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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
funny
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Light Perpetual, the final book in the Hussite Trilogy, was (for me) a tedious slog.
The writing itself was good, even witty at times, but I found the story, the plot and it's structure to be mind-numbingly borish.
Without spoiling anything; the more interesting characters were either ignored or were killed off without decent conclusions to their stories. Bar none.
The political discourse and the boots on the ground warring both became so monotonous that I became a little desensitised to it all, and even the most brutal and fast paced action struggled to keep me engaged.
And the interesting and unique set pieces of the previous books were severely lacking here, making the whole thing feel ungrounded and without place.
Don't even get me started on the "romance" or the lack-thereof, that was supposed to be driving the story. It was extraordinarily weak and unsatisfying.
I can assuredly say now that fans of Sapkowski's Witcher series can safely stick with that universe, and honestly should not feel the need or desire to read this trilogy because oh boy, it wasn't worth it in my opinion. I held out a stubborn hope that the ending would land for me and make it all worthwhile, but the books just got less interesting with each entry.
2 stars.
I am finally done. Onto more interesting reads! Hazzah!
The writing itself was good, even witty at times, but I found the story, the plot and it's structure to be mind-numbingly borish.
Without spoiling anything; the more interesting characters were either ignored or were killed off without decent conclusions to their stories. Bar none.
The political discourse and the boots on the ground warring both became so monotonous that I became a little desensitised to it all, and even the most brutal and fast paced action struggled to keep me engaged.
And the interesting and unique set pieces of the previous books were severely lacking here, making the whole thing feel ungrounded and without place.
Don't even get me started on the "romance" or the lack-thereof, that was supposed to be driving the story. It was extraordinarily weak and unsatisfying.
I can assuredly say now that fans of Sapkowski's Witcher series can safely stick with that universe, and honestly should not feel the need or desire to read this trilogy because oh boy, it wasn't worth it in my opinion. I held out a stubborn hope that the ending would land for me and make it all worthwhile, but the books just got less interesting with each entry.
2 stars.
I am finally done. Onto more interesting reads! Hazzah!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Murder, War
adventurous
dark
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
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:
Yes
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes