another edition

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adventurous tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.5

As per the title of this book, this was a lot of... war. Too much of it. From the 50% mark, it was all fighting and typically those are the parts I find least interesting. I listened to the graphic audio for this while driving around, cleaning, etc. which is why I finished it, otherwise I probably would have skimmed through to the end. A let down after book 2 which was quite fun and entertaining. Not sure I'll continue with this series, it's gotten a little too predictable now.