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realhumanbean4u's review
adventurous
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
4.25
lleullawgyffes's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
the narrative, character development, etc. is fine. as others have noted, it's definitely filler, but I'd give it like a 3.5. Tyran Grillo's translation, however, is actively bad. it feels like every sentence was translated in isolation, with no thought for how they fit together or into the context of the first three novels. the subject of sentences is regularly misidentified, malapropisms abound, the whole thing is just incredibly clunky. I'm more than willing to believe that Daniel Huddleston smoothed his translation out a bit, but this is at times actively incoherent, and I simply can't believe the Japanese text is like that.
valhecka's review against another edition
4.0
Still a lot of meat - fewer battles, more politics - but this one is sloppier than the first three in terms of scene transitions and establishing chronology and dialogue attribution. Not sure if it's a translation issue or what, just had to read several passages a few times over to figure out who was saying what when and where.
Julian is a precious child and I love him.
Julian is a precious child and I love him.
bibi33's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
ghost_name's review against another edition
3.0
Slower than the others, but this was a more of a build up novel. The battle between the Alliance and the Empire is just getting started. My bet is an Empire victory. I've seen the anime, but can't remember how it ended. I remember critical parts, but not the ending. If there is 6 more to go, this is going to take some time...
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