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4.39 AVERAGE
4.39 AVERAGE
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Darrow ! zice Roque apropiindu-se. Stăpânește-ți orgoliul. Amintește-ți de Pax. Mândria ucide.
Eu o să mor. Tu o să mori. Cu toții o să murim și universul o să meargă mai departe fără să- i pese. Tot ce avem e strigătul ăla în vânt– felul în care trăim. Felul în care ne ducem. Și cum stăm înaintea căderii, zice, aplecându-se spre mine. Așa că, vezi tu, mândria e singurul lucru.
Lanțul ăsta mă distruge. Moartea cere moarte care cere moarte, întotdeauna mai multă moarte.
Ahile a lăsat mândria și furia să- l consume, și, la sfârșit, o săgeată trasă de- un Pixie i- a atins călcâiul. Sunt multe lucruri pentru care merită să trăiești în afară de toate astea. Sper că o să ajungi suficient de bătrân încât să- ți dai seama că Ahile a fost incredibil de prost. Iar noi suntem niște proști pentru că nu ne dăm seama că el nu a fost eroul lui Homer. A fost avertismentul dat de Homer. Mi se pare că odinioară oamenii știau asta.
Grădina nu e așa de perfectă cum mi- o aminteam. Și nici ea n- a fost. Era nerăbdătoare. Putea fi ranchiunoasă dintr- o mulțime de motive mărunte. Dar era doar o fată. N- avea nici măcar șaptesprezece ani. Și a dăruit cât a putut, a făcut cât a putut cu ceea ce avea. De aceea o s- o iubesc mereu, și de asta știu că mi- ar fi dat binecuvântarea ei pentru ce am de gând să fac. Sufletul meu nu mai poate rămâne aici, în colivia din care ea a fugit. Trebuie să meargă mai departe.
Tu pentru ce trăiești? o întreb.
Așadar, vă mulțumesc, cititorilor. Vă mulțumesc pentru că m- ați însoțit în această călătorie. Vă mulțumesc pentru că mi- ați permis să duc o viață de făuritor de vise, singurul lucru pe care mi- am dorit vreodată să- l fac, de când tatăl meu mi- a citit Hobitul când eram mic și mi- am dat seama că magia omului stă în cuvinte, în povești, în legende pierdute și în cele ce urmează să apară.
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Honestly, I'm a bit let down. How exactly was this better than the first book? Sure, the scope is bigger (spanning the solar system now) and the stakes are higher, but the characters stay more or less the same as they were before and the trajectory of Darrow's ascent to power continues just as predictably.
I was really hoping to see some interesting character development in Darrow, but I mostly still feel indifferent towards him after all this time. I was expecting some more inner struggles, as he gains more and more power and becomes more entrenched in gold society. But his moral compass remains as unwavering as ever. He's a good person, always has an ace up his sleeve when plans go awry, and has plot armour thick enough to keep him alive through every dire situation. In short, he's boring. There are definitely things I like about him. How he openly shows affection for his friends for example. That's quite rare for a male MC. And of course it is satisfying to see a character be badass and outsmart his enemies. It all just happened too easily it seemed. Sure, he makes some mistakes and failes a few times, but he always has plans within plans and few people to pose a serious challenge to him. This made the plot rather boring as well, as it was mostly a bunch of fighting and planning for Darrow to gain more power.
So Yeah, I gave this series an honest chance, but it's just not clicking with me. It's not bad, just meh. And if that's all it is, the books are too long to continue reading. If the first book didn't do it for you, I'd advise you to just stop there. I don't see the jump in quality in the second book everyone was talking about.
I was really hoping to see some interesting character development in Darrow, but I mostly still feel indifferent towards him after all this time. I was expecting some more inner struggles, as he gains more and more power and becomes more entrenched in gold society. But his moral compass remains as unwavering as ever. He's a good person, always has an ace up his sleeve when plans go awry, and has plot armour thick enough to keep him alive through every dire situation. In short, he's boring. There are definitely things I like about him. How he openly shows affection for his friends for example. That's quite rare for a male MC. And of course it is satisfying to see a character be badass and outsmart his enemies. It all just happened too easily it seemed. Sure, he makes some mistakes and failes a few times, but he always has plans within plans and few people to pose a serious challenge to him. This made the plot rather boring as well, as it was mostly a bunch of fighting and planning for Darrow to gain more power.
So Yeah, I gave this series an honest chance, but it's just not clicking with me. It's not bad, just meh. And if that's all it is, the books are too long to continue reading. If the first book didn't do it for you, I'd advise you to just stop there. I don't see the jump in quality in the second book everyone was talking about.
adventurous
dark
reflective
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
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book had the same things I didn’t like about the first book of the series. 19 hour audiobook. There are parts that grab my attention and exhibit some really great character development and plot twists. And then there are parts I was so bored with. I get so bogged down trying to recall names because of the sheer number of characters and locations to keep track of. I’ve decided to stop reading the series with this book, but I’m overall glad I gave the series a chance.
what a ride! this was so empire strikes back. i love how unpredictable these books are—sometimes darrow and i are moving at the same speed, but sometimes he’s waaaaaay ahead of me. it’s awesome!!!
Continuing our rebellion against the caste system we go full fledged space opera. The story is now spanning galaxies rather than Mars and the trials. Character development and world building continue to be immaculate while we progress a story with a cliffhanger that will rock you even knowing one is coming.
adventurous
dark
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:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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