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capra's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
so_bleuwenn's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
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
4.5
magroetz's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
johannaf's review against another edition
3.0
It feels so long since I read the trilogy (I'd saved them all up to read in one go, then realised there was a 4th when I got to the end!) That this was read pretty much as a stand alone book. I had patchy recall of what had happened, thankfully the background was weaved into the story and there was enough detail to remind me of events without having to retell the whole story.
I really enjoyed exploring the world's and the way the magic system worked, the building of the characters and plot, but for a final in a series of books it was very underwhemimg.
I really enjoyed exploring the world's and the way the magic system worked, the building of the characters and plot, but for a final in a series of books it was very underwhemimg.
amotisse's review against another edition
5.0
An epic fantasy saga traversing time and multitudes of magical worlds.
I enjoyed the pace and progression, neither fast nor slow, which seemed right for the evolution of the characters. Fascinating settings and solid protagonists.
I enjoyed the pace and progression, neither fast nor slow, which seemed right for the evolution of the characters. Fascinating settings and solid protagonists.
dorien_s's review
adventurous
lighthearted
relaxing
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? It's complicated
4.5
zaczytaga's review against another edition
3.0
3.5/5 ⭐
Przyjemna część, ale niestety wydaje mi się, że ta seria miała o wiele większy potencjał po pierwszej części. Przede wszystkim ten tom w moim odczuciu nie musiał istnieć. Czytało mi się go lepiej niż poprzedni, głównie za sprawą powrotów do znanych nam światów i bohaterów. Ale właściwie to, co się tu działo było tylko i wyłącznie takim spojrzeniem, jak się rzeczy mają po wydarzeniach z poprzednich części.
W temacie całej serii, bardzo doceniam kreację światów, system magiczny i różne możliwości, które autorka stwarza swoim bohaterom. Wszystko jest bardzo logiczne i oryginalne. Ale brakowało mi jakiegoś przejęcia się losami bohaterów i ta historia jest momentami mocno rozdmuchana i niepotrzebnie przedłużana.
Jeśli to jest zakończenie to wypadło bardzo dobrze, jeśli Trudi Canavan zamierza to ciągnąć to chyba nie będę sięgać po kolejne części.
Przyjemna część, ale niestety wydaje mi się, że ta seria miała o wiele większy potencjał po pierwszej części. Przede wszystkim ten tom w moim odczuciu nie musiał istnieć. Czytało mi się go lepiej niż poprzedni, głównie za sprawą powrotów do znanych nam światów i bohaterów. Ale właściwie to, co się tu działo było tylko i wyłącznie takim spojrzeniem, jak się rzeczy mają po wydarzeniach z poprzednich części.
W temacie całej serii, bardzo doceniam kreację światów, system magiczny i różne możliwości, które autorka stwarza swoim bohaterom. Wszystko jest bardzo logiczne i oryginalne. Ale brakowało mi jakiegoś przejęcia się losami bohaterów i ta historia jest momentami mocno rozdmuchana i niepotrzebnie przedłużana.
Jeśli to jest zakończenie to wypadło bardzo dobrze, jeśli Trudi Canavan zamierza to ciągnąć to chyba nie będę sięgać po kolejne części.
theaurochs's review against another edition
2.0
A dragged out series, this final book of which feels like it both didn't conclude anything or really progress anything. Frustratingly there are glimmers of hope in parts of this book, but we keep getting side-tracked by a new "terrible threat to the multiverse oh nooooo" and it doesn't allow our characters or overarching narrative any time to breathe or even really develop.
The idea of an easily traversed multiverse is still kind of cool, but we don't get too much exploration of it that we hadn't already seen in the previous three novels. Mysteries and problems that have been set up throughout the series are resolved in hugely inconsequential ways; they feel like they should have impact but absolutely none of them do. The characters barely change throughout, and they have the distinct feel of characters rather than people; it feels depressingly obvious that Canavan is propping them up with a bit of cardboard, pushing them around the sets to enact the small amounts of plot.
The early third-to-half is dogged by the same extremely tedious repetition as earlier books in the series; where it feels like nothing is happening but the characters worrying about a thing that's going to happen, over and over again.
At perhaps most damningly, the phrase "my lover" is used completely earnestly and repeatedly.
Now that this series is complete I can unequivocally say: do not read it.
The idea of an easily traversed multiverse is still kind of cool, but we don't get too much exploration of it that we hadn't already seen in the previous three novels. Mysteries and problems that have been set up throughout the series are resolved in hugely inconsequential ways; they feel like they should have impact but absolutely none of them do. The characters barely change throughout, and they have the distinct feel of characters rather than people; it feels depressingly obvious that Canavan is propping them up with a bit of cardboard, pushing them around the sets to enact the small amounts of plot.
The early third-to-half is dogged by the same extremely tedious repetition as earlier books in the series; where it feels like nothing is happening but the characters worrying about a thing that's going to happen, over and over again.
At perhaps most damningly, the phrase "my lover" is used completely earnestly and repeatedly.
Now that this series is complete I can unequivocally say: do not read it.