3.27k reviews for:

Gardens of the Moon

Steven Erikson

3.85 AVERAGE

drillaj's review against another edition

4.5

challenging mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

aeolias's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

campbellben94's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous slow-paced

mrvillanelle's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging dark mysterious slow-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

damocles2's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

bobsmegdorf's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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For all the hype I had about this series it somewhat underdelivered. The start is pretty slow and some events are just blatantly confusing. Most of the characters are interesting but I don't really feel a strong attachment to them since there's just so many. A highlight of the book would be the action scenes and the world building it has. I heard the second book is a significant improvement so I'm planning on reading that but as of right now I'm underwhelmed.

brodan's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

emilyxiao's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

frostybiscuits's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

carlitos95's review against another edition

5.0

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Oh man, what amazing battle scenes! THE LORE! Creativity to rival Tolkien and Martin. The magic, the backstabbing, the floating moon city. Epic fantasy at its most epic. Dark, truly imaginative, does not shy away from the fantastical. Stevie gave me mysterious, breathtaking scope and I love how he treats me as an intelligent, perceptive and sophistic-

Wait hang on, is that a fucking puppet fireballing giant ravens..?

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