Reviews

The Lost Steersman by Rosemary Kirstein

jacehan's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

4.0

steeple's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring mysterious medium-paced

5.0

jmoses's review against another edition

3.0

This was not as good as the first two. Part of the reason was the scale was much smaller (plot and setting), and the other part was it just...wasn't very interesting. For a while the

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increasing frequency of demon attacks

was interesting. You could wonder, what's causing this? Is it her? Or him? Or something else?

But then we get dragged into small town small-mindedness, and related crap. It's boring. If I wanted that, I'd go to town meetings. Then when there's *finally* some movement in the plot, we get this weird digression about

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how demons are people, and talk by crapping, and so on

. Intellectually it should be interesting, but it just isn't.

I know I sound down on this, and really I am. A few things save it from 2-star land. 1 - Steffie. He's _super_ interesting, and I'm glad he's so central to this book. 2 - the overall plot is furthered, although just *barely*. That's it. And really, it's just Steffie (Steffi? whatever). He save this from being a chore. I hope #4 is much better.

amwaterston's review against another edition

5.0

I love these books!

nenya_kanadka's review against another edition

4.0

Oh man. I can't put this series down. I actually did not initially WANT a book all about 'demons'--but my growing suspicions about where all this worldbuilding was going were confirmed over and over. Oh man, oh man, what's going to happen in the next book?

Lots of whump for Rowan in this one, and pining for Bel. I loved Steffie and could see early on that he would make a great steersman. Zenna was awesome, too (the book party! hee) and the people of Alemeth soon became favourites. I simply adore the steerswoman outlook, and how Rowan's logic gets her to very much the same place as the reader's, reasoning from a very different beginning. Basically, this series continues to be tailored directly to my id. Needs more Bel though...which I hear happens next book, so yay!

hagbard_celine's review against another edition

4.0

Man, this series rules. Expanding recognition of personhood!

kirilaw's review against another edition

adventurous challenging fast-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? No

5.0

millanxvii's review

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

phatlady's review against another edition

4.0

....... Didn't expect friend.

geekmom's review

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious reflective tense slow-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? Yes

4.0

This was a very different kind of book from the first two in many ways, but it also had all of the elements that make this series so compelling for me - especially the way that Rowan is a scientist at heart.