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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
The conclusion seemed almost anti-climatical but I really don't know how else it would have ended. Each previous book built up to the final confrontation with Lord Sunday which ended almost to easily. But I loved the part with the Old One comes back and seeing the Mariner return one last time. The tag line on the back "On the seventh day, there was a choice" really fits this book.
adventurous
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
It took me a few days to start Lord Sunday after finishing Superior Saturday, I think mainly because of spending a few days away on vacation and having read the 6th book in the series so quickly I needed a bit of a break.
To start with I found Lord Sunday a bit clunky, especially having to follow three different threads of storyline between Arthur, Leaf and Suzy. This became easier as the book went on as Leaf and Suzy's thread of the story joined together and much like the previous few books it was only flicking between two perspectives.
I did love how Garth Nix pulled this series together, answering the questions which had been left unanswered from leaving the previous book on a cliff-hanger as well as what has been building up for the entire series. Garth Nix knows how to write satisfactory endings for his readers, though the last few chapters did leave me wanting more, to see how the House and the Secondary Realms worked with the New Architect and how the life would continue for Leaf and the New Arthur back on Earth (especially with dealing with the aftermath of the Trustees interference on Earth).
Overall, an enjoyable series although I feel that the Old Kingdom will always be my favourite.
To start with I found Lord Sunday a bit clunky, especially having to follow three different threads of storyline between Arthur, Leaf and Suzy. This became easier as the book went on as Leaf and Suzy's thread of the story joined together and much like the previous few books it was only flicking between two perspectives.
I did love how Garth Nix pulled this series together, answering the questions which had been left unanswered from leaving the previous book on a cliff-hanger as well as what has been building up for the entire series. Garth Nix knows how to write satisfactory endings for his readers, though the last few chapters did leave me wanting more, to see how the House and the Secondary Realms worked with the New Architect and how the life would continue for Leaf and the New Arthur back on Earth (especially with dealing with the aftermath of the Trustees interference on Earth).
Overall, an enjoyable series although I feel that the Old Kingdom will always be my favourite.
What a wonderful world of magic and characters in these books, but the ending was quite disappointing. I would still recommend reading these books for the enjoyment throughout.
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
This is the final book of 7 in the Keys to the Kingdom series. As such, it follows on from the previous story-line. The reminders of previous plot are woven into the story through the memories of the characters rather than having a clunky catchup "previously. . ." section, which helps the aesthetic quite a bit.
It's a middle grade book, but the themes are quite dark and deaths of characters, though not particularly gory, are on page for the most part. It's sad that I don't like Action very much because the setting is well constructed and has its own dream-like logic, but I just can't get into battles and chase scenes (and I start to fall asleep).
It's a little sad that I can say I have enjoyed being finished, more than I really enjoyed the finale. It's an ok series, but I'm not planning to reread them.
It's a middle grade book, but the themes are quite dark and deaths of characters, though not particularly gory, are on page for the most part. It's sad that I don't like Action very much because the setting is well constructed and has its own dream-like logic, but I just can't get into battles and chase scenes (and I start to fall asleep).
It's a little sad that I can say I have enjoyed being finished, more than I really enjoyed the finale. It's an ok series, but I'm not planning to reread them.
Wow. I was definitely shocked at the way Nix ended this series. I was prepared for a neatly wrapped up happily ever after, or something close. I was wrong. Arthur is a powerful being in this book, and also relives some of his past, touching back on some of the events in the past books. The supporting characters like Leaf and Suzie are always enjoyable, but in this last book we learned something dark about the embodiment of the Will. I loved this series, and I was very surprised how it concluded.
The problem is that the architect as a character gets introduced at the very, very end, slightly takes away all the climatic build. And then you never really hear Lord Sunday's motivation, he seemed to be quite a...deep character that just didn't get time to be reveiled. As for the solution it seemed a lot like Darren Shan's Demonata series (however Nix had this series out way before Shan came into play), which then makes me wonder if it is a mere coincidence or if someone is making an allusion of someone else...
Kinda cold blooded that Garth didn't save the mother :( But a good read overall. Although if I had the choice to build a whole universe, I absolutely would not make it the same exact way it was before.
What a weirdly low-impact and unsatisfying ending