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mbates185's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
ceasarl's review against another edition
5.0
classic Kay
I thouroughly enjoyed this book. I fully recommend this book to all Guy Gavriel Kay fans.
Any new fans wanting to read this should probably read prequels that lead up to this.
I thouroughly enjoyed this book. I fully recommend this book to all Guy Gavriel Kay fans.
Any new fans wanting to read this should probably read prequels that lead up to this.
waterburym's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
doesannadreamof's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
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
3.25
milkandpanda's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
atrailofpages's review against another edition
4.0
This book primarily follows Rafel captain of the Silver Wake and his partner Lenia. What starts as a task request to assassinate a particular khalif, leads to incidents and events that changes their lives and who they are as a person.
There are MANY characters in this book. And a lot of politics. I will admit that I would get lost at times in regards to the politics and the characters. I appreciated that the story did mainly focus on Rafel and Lenia and we followed them on their adventures and lives. You truly learn a lot about the two. They each went through a lot in their past, and each suffer from I would say a form of depression or PTSD, especially Lenia. She goes through huge changes in this book from a slave, to a partner of a captain on a ship, learning how to wield knives effectively and learning about herself as a person and that she now has the ability to choose instead of someone else choosing for her or making decisions for her. I loved the relationship between her and Rafel. They had such a great friendship and their teamwork just shined! They know each other so well they just knew exactly what the other was thinking or feeling all the time. There are many other side characters as well, but overall, I really focused and enjoyed the life of Lenia and Rafel. This is also set at sea for the most part, which I love books that have stories set at sea, however, there wasn’t that much adventure on the ocean. It was more of a travel from A to B setting at sea, which was a bit of a bummer for me
There are MANY characters in this book. And a lot of politics. I will admit that I would get lost at times in regards to the politics and the characters. I appreciated that the story did mainly focus on Rafel and Lenia and we followed them on their adventures and lives. You truly learn a lot about the two. They each went through a lot in their past, and each suffer from I would say a form of depression or PTSD, especially Lenia. She goes through huge changes in this book from a slave, to a partner of a captain on a ship, learning how to wield knives effectively and learning about herself as a person and that she now has the ability to choose instead of someone else choosing for her or making decisions for her. I loved the relationship between her and Rafel. They had such a great friendship and their teamwork just shined! They know each other so well they just knew exactly what the other was thinking or feeling all the time. There are many other side characters as well, but overall, I really focused and enjoyed the life of Lenia and Rafel. This is also set at sea for the most part, which I love books that have stories set at sea, however, there wasn’t that much adventure on the ocean. It was more of a travel from A to B setting at sea, which was a bit of a bummer for me
walkerbrault's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-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
nigellicus's review
adventurous
emotional
tense
5.0
It feels almost unfair to get Simon Vance to read a Guy Gavriel Kay book, elevating as it does the magnificent to the sublime. Returning yet again to his slightly-alternate pre-Renaissance world, this is the story of a merchant/corsair and his female partner, an ex-slave trained as a bodyguard, and the forces unleashed when they carry out an assassination culminating in an attack on another city as revenge for the fall of Sarantium years before. Kay does his usual weaving of stories that criss-cross the main narrative, tracing the effects of the actions of the main characters on the lives of people affected, for better or for worse, but the tapestry conceals a finely trained bow that send unerring arrows of bittersweet heartbreak to strike home nore often than seems reasonable even in a very good book like this.