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dee899's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
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
4.5
lonored's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
literarylily's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
bookcheshirecat's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
4.0
“The world is full of people who will help you…who will take care of you, who will love you. You just have to give them a chance. But as long as you hold on to that heart, it won’t let you see all the love that’s out there waiting for you.”
➽ Rise of the World Eater is the finale of the Frostheart Trilogy! Everything is about to be destroyed as the evil wraith leader Shaard has unleashed the demonic world eater and plans to remodel the entire world. Ash and the crew of the Frostheart might be the only ones who can stop him, even though that means venturing into the Yeti lands. They were once Tobu's home, but he's far from welcome there and knows how viciously the Yeti hate humans invading their space. However, he has to act as their guide and face his painful past in order to save everyone else! I loved getting to know more about Tobu, who has been a mysterious character up until now. It was interesting seeing the Yeti lands and learning more about the Leviathans, as their ruler considers helping them. Ash has to prove to them that humans can change and won't fear and use them anymore. He's still growing into his abilities as Songweaver, but now has to unite his people, even though they are being used as tools in the war.
➽ This was a great finale, but Ash's mom Ember made my blood boil! She's a bigot who despises Songweavers and uses their powers in the war, no matter how much it hurts them. Songweavers are forcibly conscripted and still treated like wild animals. She's so self-righteous and her possessive attitude toward Ash is so uncomfortable. Ember mistreats his kind, yet expects him to keep quite and do what she says. She makes an exception for him, only because Ash is her son, but he knows she'd lock him up with the others if he wasn't. Ash has his adoptive family, yet she constantly tries to separate them. Ember honestly treats him like he's her property and like she can just take him from his home because she's his biological mother. It was so uncomfortable to read and I felt so bad for Ash, as he begins to doubt himself. It was so disappointing that Ember never changed her behavior and didn't unlearn her bigotry. Ash tried so hard to change her mind, but her blind hatred always reared its head and made things worse for everyone. In the end, she gets an easy out and everything is brushed under the rug.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, and War
Minor: Grief
paulinagrf's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0