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4.3 AVERAGE
4.3 AVERAGE
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
slow-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:
No
This story is whimsical, it has dream magic, and romance and I love an underdog story, but I think my main issue with this is with the pacing and balance of the story. I think the things we thought would be important in the set up of the story ended up as plot points that just went unexplored and most of the story became about the dynamics of the girl and her friends in the citadel and our main character ended up feeling like a side character in his own story.
Re-read October 2018 - this is just as good as the first time.
4.5 stars rounded up. Steve West on audio was amazing and Laini Taylor's writing is just gorgeous.
I need the next book. I'm not ready to leave this world yet.
4.5 stars rounded up. Steve West on audio was amazing and Laini Taylor's writing is just gorgeous.
I need the next book. I'm not ready to leave this world yet.
3.5 or 7/10
Interesting and intriguing, good use of prose and mysticism, possibly a 4/5?
Interesting and intriguing, good use of prose and mysticism, possibly a 4/5?
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-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
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
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
Absolutely phenomenal. I didn’t realize Taylor could top the beauty that was the DoSaB trilogy, but she did. Her storytelling skills have only gotten better. I could go on about her lyrical writing and unique plots and characters, and it would all boil down to this: read this book.
Everything about this story is new, and yet not. The plot and worldbuilding are fantastical and exciting products of Taylor’s wild imagination, built on the tried and true story of the young underdog with a dream and a destiny. The best part is how the protagonists resonated with me on a spiritual level. Taylor managed to hit me right in the soul with this one, and I love her for it.
The only grievance I have, which became more clear when I read it again, is that the ages of some of the main characters are a bit awkward given what they get up to.
Everything about this story is new, and yet not. The plot and worldbuilding are fantastical and exciting products of Taylor’s wild imagination, built on the tried and true story of the young underdog with a dream and a destiny. The best part is how the protagonists resonated with me on a spiritual level. Taylor managed to hit me right in the soul with this one, and I love her for it.
The only grievance I have, which became more clear when I read it again, is that the ages of some of the main characters are a bit awkward given what they get up to.
This book was unlike any other YA fantasy I've read. It's very character-driven, a bit slow paced, and does not really utilize much action except vaguely alluding to it. I found it frustrating to dive into and had a hard time connecting to the characters / losing myself in the world. The story is told with a detached narrative voice and had a lot of backstory and set up to trudge through. Eventually I did settle into the character arcs that were developing-- Minya and Sarai, Sarai and Lazlo, the Godslayer, and even Thyon. Overall it was an interesting story that sometimes went a bit heavy handed with its message.