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albon's review against another edition
2.0
2020 review:
Overall I just don't care about this series as much as I wish I did. Especially this book just felt like a disappointment. The new plot structure just kinda made a mess of everything, a lot of the drama happened off-screen, and the way the relationships (especially Kettle/Apple and Nona/Ara, two pairings that I love) were handled just felt really off.
I think maybe the series will be better for me on a re-read, so hopefully I can find time to get back to it in a couple of years.
Overall I just don't care about this series as much as I wish I did. Especially this book just felt like a disappointment. The new plot structure just kinda made a mess of everything, a lot of the drama happened off-screen, and the way the relationships (especially Kettle/Apple and Nona/Ara, two pairings that I love) were handled just felt really off.
I think maybe the series will be better for me on a re-read, so hopefully I can find time to get back to it in a couple of years.
abken's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
behindpaperbacks's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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
pslili1998's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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
5.0
The last one in this series and it ended with an epic battle. Where in the previous book there were multiple storylines that came together, in this one there was the present and the past and they made each other make sense.
I really liked how in this series you see Nona grow up in the way she feels and makes decisions. Where in the first book she is like a stray cat that needs to learn how to be loved again, in this last installment you see her found family and how she will fight till death for them.
And other thing I found surprisingly nice about this series is there is no romance in it, which makes sense as it isn’t something Nona is focused on it. I would have found it very out of character if it would have been a plot.
The conclusion is beautifully build up throughout the whole series and that makes it even more heartbreaking. A must read series for epic fantasy lovers.
I really liked how in this series you see Nona grow up in the way she feels and makes decisions. Where in the first book she is like a stray cat that needs to learn how to be loved again, in this last installment you see her found family and how she will fight till death for them.
And other thing I found surprisingly nice about this series is there is no romance in it, which makes sense as it isn’t something Nona is focused on it. I would have found it very out of character if it would have been a plot.
The conclusion is beautifully build up throughout the whole series and that makes it even more heartbreaking. A must read series for epic fantasy lovers.
paigestooksbury's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-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
rosered_reading's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
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
5.0
reality_x's review against another edition
3.0
-Some lessons must be written in scars.
-To sow knowing that you will not reap is an old kind of love, and love has been the best key for unlocking the future.
-To sow knowing that you will not reap is an old kind of love, and love has been the best key for unlocking the future.
veraann's review
4.0
Ancestors #3
Dark Fantasy
This trilogy should be read in order.
Book 1 we follow a child Nona and her PoV. What she sees, hears and knows, we do.
Book 2 we follow a young Nona and get glimpses from abbess Glass PoV throughout the book.
Book 3 we follow a still young but coming of age Nona. It has some time jumps around in this one.
In this trilogy Nona lives on a planet that is mostly ice and uninhabitable. The ice is converging and war comes between the different sets of people that live on the planet. As a child Nona offended a power family that continues to hound her and seek retribution. There are different abilities people in this world have. Strength, speed, faith and empowerment from the "path". Nona goes into a convent of nuns trained to fight, assassinate, walk the path and follow the faith.
This is the conclusion of Nona's story. The war has come. The time jumps I could do without. The scene that had been hinted at through the books was such a small part, which was disappointing.
I loved the growth of characters. The action, the long game, the war. All great. The ending was a whirl of emotions from happy, sad, bittersweet. While there were some minor disappointments here, overall great series and conclusion.
Dark Fantasy
This trilogy should be read in order.
Book 1 we follow a child Nona and her PoV. What she sees, hears and knows, we do.
Book 2 we follow a young Nona and get glimpses from abbess Glass PoV throughout the book.
Book 3 we follow a still young but coming of age Nona. It has some time jumps around in this one.
In this trilogy Nona lives on a planet that is mostly ice and uninhabitable. The ice is converging and war comes between the different sets of people that live on the planet. As a child Nona offended a power family that continues to hound her and seek retribution. There are different abilities people in this world have. Strength, speed, faith and empowerment from the "path". Nona goes into a convent of nuns trained to fight, assassinate, walk the path and follow the faith.
This is the conclusion of Nona's story. The war has come. The time jumps I could do without. The scene that had been hinted at through the books was such a small part, which was disappointing.
I loved the growth of characters. The action, the long game, the war. All great. The ending was a whirl of emotions from happy, sad, bittersweet. While there were some minor disappointments here, overall great series and conclusion.