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4.36 AVERAGE
4.36 AVERAGE
This series has plenty of flaws, but none of them detract it from being a perfect series, in terms of what the author is trying to convey to its audience.
A mix of history (the brutal, unforgiving period of the Second Sino-Japanese War) set in a fantasy land where gods rule in the background -- amazing setting.
Rin's journey from an orphan nearly sold into marriage into an aspiring student, then a doubtful monk, relentless soldier, vessel of an ancient god, general, liberator, emperor, and everything in between. Not all of these transitions are done flawlessly, but they don't need to be -- it's about the overall journey.
The brutality (oh god the brutality) in this one is divisive. It's probably the most brutal set of books I've read, trumping most horror and definitely all other fantasy series. While it fits the grim backdrop of the era -- highlighting atrocities in WWII -- it probably still feels excessive for a lot of people, particularly the individual, casual way brutality is interwoven into the story. It did help pack a punch to the most impactful moments in the book. Most of it didn't feel out of place for me, though this is the most contentious part for me.
This book, as the final of the trilogy, was as good as it could get, considering how fucked up their situation was. It showed how horribly divisive a civil war will always be. Our heroes, even with their god-summoning magic, can't win against the tide of technology, supply, and logistics. Particularly the last hundred or so pages stood out for me. How phyrric a victory could be.
The ending felt inevitable, and a fitting end to this amazing series.
If anything, this author brings something extremely unique and this trilogy will be a standout for me for a while yet.
A mix of history (the brutal, unforgiving period of the Second Sino-Japanese War) set in a fantasy land where gods rule in the background -- amazing setting.
Rin's journey from an orphan nearly sold into marriage into an aspiring student, then a doubtful monk, relentless soldier, vessel of an ancient god, general, liberator, emperor, and everything in between. Not all of these transitions are done flawlessly, but they don't need to be -- it's about the overall journey.
The brutality (oh god the brutality) in this one is divisive. It's probably the most brutal set of books I've read, trumping most horror and definitely all other fantasy series. While it fits the grim backdrop of the era -- highlighting atrocities in WWII -- it probably still feels excessive for a lot of people, particularly the individual, casual way brutality is interwoven into the story. It did help pack a punch to the most impactful moments in the book. Most of it didn't feel out of place for me, though this is the most contentious part for me.
This book, as the final of the trilogy, was as good as it could get, considering how fucked up their situation was. It showed how horribly divisive a civil war will always be. Our heroes, even with their god-summoning magic, can't win against the tide of technology, supply, and logistics. Particularly the last hundred or so pages stood out for me. How phyrric a victory could be.
The ending felt inevitable, and a fitting end to this amazing series.
If anything, this author brings something extremely unique and this trilogy will be a standout for me for a while yet.
This book was much slower to me than the other 2. Also very repetitive but a good wrap up to the series. Wasn’t a huge fan of it but still got invested in the characters.It was interesting reading as Rin got more and more paranoid, aggressive, bold, and arrogant. The breakdown of all of Rins closest friendships felt very abrupt but also felt like one of those “it couldn’t have ended any other way” stories. The ending was heartbreaking, I wish we got more of Nezha and Rin through the series or that they explored their feelings for each other at all.
this book made my bawl my eyeballs out wtf did i just read
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
screaming sobbing crying that book series as amazing 😭 i love tragedy 🥰
adventurous
dark
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
4 estrellas. Fue el libro que menos me gustó de los tres PERO LOS ULTIMOS CAPITULOS ????? CHAO. EL EPÍLOGO !!!!!!!!! Kitay mi bebé. El epílogo debió durar al menos 20 páginas más.
Me despido de estos libros con dolor, emoción, felicidad, rabia y tristeza. Tuvo de todo. Sinceramente los releeré en un momento.
Los llevaré siempre en mi corazón. Especialmente a Kitay, Jiang y Rin, mis bebés.
Me despido de estos libros con dolor, emoción, felicidad, rabia y tristeza. Tuvo de todo. Sinceramente los releeré en un momento.
Los llevaré siempre en mi corazón. Especialmente a Kitay, Jiang y Rin, mis bebés.
adventurous
dark
tense
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
adventurous
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The only thing this series gave me was trauma and overwhelming sadness.