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sambora's review
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Light Perpetual, the final book in the Hussite Trilogy, was (for me) a tedious slog.
The writing itself was good, even witty at times, but I found the story, the plot and it's structure to be mind-numbingly borish.
Without spoiling anything; the more interesting characters were either ignored or were killed off without decent conclusions to their stories. Bar none.
The political discourse and the boots on the ground warring both became so monotonous that I became a little desensitised to it all, and even the most brutal and fast paced action struggled to keep me engaged.
And the interesting and unique set pieces of the previous books were severely lacking here, making the whole thing feel ungrounded and without place.
Don't even get me started on the "romance" or the lack-thereof, that was supposed to be driving the story. It was extraordinarily weak and unsatisfying.
I can assuredly say now that fans of Sapkowski's Witcher series can safely stick with that universe, and honestly should not feel the need or desire to read this trilogy because oh boy, it wasn't worth it in my opinion. I held out a stubborn hope that the ending would land for me and make it all worthwhile, but the books just got less interesting with each entry.
2 stars.
I am finally done. Onto more interesting reads! Hazzah!
The writing itself was good, even witty at times, but I found the story, the plot and it's structure to be mind-numbingly borish.
Without spoiling anything; the more interesting characters were either ignored or were killed off without decent conclusions to their stories. Bar none.
The political discourse and the boots on the ground warring both became so monotonous that I became a little desensitised to it all, and even the most brutal and fast paced action struggled to keep me engaged.
And the interesting and unique set pieces of the previous books were severely lacking here, making the whole thing feel ungrounded and without place.
Don't even get me started on the "romance" or the lack-thereof, that was supposed to be driving the story. It was extraordinarily weak and unsatisfying.
I can assuredly say now that fans of Sapkowski's Witcher series can safely stick with that universe, and honestly should not feel the need or desire to read this trilogy because oh boy, it wasn't worth it in my opinion. I held out a stubborn hope that the ending would land for me and make it all worthwhile, but the books just got less interesting with each entry.
2 stars.
I am finally done. Onto more interesting reads! Hazzah!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Gore
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Religious bigotry, and War
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