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nyxieangel's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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? Yes
5.0
keksspion's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-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
4.75
jb171's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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? It's complicated
3.5
hebberelle's review against another edition
2.0
DNF at 35%. Just couldn't care about the 20 bazillion characters introduced in like the first three chapters.
nick5299's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
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? Yes
5.0
seymone's review against another edition
4.0
4.25 stars
Totally bad ass!! Definitely following, Nona on her journey.
Totally bad ass!! Definitely following, Nona on her journey.
snow_flakes's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-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
2.5
peterkeep's review against another edition
5.0
Well what do you know...another Mark Lawrence book, another great story. Mark Lawrence quickly made his way onto my "buy the book, no questions asked" list. And books like this are the reason why.
Nona is great as a main character, with her two (or three) main stages of life to get into. We weave seamlessly back and forth between her past and present with half-truths and hidden truths leaking out along the way. I love the way this works here. Mark Lawrence has always been good at transitioning between the now and the then, but he really mastered it here. I also really like his take on the whole school for magic/warriors trope. It's fun to be in an abbey, it's fun to see the nuns in their habits, and it's fun to mix that with martial arts and ninja stars.
The plot is solid. It's got a mixture of a couple of different things and doesn't really solidify until the last half of the book, but the book doesn't meander it's way there. There are some twists and turns along the way, some of which seems obvious and some of which are told to the reader outright, but they all still work.
The world-building is super though. Coming from the Broken Empire, I was curious to see what Lawrence would write. It looks like he's got another great idea, and he shows enough in this book for us all to get a good grasp on what's going on in the world as well as speculate as to how everything got to be the way it is. I don't want to spoil anything, because the way he teases it out is so great.
Another winner from a great author. At this point, it's not surprising.
Nona is great as a main character, with her two (or three) main stages of life to get into. We weave seamlessly back and forth between her past and present with half-truths and hidden truths leaking out along the way. I love the way this works here. Mark Lawrence has always been good at transitioning between the now and the then, but he really mastered it here. I also really like his take on the whole school for magic/warriors trope. It's fun to be in an abbey, it's fun to see the nuns in their habits, and it's fun to mix that with martial arts and ninja stars.
The plot is solid. It's got a mixture of a couple of different things and doesn't really solidify until the last half of the book, but the book doesn't meander it's way there. There are some twists and turns along the way, some of which seems obvious and some of which are told to the reader outright, but they all still work.
The world-building is super though. Coming from the Broken Empire, I was curious to see what Lawrence would write. It looks like he's got another great idea, and he shows enough in this book for us all to get a good grasp on what's going on in the world as well as speculate as to how everything got to be the way it is. I don't want to spoil anything, because the way he teases it out is so great.
Another winner from a great author. At this point, it's not surprising.