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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
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:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
sad
tense
fast-paced
adventurous
dark
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:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Light Perpetual, or Lux Perpetua, is the third and final instalment of Sapkowski's Hussite Trilogy, and I found it a satisfying end to an enjoyable trilogy.
This book had its fair share of gut-wrenching moments (the deaths of Samson and Jutta were devasting ), moments of hope and despair, and I found that I couldn't put it down. Sapkowski throws in a lot of politically content and real-life events throughout, which I definitely struggled to keep up with at times, but the overarching narrative kept me engaged.
As a complete series, I would rate The Hussite Trilogy very highly. If you have any interest in medeival historical fiction with themes of war and religious rebellion, sprinkled with fantastical and magical elements, this is the trilogy for you.
This book had its fair share of gut-wrenching moments (
As a complete series, I would rate The Hussite Trilogy very highly. If you have any interest in medeival historical fiction with themes of war and religious rebellion, sprinkled with fantastical and magical elements, this is the trilogy for you.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I really had a lot I loved about this book. Like most of Sapkowski's work, the pacing and the plot can be odd at times, but The Hussite Trilogy is a giant leap forward in terms of plot as compared to his other works.
I really loved Reynevan as a protagonist. In the first novel, he is the dumbest smartest person you will ever meet, but in the third, he is a seasoned veteran with wit and book-smarts. The greatest feature of these books really is the characters and how they interact. Characters like Samson Honeypot, Sharley, and Jutta are very well-realized and interesting. It is important to note that Sapkowski does not fall into the trope of the hero saving the damsel.
Overall, Sapkowski has definitely improved as a writer and delivered an ending that I found extremely satisfying, that even subverted my expectations. Sapkowski is a master of trope-subversion, and he really showcased that skill in this novel.
SPOILERS:
Jutta saves herself and has a lot of agency in the story. It is because of just how much I loved these characters that it hurt so much to watch them die. Regarding Jutta and Reynevan, a theme within this story is that fighting for your ideals will ultimately lead to destruction (especially these religious ideals.) Jutta and Reynevan ultimately decide on what they feel is right. This decision leads to Jutta's death, and even Samson's. I thought that Samon's death was fitting since he was not of this world. Jutta's death was a real gut punch and upset me the most, but Sapkowski is a writer who does not allow his characters to escape the cruelties of the world.
Reynevan's ideals are youthful, naive, and just complicated. He loses everything in the end, his love, his friends, and the cause he fought for. He doesn't even get to enact his revenge on his enemy, who is slain by his niece in an ironic twist of fate. I loved this scene so much, and it really showed that just because Reynevan lost everything, life moved on. We can assume he started a new life with the woman at the end of the third book (whose name I can't remember) since she wished for Reynevan. I thought that this ending was extremely effective, and would have been soiled if Reynevan had died. He lost everything, but life moves on. He will find love and a new purpose.
Hell, even Scharley never made it to Constantinople.
5/5
I really loved Reynevan as a protagonist. In the first novel, he is the dumbest smartest person you will ever meet, but in the third, he is a seasoned veteran with wit and book-smarts. The greatest feature of these books really is the characters and how they interact. Characters like Samson Honeypot, Sharley, and Jutta are very well-realized and interesting. It is important to note that Sapkowski does not fall into the trope of the hero saving the damsel.
Overall, Sapkowski has definitely improved as a writer and delivered an ending that I found extremely satisfying, that even subverted my expectations. Sapkowski is a master of trope-subversion, and he really showcased that skill in this novel.
SPOILERS:
Jutta saves herself and has a lot of agency in the story. It is because of just how much I loved these characters that it hurt so much to watch them die. Regarding Jutta and Reynevan, a theme within this story is that fighting for your ideals will ultimately lead to destruction (especially these religious ideals.) Jutta and Reynevan ultimately decide on what they feel is right. This decision leads to Jutta's death, and even Samson's. I thought that Samon's death was fitting since he was not of this world. Jutta's death was a real gut punch and upset me the most, but Sapkowski is a writer who does not allow his characters to escape the cruelties of the world.
Reynevan's ideals are youthful, naive, and just complicated. He loses everything in the end, his love, his friends, and the cause he fought for. He doesn't even get to enact his revenge on his enemy, who is slain by his niece in an ironic twist of fate. I loved this scene so much, and it really showed that just because Reynevan lost everything, life moved on. We can assume he started a new life with the woman at the end of the third book (whose name I can't remember) since she wished for Reynevan. I thought that this ending was extremely effective, and would have been soiled if Reynevan had died. He lost everything, but life moves on. He will find love and a new purpose.
Hell, even Scharley never made it to Constantinople.
5/5
adventurous
dark
funny
informative
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No