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4.29 AVERAGE
4.29 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
adventurous
slow-paced
I really enjoyed watching Vaelin and his brothers really grow close and bond especially when frentis appeared.
The training in the first half was my favourite part
As it went on it got veryyyy political so gal got bored and I feel like they didn’t make the deaths obvious enough I kept on saying wait he died???
But yeah it ended on a cliff hanger but I can’t go through another book without the characters that I like oh welll
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Vélin svůj příběh vypráví zpětně. Kronikáři císařství, které ho zajalo. Jeho otec ho jednoho dne odveze do neznámého a nepřátelského prostředí. Tak to vidí chlapec Vélin Al Sorna. Určitě, že se jedná o Šestý řád a bude tam žít. Když vidí jak jeho otec mizí v mlze ai díky tvrdému výcviku a zkouškám (běh, kdy je vysadí několik kilometrů od kláštera a do určité doby se tam musí dostat zpátky, zkouška přežití, kdy několik dní v zimě musí přežít v divočině a poslední je zkouška šermu). Je to tam opravdu tvrdé a pořád do nich vtloukají, že již rodinu nemají. Vélin má, ale jeden dar. Nejdříve nechápe, co to je až déle se dozví, že se to nazývá Píseň krve, tak prožívá neskutečně moc dobrodružství a dokonce, aby osvobodil jednu nevinnou ženu tak se zaváže králi. Na rozkazuje a Vélin koná. Jak je kniha vyprávěna zpětně tak hned na začátku víme jak to s ním dopadne, ale co a jak ho do tohoto stavu dovedlo? To zjišťujeme čtením této nádherné knihy. Jedná se o první díl série Stín krkavce a já se už teď těším na ty další, protože je to opravdu mistrovský napsané a každý popis, každý dialog je prostě na tom správném místě. Moc se mi líbil na konci nejen obsah kdy uvidíme, že kniha je rozdělena na čtyři různé části, ale také přílohy, kde si snadno najdeme osoby a co znamená hra Kešet. Poděkování mi vehnalo slzy do očí. Anthony Ryan – autor této série je opravdu úžasný spisovatel i přesto, že víme, jaký osud Vélin bude mít tak nás drží v napětí až do posledního příběhu. Před vydáním této knihy byl jako autor neznámý. Jen otázka na konec: Proč Vélina jeho Píseň krve na několik měsíců opustila a zda ji opět nalezl. To se dozvíte v této fantasy knize.
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A fun tail. Hints at a magic system and deities.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Needed an audio book the other day and decided to give this one a try. It had been sitting on my wishlist for a while and none of the other titles available looked interesting. Not remembering much about it I started it almost two weeks ago while doing chores. It was quite good and managed to scratch a reading itch I’ve been having to try something different. As I drew closer to its due date I found myself heading up to bed each nice to listen as I played puzzle games on my phone. Unfortunately, the first book is the only audio version available through my library. If I want to continue the story I will either have to suck it up and read them or inter-library loan them…
If I had to compare this book to other’s I’ve read I would have to say this was most similar to Game of Thrones. Both are an epic fantasy set in similar medieval worlds. Both feature plenty of magic and politics dusted heavily with plenty of religious dogma. Of course, this one has way fewer dragons, none actually. But if your favorite parts of AGOT revolve around drama at the wall then this just might be the book for you, set in a much warmer climate, however.
Other stories I thought of while reading this was Harry Potter, only more violent, and Throne of Glass. The story was well written and kept me focused on listening instead of what ever task I was attempting to do at the same time. I quickly added the next two books to my to-read list but near the end, the story started to drag on and I thought I might part ways with it after the first book. Then there was that last chapter…. Isn’t that the way it always goes.
The last chapter took us several years into the future and showed us a shiny important puzzle piece and now I think I need to see what happens next. Oh, sure there are some problems with the story. The main character fell victim to being a bit too perfect at everything he attempted to be realistic. I wanted more to develop of the hardly dealt with slow burn love story and then there is the whole business with the father that didn’t get any resolution for being the main motivator of the main character. I guess I will just have to make time for that next book to find out if any of these points are resolved there.
If I had to compare this book to other’s I’ve read I would have to say this was most similar to Game of Thrones. Both are an epic fantasy set in similar medieval worlds. Both feature plenty of magic and politics dusted heavily with plenty of religious dogma. Of course, this one has way fewer dragons, none actually. But if your favorite parts of AGOT revolve around drama at the wall then this just might be the book for you, set in a much warmer climate, however.
Other stories I thought of while reading this was Harry Potter, only more violent, and Throne of Glass. The story was well written and kept me focused on listening instead of what ever task I was attempting to do at the same time. I quickly added the next two books to my to-read list but near the end, the story started to drag on and I thought I might part ways with it after the first book. Then there was that last chapter…. Isn’t that the way it always goes.
The last chapter took us several years into the future and showed us a shiny important puzzle piece and now I think I need to see what happens next. Oh, sure there are some problems with the story. The main character fell victim to being a bit too perfect at everything he attempted to be realistic. I wanted more to develop of the hardly dealt with slow burn love story and then there is the whole business with the father that didn’t get any resolution for being the main motivator of the main character. I guess I will just have to make time for that next book to find out if any of these points are resolved there.
overall good book. if you like your fantasy a little more medieval you could do worse than this book. its close to greatness but doesn't quite hit that mark for me. I lobed the character if Vaelin and I found the Blood Song quite interesting, but lacking originality. Maybe it grows in the later books. Fun read that floats somewhere in the middle of the road for me.
This is an epic novel. Full of adventure and fast paced action. Definitely a page turner from the onset and worth every seat gripping moment.
Loved the characters and the trials and tribulations (don’t want to give away too much). They covered all aspects required to make a phenomenal novel!
I will definitely be checking out the other novels of this series
For a full review on my website https://pnebooks.com/2018/07/01/reading-suggestions-blood-song-by-anthony-ryan-2013/
Fantastic read.
Loved the characters and the trials and tribulations (don’t want to give away too much). They covered all aspects required to make a phenomenal novel!
I will definitely be checking out the other novels of this series
For a full review on my website https://pnebooks.com/2018/07/01/reading-suggestions-blood-song-by-anthony-ryan-2013/
Fantastic read.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
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:
Yes