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adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Review for the series as a whole:
Bloody brilliant, 4.5/5 stars. You should read it, and I'm saddened no one I know has ever heard of it. (Though to be fair I have no idea how I stumbled on it myself.)
This first book is her debut novel, and it's perfectly fine but not as well written as the other ones. Of course it wouldn't be! But the storyline, the world building, the character development, everything gets better as the series goes on.
I was on the fence after Akarnae if I wanted to continue with the story - it was nice but series are such a commitment and all. So glad I decided to! I read the remaining five full length books in two weeks flat and am currently feeling the itch to reread them immediately now knowing everything going on in the background. (I will have self control. I will have self control.)
The nice thing too with it being a portal fantasy is you're not bombarded with a whole new complex world in the beginning like you often do with high fantasy. Everything is built on at a great pace throughout the series for the world to grow but not confuse. It's just so very well executed, outside of this first book being a bit rough and book 4.5 not being as polished. I'll take it.
Bloody brilliant, 4.5/5 stars. You should read it, and I'm saddened no one I know has ever heard of it. (Though to be fair I have no idea how I stumbled on it myself.)
This first book is her debut novel, and it's perfectly fine but not as well written as the other ones. Of course it wouldn't be! But the storyline, the world building, the character development, everything gets better as the series goes on.
I was on the fence after Akarnae if I wanted to continue with the story - it was nice but series are such a commitment and all. So glad I decided to! I read the remaining five full length books in two weeks flat and am currently feeling the itch to reread them immediately now knowing everything going on in the background. (I will have self control. I will have self control.)
The nice thing too with it being a portal fantasy is you're not bombarded with a whole new complex world in the beginning like you often do with high fantasy. Everything is built on at a great pace throughout the series for the world to grow but not confuse. It's just so very well executed, outside of this first book being a bit rough and book 4.5 not being as polished. I'll take it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood
Minor: Death, Suicide, and Medical content
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