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3.45 AVERAGE
3.45 AVERAGE
Abgebrochen nach 100 Seiten
Das Buch hat mir nicht gut genug gefallen, als dass ich die Zeit investieren möchte, um es fertig zu lesen. Die Grundidee mit der Geistervertreibung ist zwar interessant, aber weder die Charaktere noch die Welt oder die Geschichte weckten mein Interesse.
Die folgende Passage, speziell der fett markierte Teil, hat mir dann einfach den Rest gegeben:
Das Buch hat mir nicht gut genug gefallen, als dass ich die Zeit investieren möchte, um es fertig zu lesen. Die Grundidee mit der Geistervertreibung ist zwar interessant, aber weder die Charaktere noch die Welt oder die Geschichte weckten mein Interesse.
Die folgende Passage, speziell der fett markierte Teil, hat mir dann einfach den Rest gegeben:
This man, this cursed man, had a flame in his core, a flame that was designed to draw people to him. Even those who weren’t Deacons would be unconsciously attracted to him; would find him good-looking, charming and very, very sexy.
Geist is an example of a good and original idea with a bad development. Also, the way it goes through the story is also the opposite as someone normally would think: It goes from the top towards the darkest bottom.
The book starts incredibly well. The first chapter has everything, and is unbelievably hooking. As we read we meet very interesting characters that are not cliché, and they bring a new perspective to the fantasy novel. Everything about the characters is fine to me.
But, the books starts spiraling down when we reach the 75% mark. And I mean in a bad way. Characters go from here to there without any kind of transition, start doing weird things and only questions arise instead of answers. The final battle tried to be clymatic, but... The book ends with a kind of half-conclussion looking to be open to the following novels.
Good things about the book:
-Original magic system.
-Original characters and conflicts around them.
-Very hooking at the beginning.
-I liked the concept about geists and the Order, and the Active-Sensitive pairing.
Bad things about the book:
-Doesn't follow Sanderson's first law: We don't really know what magic does, and we can't compare Sorcha's powers to anyone. This makes resolution of problems via magic a bit cheesy. It's like: "OHMYGOD HE BROKE THAT SACRED LAW OF OURS" and we are like "what law you say?".
-So many secrets and things not foreshadowed: The author puts a lot of hidden tricks simply from the fold of her sleeve. She also tries to explain a lot of things in the wrong places but ends out without saying anything relevant.
-Nynnia. This character is awful, and only serves plot-purposes. In my opinion, the story would be better without it. It's also behaviorally erratic, and in the end we don't even know what she is (we get hints, but still).
-Lacks worldbuilding.
-The author teases so much about the secrets of the Sensitives. It's a hook to make you read book 2.
Conclusion: Decent book, with cool concept i hope it's better used in next books. If you like original characters and the ghost theme, it's a good choice.
The book starts incredibly well. The first chapter has everything, and is unbelievably hooking. As we read we meet very interesting characters that are not cliché, and they bring a new perspective to the fantasy novel. Everything about the characters is fine to me.
But, the books starts spiraling down when we reach the 75% mark. And I mean in a bad way. Characters go from here to there without any kind of transition, start doing weird things and only questions arise instead of answers. The final battle tried to be clymatic, but... The book ends with a kind of half-conclussion looking to be open to the following novels.
Good things about the book:
-Original magic system.
-Original characters and conflicts around them.
-Very hooking at the beginning.
-I liked the concept about geists and the Order, and the Active-Sensitive pairing.
Bad things about the book:
-Doesn't follow Sanderson's first law: We don't really know what magic does, and we can't compare Sorcha's powers to anyone. This makes resolution of problems via magic a bit cheesy. It's like: "OHMYGOD HE BROKE THAT SACRED LAW OF OURS" and we are like "what law you say?".
-So many secrets and things not foreshadowed: The author puts a lot of hidden tricks simply from the fold of her sleeve. She also tries to explain a lot of things in the wrong places but ends out without saying anything relevant.
-Nynnia. This character is awful, and only serves plot-purposes. In my opinion, the story would be better without it. It's also behaviorally erratic, and in the end we don't even know what she is (we get hints, but still).
-Lacks worldbuilding.
-The author teases so much about the secrets of the Sensitives. It's a hook to make you read book 2.
Conclusion: Decent book, with cool concept i hope it's better used in next books. If you like original characters and the ghost theme, it's a good choice.
Sadly, despite the interesting premise, the best this book could get out of me was "meh".
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Probably more like two and a half stars if I'm being honest. The premise was good, the world building was solid, and the magic system promising. My main issue was with the characters, who needed to be padded out a little more in my opinion. As written however they never really came alive for me. A natural consequence of one dimensional characters is none of the relationships felt true either, whether romantic or platonic in nature. They all felt rushed and unearned which is a pity. I was most interested in seeing the growth in the work relationship between two of the three main characters but that relationship seemed to get the least amount of attention. I may or may not give the second book a chance to see if things improve.
While a little more of an urban fantasy than I usually read, I liked the active defensive magic system and the partner characters.
An okay fantasy adventure. I liked the world building, but it was pretty confusing because everything was so new. I'm happy to read something where the characters are rational and make decisions with their heads and not their hearts most of the time. The plot was pretty predictable, but I mostly read it for the interactions between characters.
This was a really good read! It was fast-paced and brutal, but I also liked how the characters broke with convention. Really a great read.