Reviews

Hidden Warrior by Lynn Flewelling

lordseregil's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

sovietgnome's review

4.0

Somehow avoids hitting the mid-series slump most fantasy can't seem to escape. While I could nitpick about a few little things that bothered me, the bottom line is that I really enjoyed this book. The (few) fantasy cliches present are so naturally written, and fit in so well, that they cease to be annoying and give some warm familiarity to the tale. Flewelling deftly mixes character development, politics, action, and some overarching plot resolution to create a very well balanced and enjoyable fantasy novel.

meljon's review

5.0

Go read this series now.

dawnsreads's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

4.0

solalari's review

5.0

Good book. Intricate plot, and hard to put down. Looking forward to the finale in the third book.

best_ending's review

5.0

I loved this book. It's much more a "fantasy of manners" than fantasy-ghost-story which the first book was. I really enjoy both genres so this was a treat. The only caveat is that it's not a sequel, it's the second part of this story and it ends abruptly because the tamir triad should have been one big book. I don't mind paying for it in peices since this is almost 600 pages but it's unfair to judge this as a standalone story.

The writing is beautiful and top notch just as the first book was and I happily started on the next book as soon as I finished this. Often second books lack quality in terms of writing and their pacing/set-up & payoff but this book fortunately does not suffer from that.

All around an exemplary addition to the fantasy genre so far. ✨

wetdryvac's review

5.0

Consider this to be a review of the three book series, as each book is fantastic, stands on its own, and seriously builds both world and story. Some really grim stuff in here, but absolutely worth every word.

selinadragonair's review against another edition

4.0

Diving back into the story, the characters feel already like family.
I adore the prose and the characters in this unique and classic setting.
It is a slow moving book and a great change of pace compared to most modern actionpacked, twisty and rollercoasting novels. Maybe that's why I enjoyed it so much. Another reason might be that the writing reminds me of Robin Hobb, which is a great compliment and gets me all nostalgic.
I think there was more happening in book 1 overall, but in book 2 the characters grew even more on me.
I'm looking forward to what the finale has in store for me.

annelienvan's review

5.0

more! must have more!

anova's review against another edition

4.0

Druhý díl začíná přímo tam, kde ten první skončil, takže je rozhodně lepší pokud u sebe máte všechni knížky, abyste mohli pokračovat ve čtení. Tobin zjistil kým skutečně je a od toho se odvíjí druhá kniha. Je tu více magie, intrik, bitev, napětí a stále tu byly scény, které byly poměrně nechutné

Spoiler

(třeba ta jak se z Tobina zase stala dívka, ten popis slupování kůže byl docela nechutný)

. Máme tu i párkrát pohled Niryna, který nám trochu podkrývá své plány.

Spoiler

Popopravdě jsem vůbec neočekávala ten konec (a to už jsem to četla). Myslela jsem se, že Nalii bude chtít pro sebe a on ji přestavil jako Korinuvou budoucí ženu :D

Čtení rychle utíkalo, Ki a Tobin jsou stále moji oblíbenci a prostě se už nemůžu dočkat až si přečtu závěrečný díl!