3.97 AVERAGE

adventurous reflective sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Interesting world-building and a solid story with a satisfying conclusion. It’s a bit on the wordy side, and the first half felt dragged out – I almost dropped it because of that. Luckily, just before the middle, it really picked up. It left me curious about the rest of the universe, and I’ll definitely give the other books a shot. 
kittythes's profile picture

kittythes's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH

No particular reason, would like to finish someday

Worldbuilding doesn't get better than this. All of the complexity you could hope for without the obligatory "You're a wizard, Harry" chapter where the system of the world is explained.
adventurous dark 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

The ending just killed it for me. 
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valdezjones's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 17%

Moved too slowly. I wanted something interesting to health, because the world was cool, but nothing was happening!
adventurous dark tense medium-paced
adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Cumbersome use of Deus ex machina in the arrival of a character, who had not been a core part of the plot, to save the protagonists in a pivotal moment
adventurous slow-paced

A bit long but well written. 
slow-paced