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4.06 AVERAGE
4.06 AVERAGE
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
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:
No
Liked it, didn't love it. Some people say it gets better but I'm not committed to the next book in the series yet. Good action and the plot was built in a way that wasn't confusing. A few shocking moments , that's for sure. A good read, just on the fence about continuing. If the books were free I would definitely go for it, but because I have to fork out my own coin, I may have to think on it.
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
What in the fuck just happened??? What was that ending??? How what even owuchidofirneiowkejfhfhrhrhr
How am I supposed to process this?????
More coherent review to come
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The epilogue made me lose all reason and give this 5 stars immediately, but after thinking about it there actually are some flaws and a little more than I can just ignore.
But before getting into that, this was such a good book! The story proceeded at a breakneck pace (how in the hell did we get a in chapter !?). The story subverted my expectations at every turn, and all of the twists were great. I had no idea who to trust at any point in this book (and still don't!) and just accumulated more and more questions as I read more, but I'm very excited to have this whole mystery untangled over the series! I absolutely love Caeden's arc (and that ending AAA I still can't process that ). I'm really looking forward to his role in the next books.
Major Stormlight Archive vibes but that's a big plus for me :)
Cons:
- The dialogue frequently reads like characters having therapy sessions with each other lol
- People are way too trusting and incautious for the level of deception that goes on
- The characterizations are a bit bland, especially Davian's
- A lot more telling than showing when it comes to character relationships
- All women don't have to be beautiful and it's a bit annoying when they are
- The magic is pretty nebulous and messy, especially compared to [b:The Will of the Many|58416952|The Will of the Many (Hierarchy, #1)|James Islington|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1670363463l/58416952._SX50_.jpg|91649761], but this may be solved in later books as we get more information. I didn't mind this that much throughout the book because the magic used to solve problems does have rules so it isn't a catch-all solution to everything (looking at you, siden)
- The ending felt a bit... not that impactful, as we got a multitude of scenes that came together to make the climax rather than having one cohesive bit. It was still good, but did not hold up to the hype built by the rest of the book. This might be my brain's fault for expecting a Sanderlanche even though it's not a Sanderson book (I'm sorryyy it really reads like one!). Also the epilogue more than made up for this.
How am I supposed to process this?????
More coherent review to come
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The epilogue made me lose all reason and give this 5 stars immediately, but after thinking about it there actually are some flaws and a little more than I can just ignore.
But before getting into that, this was such a good book! The story proceeded at a breakneck pace (how in the hell did we get a
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he's somehow Aarkein Devaed. Like I was wondering how we had such obvious sign-posting that he's Tal-kamar when that should have been a bit more slowly revealed but nope it was because the real truth is SO MUCH WORSEMajor Stormlight Archive vibes but that's a big plus for me :)
Cons:
- The dialogue frequently reads like characters having therapy sessions with each other lol
- People are way too trusting and incautious for the level of deception that goes on
- The characterizations are a bit bland, especially Davian's
- A lot more telling than showing when it comes to character relationships
- All women don't have to be beautiful and it's a bit annoying when they are
- The magic is pretty nebulous and messy, especially compared to [b:The Will of the Many|58416952|The Will of the Many (Hierarchy, #1)|James Islington|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1670363463l/58416952._SX50_.jpg|91649761], but this may be solved in later books as we get more information. I didn't mind this that much throughout the book because the magic used to solve problems does have rules so it isn't a catch-all solution to everything (looking at you, siden)
- The ending felt a bit... not that impactful, as we got a multitude of scenes that came together to make the climax rather than having one cohesive bit. It was still good, but did not hold up to the hype built by the rest of the book. This might be my brain's fault for expecting a Sanderlanche even though it's not a Sanderson book (I'm sorryyy it really reads like one!). Also the epilogue more than made up for this.
adventurous
mysterious
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:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
You know when there's like a thousand plot points and capitalized names and so many things that seem confusing and the then final plot twist hits and you feel like you have to re-read the whole book immediately? This is it.
The ability to seach a word in digital books with the digital edition was my savior because so many capitalized words kept dropping until like page 680 and I couldn't keep track.
I'm so glad The Will of the Many has a characters sheet and a glossary, that would've been really useful here!!
Beyond that tho, I really loved the characters, the world, and the magic system. It was a long read but I never felt bored or like I'd had too much of it, and I'm excited to read the rest of the trilogy
The ability to seach a word in digital books with the digital edition was my savior because so many capitalized words kept dropping until like page 680 and I couldn't keep track.
I'm so glad The Will of the Many has a characters sheet and a glossary, that would've been really useful here!!
Beyond that tho, I really loved the characters, the world, and the magic system. It was a long read but I never felt bored or like I'd had too much of it, and I'm excited to read the rest of the trilogy