4.47 AVERAGE

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grinnvalesti's review

5.0
emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

dasyuridae's review

DID NOT FINISH: 26%

Boring... wack lib politics.... just actually couldn't be bothered once i realised how long it was

pet_yawn's review

3.75
reflective relaxing slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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rrigatoni's review

5.0
emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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: Yes
emotional funny reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

It’s strange to read a book that’s as long as The Lord of the Rings and yet not notice that you’re reading it at all. And yet, I read it in three days. This book is just absolutely, deeply comforting.
emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Honestly, I went into the first few chapters thinking ‘Oh! What and interesting way to talk about your world’ which broadened into ‘There really is an entire world with competing political countries in here’ with the perfect amount of nuance within the relationships that Kip engages in to make this story wholly believable in every way.

I also did not expect to be so completely called-out by Cliopher’s situation with his family, with his career, his accomplishments. Outside of the obvious, we have very little between us that is dissimilar, and realizing it took his entire adult life to come to these conclusions was quite the eye-opener.

I am now off to promptly read every other story Goddard has graced us with within this world.

raemanzu's review

4.5
hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
emotional hopeful inspiring slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes