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4.13 AVERAGE
4.13 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A mediocre start to what will improve in the next few books. Age of Myth is a good book as fantasy novels go. But this one is really focused on creating the characters and build this world. The next few books are far better and the plot begins to thicken (so to speak) and the characters become more complex and interesting.
So if you like fantasy books just for the sake of reading, you will enjoy this book. If you want to read a great fantasy series, this keeps getting better. But if you try to judge the whole series based on this book, you are doing yourself a disservice. You at least need to the next book before you can really become invested in the story.
So if you like fantasy books just for the sake of reading, you will enjoy this book. If you want to read a great fantasy series, this keeps getting better. But if you try to judge the whole series based on this book, you are doing yourself a disservice. You at least need to the next book before you can really become invested in the story.
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Humanity has always revered the Fhrey as gods - they're seemingly immortal, they can perform magic, they can't be hurt... until a human kills one. Now a war is coming between the races, and the humans are ill prepared.
I read this for a vlog in which I read the best books of 2023 according to the booktubers that have the most similar taste in books as me. Watch it here!
I feel like with such a premise, and such a glowing recommendation of the series, very little happened in this book. I was hyped up that the events of this series are legendary and epic, and maybe that happens in the next books, but not here. There seems to be big stuff going on in the background, but the scope of what we actually see seems very small. I kept going back in the audiobook thinking I missed something, but I didn't. I thought that having a Bronze-ish age setting was interesting and different from what you usually see in fantasy, which makes sense because this is a prequel to a normal-set series. I wasn't particularly invested in any of the characters, but Persephone - who's the wife of a late chieftain trying to keep her town from being killed by the Fhrey - was the most interesting to me. I felt like we got hints toward interesting fantasy things, like the magic system, going on but nothing got expanded on, and that was my main qualm. There are some setups of things that might happen in future books, and also I can get these audios for free, so I won't rule out continuing.
Overall, this felt like a first act rather than a full book. I kept waiting for something to happen, and they didn't - yet.
I read this for a vlog in which I read the best books of 2023 according to the booktubers that have the most similar taste in books as me. Watch it here!
I feel like with such a premise, and such a glowing recommendation of the series, very little happened in this book. I was hyped up that the events of this series are legendary and epic, and maybe that happens in the next books, but not here. There seems to be big stuff going on in the background, but the scope of what we actually see seems very small. I kept going back in the audiobook thinking I missed something, but I didn't. I thought that having a Bronze-ish age setting was interesting and different from what you usually see in fantasy, which makes sense because this is a prequel to a normal-set series. I wasn't particularly invested in any of the characters, but Persephone - who's the wife of a late chieftain trying to keep her town from being killed by the Fhrey - was the most interesting to me. I felt like we got hints toward interesting fantasy things, like the magic system, going on but nothing got expanded on, and that was my main qualm. There are some setups of things that might happen in future books, and also I can get these audios for free, so I won't rule out continuing.
Overall, this felt like a first act rather than a full book. I kept waiting for something to happen, and they didn't - yet.
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Loved the story and the audiobook (dramatized version) was incredible, so good !
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Phenomenal story, slow burn with great character development and Incredible World building spicy politics and really well written character emotional depth
adventurous
funny
inspiring
mysterious
tense
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:
No
I didn't expect this to be this good. I was expecting a relatively old-school fantasy book but it really surprised me with unexpected choices. It is a unique story with interesting world-building and relatable characters. The book can often be quite funny. It was a really fun and fast read.
adventurous
emotional
fast-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:
Complicated
Really loved reading this book.