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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
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:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
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
dark
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I don't know if anyone is paying very close attention, but I read the first three books of this series in 4 days and they are each 400+ page books, so that should tell you how much I am loving this series. The third book is no exception.
For most of this book, Mare is King Maven's prisoner, with her powers constantly out of reach because of silencing stone manacles, a room made of silencing stone, and the constant presence of Silvers with silencing powers. This is also the first book that switches perspective from Mare, and Cameron (and even a few chapters from Evangeline).
Seeing the interactions between Mare and Maven are my favorite parts. Seeing him struggling to discover which parts of him are his mothers doing and which parts are genuinely him. Seeing Mare struggle with her hatred for him, but also the love she felt for him once. I adore Maven as an antagonist because he isn't just evil, he is conflicted and human and warped. And I love Mare as a protagonist because she is not wholly good, she is scared of who she might become with her powers unchecked and who she is without her power and if she does bad things for a good reason is she still a good person. All of Victoria Aveyard's characters are complex and interesting and honestly I'm in love with all of them.
Honestly, it may sound silly, but this books series has been so wonderful for me. I haven't been truly sucked into a world this much in so long. As a 22 year old I often have a hard time finding books and series that I can relate to. Most adult fiction/fantasy seems geared towards people in their 30's/40's, with the main characters having kids or struggling through mid-life crisis-esque problems. In YA fantasy/fiction books the characters often come off as really juvenile to me and I remember felling how they feel, but I don't feel that anymore (if that makes sense). This book is a YA book, and the characters are all younger than I am, but (maybe because of the war) they all seem more mature and I can really relate to their struggles and I become more invested in their lives.
For most of this book, Mare is King Maven's prisoner, with her powers constantly out of reach because of silencing stone manacles, a room made of silencing stone, and the constant presence of Silvers with silencing powers. This is also the first book that switches perspective from Mare, and Cameron (and even a few chapters from Evangeline).
Seeing the interactions between Mare and Maven are my favorite parts. Seeing him struggling to discover which parts of him are his mothers doing and which parts are genuinely him. Seeing Mare struggle with her hatred for him, but also the love she felt for him once. I adore Maven as an antagonist because he isn't just evil, he is conflicted and human and warped. And I love Mare as a protagonist because she is not wholly good, she is scared of who she might become with her powers unchecked and who she is without her power and if she does bad things for a good reason is she still a good person. All of Victoria Aveyard's characters are complex and interesting and honestly I'm in love with all of them.
Honestly, it may sound silly, but this books series has been so wonderful for me. I haven't been truly sucked into a world this much in so long. As a 22 year old I often have a hard time finding books and series that I can relate to. Most adult fiction/fantasy seems geared towards people in their 30's/40's, with the main characters having kids or struggling through mid-life crisis-esque problems. In YA fantasy/fiction books the characters often come off as really juvenile to me and I remember felling how they feel, but I don't feel that anymore (if that makes sense). This book is a YA book, and the characters are all younger than I am, but (maybe because of the war) they all seem more mature and I can really relate to their struggles and I become more invested in their lives.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Este libro se me ha hecho más lento y largo que los anteriores. Es verdad que parte de ello es porque en la mayor parte del libro hay poca acción y que todo ocurre al final, pero bueno. No me gusta nada cómo han acabado las cosas pero espero que se solucione todo en el último libro.
Eso sí, ha sido un acierto leerlo en inglés, debí haber leído los anteriores también así porque las traducciones que manejaba no eran demasiado buenas y los libros ganan mucho en el idioma original.
Eso sí, ha sido un acierto leerlo en inglés, debí haber leído los anteriores también así porque las traducciones que manejaba no eran demasiado buenas y los libros ganan mucho en el idioma original.
This series turned out to be really really awful. The start with the 1st book was great but then .... I just can't continue reading it.
Re-read in preparation for War Storm (book 4 in the series), but I got bored with it. Aveyard has a way of taking a long time to say things and it got tedious. I'm putting aside the fourth book for awhile until I'm ready for it; I may revisit this one in parts at that point.