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4.09 AVERAGE
4.09 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
A very tantalising adventure! That ends abruptly ðŸ˜
So I read this short story back in 2022, I did not enjoy it all that much. This was before I wrote reviews for every book I read. But I remember feeling bored because it was mostly a book of walking and talking.
Truth is, while this book isn't exactly mature, I myself had not matured as a person or reader to the point I could really appreciate this book for what it is. I lacked the patience to appreciate this.
As someone more relaxed and appreciative of the smaller and quieter things of life now, I very much enjoyed this story!
The world building was rich, the Aviar and the Patji culture was very interesting, and I really felt it for Sixth and the creatures in the world and empathized with the prospects of facing "modern civilization" and the Aviar being exploited for their abilities. It saddened me.
As someone from Ireland, it made me pretty sad as I could relate to it, the possible destruction of culture. In Ireland, our language is English, not Gaeilge, barely anyone speaks Gaeilge anymore and it's our own language, it and much of our culture was destroyed when we were oppressed by the Brits, which saddens me the very same way I feel about the native cultures in this book being destroyed by civilisation's evolution.
My own gripe is that the story ends so suddenly.
But, that's okay, as Mr Brando Sando wrote a full-length sequel to this short story with his latest Secret Project book called Isles of the Emberdark!
Off to read that book now! 🥳
So I read this short story back in 2022, I did not enjoy it all that much. This was before I wrote reviews for every book I read. But I remember feeling bored because it was mostly a book of walking and talking.
Truth is, while this book isn't exactly mature, I myself had not matured as a person or reader to the point I could really appreciate this book for what it is. I lacked the patience to appreciate this.
As someone more relaxed and appreciative of the smaller and quieter things of life now, I very much enjoyed this story!
The world building was rich, the Aviar and the Patji culture was very interesting, and I really felt it for Sixth and the creatures in the world and empathized with the prospects of facing "modern civilization" and the Aviar being exploited for their abilities. It saddened me.
As someone from Ireland, it made me pretty sad as I could relate to it, the possible destruction of culture. In Ireland, our language is English, not Gaeilge, barely anyone speaks Gaeilge anymore and it's our own language, it and much of our culture was destroyed when we were oppressed by the Brits, which saddens me the very same way I feel about the native cultures in this book being destroyed by civilisation's evolution.
My own gripe is that the story ends so suddenly.
But, that's okay, as Mr Brando Sando wrote a full-length sequel to this short story with his latest Secret Project book called Isles of the Emberdark!
Off to read that book now! 🥳
Amazing experience as always from Graphic Audio, but again, the voice effect they apply for when someone is speaking in their head is too muffled and often hard to understand, an echo effect would have been the wiser choice.
dark
reflective
fast-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Another Sanderson novella done and dusted! This wasn't my favourite in terms of setting, but I've never been drawn to stories set in tropical climates, and that is truly no fault of the storyteller here, just not personally my thing. Having said that, the symbiotic magic system at play here is SOOOO cool and very chilling to read about. Seriously only lost points because of my own weird bias.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
medium-paced
fast-paced
adventurous
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced