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4.06 AVERAGE
4.06 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-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
dark
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood
adventurous
dark
fast-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
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
A grimdark Cosmere world? Would love to see this planet get revisited again.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
4.5 Stars
I like Sanderson's take on dangerous women. The main character is Silence. She's the middle-aged owner of an inn that's in an extremely dangerous place surrounded by a forest full of Shades, which are like ghosts, but worse. Her goal is survival, her own and that of her daughters. She's also a bounty hunter, and totally awesome. I loved getting to know her. She's a complicated person with quite the history.
But despite the story being set in the Cosmere, I don't think we'll see Silence again. We will likely be revising this world, though. And I'm very happy about that. It's fascinating yet terrifying, and there's a lot of it left to explore.
Finally, I can't say enough how much I love Sanderson's ability to accomplish so much in just a novella. A complete story, a new world and a great protagonist, all without the novella getting too dense. What more could a person ask for? I highly recommend this novella and others by the author, especially The Emperor's Soul.
I like Sanderson's take on dangerous women. The main character is Silence. She's the middle-aged owner of an inn that's in an extremely dangerous place surrounded by a forest full of Shades, which are like ghosts, but worse. Her goal is survival, her own and that of her daughters. She's also a bounty hunter, and totally awesome. I loved getting to know her. She's a complicated person with quite the history.
But despite the story being set in the Cosmere, I don't think we'll see Silence again. We will likely be revising this world, though. And I'm very happy about that. It's fascinating yet terrifying, and there's a lot of it left to explore.
Finally, I can't say enough how much I love Sanderson's ability to accomplish so much in just a novella. A complete story, a new world and a great protagonist, all without the novella getting too dense. What more could a person ask for? I highly recommend this novella and others by the author, especially The Emperor's Soul.