Reviews

Kellin näkijätär by David Eddings

veraann's review against another edition

4.0

And now I've come to the end of this Eddings journey. These books are dated and simple. That doesn't make them bad. Just depends what you are looking to read. I saw a review at some point that said it should be darker and I think it's because there's some darkness and dark concepts that are quickly mentioned or treated lightly to keep it light which works for these books and the story.
This series is not one of those intense, political, twist & turn, complex built fantasy. It is a cozy winter read. It does immerse you in a world full of colorful characters.
While I enjoyed the sparhawk trilogies more, because I liked more of the characters and felt it moved along quicker, these were not bad and had some great characters. Even some of the little side characters were among my favorite. Vella and Porenn to name a couple.

ayla_derammelaere's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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? No

4.0

rebel_rocketman's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

blegborgberg's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

rcrikkit's review against another edition

4.0

I love the way everything wraps up at the end of this series. It's an enjoyable series and entertaining. There's times I'm annoyed by characters and their views (some sexist assumptions, but it's not enough to dissuade me from re-reading it).

sinikka's review

adventurous emotional slow-paced

5.0

literarycoffeecat's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective 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

4.0

winterreader40's review against another edition

4.0

3.5 stars
We've come almost to the end of the quest to find and rescue Garion's son and to defeat the child of dark, when all choices must be made and everyone must play their part.
This is one of those stories where the last 25ish percent of the book is all wrap up.
As much as I was not really feeling the rest of the books in this series this time around, there are a lot of plot convenience loopholes in this series making it an unsophisticated read and I've apparently outgrown this, I still enjoyed watching all the happily ever after's get wrapped up at the end of the series.

bahoulie's review against another edition

3.0

By the end of this series, I have gotten pretty disappointed in Eddings. The first series with these characters had a lot better characterizations. The second series falls back into women behaving as women and men tolerating them. And the men got less interesting, too. It's as though Eddings thought he had to write a second series with the same characters, but his heart wasn't really in it. That said, it's still a better read than MANY other fantasies out there. I wouldn't have read the whole series in a week, if it weren't.

iancmclaren's review against another edition

4.0

Completed this series for the first time in 20. Not quite a classic on the level of Rings or Thrones, but still an entertaining story of light vs. dark with some amazing characters.