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rustygorrilla420's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
forsonny's review
4.0
Would give it 5 stars but sometimes the book is too optimistic and it breaks the character-building a bit.
thinde's review
3.0
I had two main problems with this sequel.
1. Fully a third of it was set in a forest as Artorian trained. Not much happens there apart from his forming a strong friendship. That section was too long.
2. Artorian has no sense of urgency, despite three of his kids being in the hands of raiders. He happily devotes years in a forest, then years in a college and finally one of his kids has to come to him. That doesn't fit with his character from book one. Sure he trained in the first book, but he had no choice since he was powerless and dying.
There's still a lot to like but it was often disappointing for me.
1. Fully a third of it was set in a forest as Artorian trained. Not much happens there apart from his forming a strong friendship. That section was too long.
2. Artorian has no sense of urgency, despite three of his kids being in the hands of raiders. He happily devotes years in a forest, then years in a college and finally one of his kids has to come to him. That doesn't fit with his character from book one. Sure he trained in the first book, but he had no choice since he was powerless and dying.
There's still a lot to like but it was often disappointing for me.
jasonabbott's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
bookslikegranola's review against another edition
2.0
While there are some enjoyable moments, several strong flaws really hamper the quality of this book.
As a sequel to Axiom, this book really fails in terms of pacing, tone, and tying up loose ends. It does however have some really fun world building that I really enjoyed and its the reason why I read these books so on net I enjoyed this book, but wouldn’t necessarily recommend it to others. I loved the first 40% of the book where Artorian vibes with the wood elves. I thought the setting and the characters were great (Ember is phenomenal) and my only complaint is that 5 years pass really fast and easy for someone on a rescue mission. However, the pivot to the skyspire introduces some very unexpected bloodshed, feels like a weird tangent and features several time skips which start to cheapen the overall plot. Additionally, it featured my least favorite trope of the Divine Dungeon series, where the ending is prefaced by sudden mass death of civilians.
theaudioauditor's review against another edition
Audio book review
DNF
Not bad, just not holding my interest. So much focus and time spent on learning new cultivation techniques, the drive to save the kids was only mentioned a single time. Maybe I'll try again in the future with this one, and next time re-read book 1 first.
DNF
Not bad, just not holding my interest. So much focus and time spent on learning new cultivation techniques, the drive to save the kids was only mentioned a single time. Maybe I'll try again in the future with this one, and next time re-read book 1 first.
mike_no1's review against another edition
4.0
Artorian's not very keen on rescuing his kids. Love the intricate cultivation descriptions though.
vailynst's review
1.0
Notes:
I only made it to 4% of the Kindle version. I thought really hard about forcing myself to speed read the book & finish it but I decided against it. The series has potential but it needs a lot of editing. If I had a print out of the book, the pages would be covered in red ink for adjustments/corrections.
I'm actually sad that I will not be continuing with the series because I had enjoyed listening to book one.
I only made it to 4% of the Kindle version. I thought really hard about forcing myself to speed read the book & finish it but I decided against it. The series has potential but it needs a lot of editing. If I had a print out of the book, the pages would be covered in red ink for adjustments/corrections.
I'm actually sad that I will not be continuing with the series because I had enjoyed listening to book one.
bakabacchus's review against another edition
5.0
So very fun.
A romp of an adventure that combines western culture themes with Chinese cultivation to produce something wonderful. The Devine Dungeon series was great but Artorian's odyssey is in many different ways so much better.
A romp of an adventure that combines western culture themes with Chinese cultivation to produce something wonderful. The Devine Dungeon series was great but Artorian's odyssey is in many different ways so much better.
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