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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
adventurous
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
Again, this book was just ok and it makes me mad. It has so much potential but I'm still missing some world-building and some background. I was really really hoping that Dennard would slow down a bit for this one and let us get a good feel for the Witchlands and all of its accompanying cultural nuances. I still don't really know what a threadbrother/sister is and why it's so much more special than just a regular friendship. I don't know what a heart thread is or how the different degrees of witch-ness work or what powers they can have, or what cleaving is/does. I can go on and on BUT I don't want to pick the book apart.
This book has excellent characters and a fascinating plot. I still love those parts but for me to really like or love a book I need that well developed background. I'm positive a lot of people will love these books despite the lack of detail and that's awesome! I think they are for sure worth reading but I just wish they were a bit more filled out so I could really love them!
I will continue to read them because they are light, easy reads. (Goodreads rating system is so weird 2 stars sounds like I didn't like it but it really was an ok book!)
This book has excellent characters and a fascinating plot. I still love those parts but for me to really like or love a book I need that well developed background. I'm positive a lot of people will love these books despite the lack of detail and that's awesome! I think they are for sure worth reading but I just wish they were a bit more filled out so I could really love them!
I will continue to read them because they are light, easy reads. (Goodreads rating system is so weird 2 stars sounds like I didn't like it but it really was an ok book!)
The start of this book was SLOW and boring. I needed more to hold my attention. Safi is definitely my favorite character, so whenever any of her parts were in the book I was fully engaged. I wish the hint at the romance could be something we actually get to see happen more in the book, Safi and Merik would be such an adorable couple! This book has the overall focus on Merik and I think we get to see him grow as a person from that arrogant attention-seeking prince to a better human being. I think the ending of the book is stellar and the reveal of why Merik is the way he is is honestly something I did not see coming. I am curious to see where the author takes the rest of the story. I am still holding out hope that there will be more romance scenes.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Puede que un 3,5, no sé. Ha sido un libro que me ha gustado pero bastante irregular. Aunque el protagonista es Merik (he tenido que volver a comprobar su nombre, así de bien estamos) es el personaje que peor me cae de todo el libro, así que su historia, si bien importante, me daba igual. A eso no ayuda que la trama de Safi se me quedara descolgada: estaba en el quinto pino, y aunque nadie se olvidaba de ella, lo suyo era casi lo menos relevante. Para salvar el día están Aeduan e Iseult, dos personajes que ya me gustaron en el libro anterior y que aquí han terminado de encantarme. Me saltaba a veces otros trozos menos interesantes para poder seguir leyéndolos. Tenemos como nueva incorporación a Vivia, hermana de Merik, que está un poco en el limbo: no me ha disgustado (como su hermano, nadie) pero tampoco me ha vuelto loca. Sin duda, lo mejor es el final, que es donde se condensa lo más interesante. Tengo muchas ganas de leer el siguiente.
Reseña completa en:
http://mislibrosestanaqui.blogspot.com/2017/09/windwitch-susan-dennard.html
Reseña completa en:
http://mislibrosestanaqui.blogspot.com/2017/09/windwitch-susan-dennard.html
I really enjoyed this book. I can see why some people didn't it had a slightly different feel to Truthwitch and there was a lot more focus on world building and character building. There were multiple point of views and different people in different places who didn't meet for the whole story and had completely different plots going on. This was a complicated story and I know that Susan Dennard said she had a lot of trouble writing it. I can see why.
I found the character development really good in this book. During the first book in the series I only really got to know Safi and Iseult, however this book we got a really good look into Merik and Aeduan's heads. I didn't find myself loving Merik, his personality was pretty similar to Safi only a bit less reckless and a bit more angry. Considering this is his book I probably should have come to care for him more but I didn't. Woops. Aeduan though, I love his story and his background and I want to know more about the secrets he is hiding. I am really looking forward to Bloodwitch in the hopes that we find out a bit more about him.
I also really liked the new POV we got to read from - Vivia. I thought she was an amazing character and although I was unsure of her at first I think she is going to become one of my favorites. I also liked the introduction of Vaness, we didn't get to know her much because she wasn't a POV character and the situation she was in made it kind of difficult to talk but her magic is so cool. I want to see more of it.
The plot of this book felt kind of bland like not much happened, especially at the beginning. I heard someone describe it as "bridging book" and I would probably agree. However at the end the pacing of the story sped up and I found myself reading the last hundred pages in one go. I feel like this series is going to be one for a slow burn so I am looking forward to when it all pays off. I liked how even though our characters were separated and facing very different problems there were some links between the stories. It wasn't much but it was enough to keep me happy.
The world building is where this book really gets to shine. Some of it is a bit over the top but most of it contributes to the Witchlands feeling like a real place. We got to see how magic influenced the lives of everyday people and the organization/management of cities. We got to see how magic was kept in balance and how it was controlled. We got introduced to a variety of different groups of people with in the world that I think will become more important later on. I am loving how original this series is in terms of it's world building. The last few books I've read have been for school, not fantasy, or not incredibly intense with their world building so it has been good to get back into a world of high fantasy even if it has left my brain feeling a little sore.
I found the character development really good in this book. During the first book in the series I only really got to know Safi and Iseult, however this book we got a really good look into Merik and Aeduan's heads. I didn't find myself loving Merik, his personality was pretty similar to Safi only a bit less reckless and a bit more angry. Considering this is his book I probably should have come to care for him more but I didn't. Woops. Aeduan though, I love his story and his background and I want to know more about the secrets he is hiding. I am really looking forward to Bloodwitch in the hopes that we find out a bit more about him.
I also really liked the new POV we got to read from - Vivia. I thought she was an amazing character and although I was unsure of her at first I think she is going to become one of my favorites. I also liked the introduction of Vaness, we didn't get to know her much because she wasn't a POV character and the situation she was in made it kind of difficult to talk but her magic is so cool. I want to see more of it.
The plot of this book felt kind of bland like not much happened, especially at the beginning. I heard someone describe it as "bridging book" and I would probably agree. However at the end the pacing of the story sped up and I found myself reading the last hundred pages in one go. I feel like this series is going to be one for a slow burn so I am looking forward to when it all pays off. I liked how even though our characters were separated and facing very different problems there were some links between the stories. It wasn't much but it was enough to keep me happy.
The world building is where this book really gets to shine. Some of it is a bit over the top but most of it contributes to the Witchlands feeling like a real place. We got to see how magic influenced the lives of everyday people and the organization/management of cities. We got to see how magic was kept in balance and how it was controlled. We got introduced to a variety of different groups of people with in the world that I think will become more important later on. I am loving how original this series is in terms of it's world building. The last few books I've read have been for school, not fantasy, or not incredibly intense with their world building so it has been good to get back into a world of high fantasy even if it has left my brain feeling a little sore.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
4 stelle, perché l'autrice riesce a salvarsi nel finale della storia.
Windwitch e Sightwitch iniziano molto, MOLTO, noiosetti e poi verso la fine (dopo almeno il 60-70%, se non di più) ti acchiappano con il lazo e non ti lasciano più andare.
Una cosa che ho notato in tutti i libri che ho letto (3: due libri e una novella) è lo stile di narrazione completamente fuori dallo stile narrativo che ho nella mia libreria. Non è come in Illuminae's files, dove la storia è narrata in modo diverso. Nelle Witchlands saga la storia è narrata senza troppi giri di parole, poche descrizioni e molto spesso anche poche spiegazioni dietro alle motivazioni per cui i personaggi fanno certe scelte. Soprattutto quest'ultima cosa mi ha spiazzato tantissimo (es. in sightwitch viene SPIEGATO esattamente come si diventa Compagni di Filo... nella novella, dopo due libri).
è strano come serie, e posso dire senza vergogna che sono con Sightwitch (principalmente dopo il 85%) ho voglia di leggere il terzo NOW. E non solo perché mi è partita la ship angst (maledizione a quei due) e poi voglio sapere del triangolo e di quei due new genitori ...
Datemi il terzo.
Windwitch e Sightwitch iniziano molto, MOLTO, noiosetti e poi verso la fine (dopo almeno il 60-70%, se non di più) ti acchiappano con il lazo e non ti lasciano più andare.
Una cosa che ho notato in tutti i libri che ho letto (3: due libri e una novella) è lo stile di narrazione completamente fuori dallo stile narrativo che ho nella mia libreria. Non è come in Illuminae's files, dove la storia è narrata in modo diverso. Nelle Witchlands saga la storia è narrata senza troppi giri di parole, poche descrizioni e molto spesso anche poche spiegazioni dietro alle motivazioni per cui i personaggi fanno certe scelte. Soprattutto quest'ultima cosa mi ha spiazzato tantissimo (es. in sightwitch viene SPIEGATO esattamente come si diventa Compagni di Filo... nella novella, dopo due libri).
è strano come serie, e posso dire senza vergogna che sono con Sightwitch (principalmente dopo il 85%) ho voglia di leggere il terzo NOW. E non solo perché mi è partita la ship angst (maledizione a quei due) e poi voglio sapere del triangolo e di quei due new genitori ...
Datemi il terzo.
adventurous
mysterious
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