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4.23 AVERAGE
4.23 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
mysterious
tense
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
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
tense
slow-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
Loved all the side stories!
challenging
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Read in tandem with Empire of Storms… I can imagine it would have been a lot less exciting had I not read them together. EoS is a fucking gem. ToD is like Manon’s story in Heir of Fire… totally separate and slow to build to the point.., until suddenly it’s like oooohkay that’s why we’ve been put through this strange little side quest.
adventurous
emotional
tense
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
I dreaded reading TOD book on the heels of Empire of Storms (I even forced myself to take a reading break) - I was so angry at how EOS ended and I truly, truly did not want to read more about Chaol. Despite that: I loved this book. It's an adventurous pause from the heavy plot, and I loved exploring another continent in the universe... The twists were excellent and again, SJM writes compelling women.
No se si a todos les he puesto 5 estrellas (creo que a trono de cristal le puse 4) bien pues para mi este ha sido MIL estrellas!!! me ha super encantado! es mi favorito de la saga aunque imperio de tormenta ha sido espectacular tambien... deseando leer el final de la saga y a la vez con mucha pena de acabarla.
The events in this book were important for the rest of the series, but an entire book devoted to my least favorite character was difficult to get through. However, once you get past all the woe-is-me business, it's still pretty good, and I'm glad Chaol found someone.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Far too long spent on romantic development, and far too little time spent on the plot and subsequent politics. Arguably the most unlikeable character given a full redemption arc for little to no reason, as a result of another cliche ‘girl who came from nothing’. Naturally satisfying, but wholly unsurprising. Nesryn’s evolution proved much more compelling, and I found myself looking forward to her perspectives even more than I anticipated. I felt we spent too little time amongst the nuances of the Khagan, in honour of a parallel romance story of the previous book , albeit with different characters. Some convenient loose ends tied up, and some shocking revelations in the final act; I can’t help but feel this was a little hasty and heavy-handed in delivery, such crucial knowledge delivered at such a random occasion feels bizarre. To me, this book feels like a little like a hasty aside, mostly for Chaol’s sake, but I struggle to see the point. Whilst enjoyable, nearly seven-hundred pages bare little poignance, other than to highlight the strength of an alternate system, and reveal key plot point which couldn’t fit elsewhere in the series, or perhaps were added as an afterthought. I did enjoy this book, and perhaps I am being too critical, but definitely not my favourite in the series, due to its immense similarities to the predecessors. This felt truly Maas’ in style, and left little intrigue as a result.
I did the tandom read and honestly I don’t think I could have done it any other way. Both books were good but TOD had a slower pace and more story building because there were less points of view which I liked. I loved getting to know Chaol better and don’t get the hate on him. It really picked up in the last 200 pages and bombs were dropped. Overall good book. 3.2 ⭐️