Reviews

O Narrador by Traci Chee

sercem_w_ksiazkach's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

jspencer33's review against another edition

5.0

This trilogy broke my heart. I thoroughly loved each layered story and complex character. Now that it is over, I will miss them all very much.

ali_jenna's review against another edition

4.0

wow, that was intense
I wasn't sure how she was going to end it, but i think she did a good job.
I really like the concept of this series, it's really interesting and it's not just a generic fantasy novel. Almost all the characters are incredibly flat. *cough* Sefia *cough* Archer* cough*
I really like Reed.

Spoiler

I was kind of confused by the tattoos thing. Why do Reed's tattoos have anything to do with the last piece of the amulet? That was really weird

Reed was really fun and he actually had a purpose in life which made him more realistic. Tanin was also good. I liked her. She, like Reed, was more dynamic than Sefia and Archer (and others). I think the problem was that she spent too much time world-building and ran out of space for character development. The romance was cheesy and not great, but still better than in some other books.

Spoiler

I liked how Traci Chee put herself into the story. She was the Scribe. I thought that was cool. It got a little weird though because she is technically also the Storyteller so...? The part where it became first person and the part where it addressed the reader were probably necessary, but they are a different writing style, which I didn't love. Those parts reminded me of The Tale of Despereaux which is a great book, but Kate DiCamillo's writing style is very different from Chee's.

Overall though, I liked this book and I liked this series.

rubyrubyruby207's review against another edition

5.0

I LOVED THIS BOOK. It was my favorite of the series for sure.

mikayladlewis's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

That was quite the conclusion for this series. There were some parts of the book that I loved and there were some parts that were alright. I think the pacing could have been fine tuned a little bit more but overall it was a very conclusive ending to this story that you think is just about a girl but it is about so much more than that. 

mega_ultra's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

amarylissw's review against another edition

2.0

I had high hopes for this series, but unfortunately it fell flat for me. The premise of the story is great, and I liked the first book a lot, but after that it just got . . . worse. Archer just became a fighter with a sad past; Sefia was just this super-powerful sorcerer. The side characters often had more personality than they did. Often, Sefia and Archer were just reduced to kissing scenes and annoying repetitions of “I will save you!”

Aside from the characters, the meta aspect of the world is cool, but I feel like the development of the setting could be better. The plot pacing as well needed fixing. Most of the book felt kinda directionless.

nighttgarden's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Oh my god. The ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gore, Murder, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, War, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Death, and Emotional abuse

anniedelsignore's review against another edition

5.0

I honestly can’t remember the last time a book made me cry like this. I’m inconsolable that it’s over. This series is truly a work of art and I love it so much.

theshenners's review against another edition

5.0

I spent most of the book internally screaming because it was that intense...and I don't know what to do with myself now that the series is over.