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wander_er's review against another edition
1.0
The plot is pretty thin and I found the narrative style awkward at times. The story had enough substance to make it readable, but I have absolutely no desire to read the other two books.
wizardcm's review against another edition
5.0
A brilliantly written book about magic, passion, confusion, and unsurprisingly, betrayal. Had me really holding on to my seat. I will be sure to re-read it in the future. But now, I begin reading book 2.
fayegrosveld's review
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
tense
slow-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
4.0
helenkat's review against another edition
4.0
4.25 stars
This is the first fantasy of Fiona McIntosh I have read and it was an immersive experience, especially the second half of the book. The world is complex, the characters with good and bad traits, and there is much magic, adventure, love and betrayal. The story kept on building to the end leaving way for the next instalment in the series. I'm looking forward to reading it.
Disclaimer: While I know the author personally, this does not affect the star rating.
This is the first fantasy of Fiona McIntosh I have read and it was an immersive experience, especially the second half of the book. The world is complex, the characters with good and bad traits, and there is much magic, adventure, love and betrayal. The story kept on building to the end leaving way for the next instalment in the series. I'm looking forward to reading it.
Disclaimer: While I know the author personally, this does not affect the star rating.
kimmetjuh23's review against another edition
4.0
Het werd onderhand weer eens tijd om weer eens een boek te gaan lezen in mijn favoriete genre, Fantasy. Na even rondneuzen in de bieb zag ik 'Het Verraad' van de voor mij nog onbekende schrijfster Fiona McIntosh. Dit is niet alleen het eerste boek van de trilogie 'De Beproeving', maar ook het eerste boek van de schrijfster zelf.
Het verhaal speelt zich af in het land Tallinor. Er doet de legende de ronde van de machtige magiër Orlac. Deze gevaarlijke tovenaar staat op het punt om te ontsnappen uit zijn gevangenis. Er zijn tien Paladijnen die proberen om dit te voorkomen. Hoofdinquisiteur Goth is met de taak belast om de magie uit te bannen. Maar er zijn twee personen waarbij Goth het magische vermogen niet kan zien. De jonge klerk in opleiding Torkyn Gynt en zijn vriendinnetje Alyssa Qyn hebben een ongekend vermogen tot magie. Zij zijn dan ook voorbestemd op het land te redden van de ondergang als Orlac uitsnapt.
Zoals bij alle boeken in dit genre heb ik dit boek ook weer in een ruk uitgelezen. Ik heb het met plezier gelezen. Het is ongelofelijk spannend geschreven en alle personages worden duidelijk uitgelegd. Alleen toch weer jammer dat het een deel is van een trilogie. Maar gelukkig heb ik deel 2 vrij snel ook kunnen vinden.
Het verhaal speelt zich af in het land Tallinor. Er doet de legende de ronde van de machtige magiër Orlac. Deze gevaarlijke tovenaar staat op het punt om te ontsnappen uit zijn gevangenis. Er zijn tien Paladijnen die proberen om dit te voorkomen. Hoofdinquisiteur Goth is met de taak belast om de magie uit te bannen. Maar er zijn twee personen waarbij Goth het magische vermogen niet kan zien. De jonge klerk in opleiding Torkyn Gynt en zijn vriendinnetje Alyssa Qyn hebben een ongekend vermogen tot magie. Zij zijn dan ook voorbestemd op het land te redden van de ondergang als Orlac uitsnapt.
Zoals bij alle boeken in dit genre heb ik dit boek ook weer in een ruk uitgelezen. Ik heb het met plezier gelezen. Het is ongelofelijk spannend geschreven en alle personages worden duidelijk uitgelegd. Alleen toch weer jammer dat het een deel is van een trilogie. Maar gelukkig heb ik deel 2 vrij snel ook kunnen vinden.
aliceexmachina's review against another edition
2.0
Sooo, yeah. Just finished the first part of this "Trinity"-trilogy (trinity - trilogy, heheheh) and I'm not quite sure how I feel. The definitely wasn't a four or five star book. If it had been, I would've finished it way quicker than I did. I would've neglected housework, dinner, my friends and my lover and I CERTAINLY wouldn't have chosen replaying games instead of reading it.
Three stars, then? No, I don't think so. The writing was clunky, the main character was way too Gary-Stu for my tastes and I got confused with the whole secretive/not-so-secretive writing.
Book: "Here this is everything you need to know about the entire story line but I am withholding three little things about it now guess haha."
Me: "Ehhh. This and that and that, secrets are out. I am a 25 yo woman and I've been reading fantasy for half my life, this is really not that unique..."
So there you have it, two stars. Which isn't THAT bad really, it means I finished the book and care enough to write a review. I still plan on reading the next book and maybe even the third if the second one manages to keep me entertained.
Three stars, then? No, I don't think so. The writing was clunky, the main character was way too Gary-Stu for my tastes and I got confused with the whole secretive/not-so-secretive writing.
Book: "Here this is everything you need to know about the entire story line but I am withholding three little things about it now guess haha."
Me: "Ehhh. This and that and that, secrets are out. I am a 25 yo woman and I've been reading fantasy for half my life, this is really not that unique..."
So there you have it, two stars. Which isn't THAT bad really, it means I finished the book and care enough to write a review. I still plan on reading the next book and maybe even the third if the second one manages to keep me entertained.
themoonkestrel's review against another edition
2.0
I was a bit disappointed in this book. Too much violence, and there's no real need for it, except to make a good story long enough for three books, which kinda messes up the story. So badly, that I don't think I'll read the next two books. I sought the summary of each and was happy with that, since I didn't want to read any more gruesome violence that's just for the sake of having violence. It doesn't really build the story (we already have SO much going on, that there's no need to have MORE, and it actually distracts you from the Paladin or Torkin, and that's not good.)
Other books from her have been better, so I'll stick to those.
Other books from her have been better, so I'll stick to those.
scarlett_anais's review against another edition
5.0
oh my god i have to reread this. it is so rare for me to get hooked on a fantasy novel. love love LOVE
pip94's review against another edition
3.0
This one is a bit of a tricky one to rate because although I did end up enjoying it, I did also have quite a few issues with it. I'll start with some positives - I thought this was a good introduction to this trilogy, the characters were a little cliched but they were pretty well written, the plot is engaging and compelling and the writing is quite easy to get into, although clunky at times. You can tell that this was her first book, but I didn't dislike the writing. Now onto some negatives - it contains the extremely overused (at this point) trope of 'The One'/'The Chosen One'. I don't mind this if it is done well but I think in this book I think it didn't quite work. This was mainly due to Tor's development of his powers - one chapter he's discovering that he has magic, and then after a couple of chapters he seems to be in full control of his powers with little to no training... what? How can he suddenly be so adept at magic? I just didn't make sense to me. For me the character development was also lacking. Don't get me wrong we do get development we just don't see it. Five years past at some point in the book so we don't get to see how the characters develop into adults, if that makes sense. I wanted more depth from the characters too - I felt what we got from them was quite surface level. One thing I really didn't like was the girl on girl hate for no obvious reason other than they are female - not a fan of that at all. The plot probably could have been shorter. Other than that, it was a good read, but as you can see it wasn't without flaws.