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4.41 AVERAGE


The writing was very well done. Quite engaging and fun.
adventurous reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
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: Complicated
slow-paced

Unpopular opinion: I didn’t love this. It took me about 50% of the book to even get into it at all and for a 650+ page book, that was a huge investment for a book that didn’t really do it for me. I generally like books that are a little more fast-paced/packed with things happening, and that’s definitely not this book. I will say, I was intrigued just enough that I will pick up the next book, but I’m definitely in the minority with my opinions about this one
adventurous dark funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Like, it was good and all, but my problem was pretty simple: sometimes Kvothe's personality was really inconsistent. Sometimes he was the incredibly knowledgeable and intelligent kid, and other times it was like, HOW CAN YOU FALL FOR THAT? ARE YOU NOT CLEVER. It doesn't affect my love of the book, because it was great!

Thoroughly enjoyed a few parts, was mainly indiffirent to the rest.

Good stuff:
- The framing device that is the Wayward Inn. Love every moment spent in that tavern and the characters there.
- The build-up towards a certain death scene. Masterfully written.
- Ambrose. While one-dimentional, I always enjoyed Kvothe's interactions with this douche.


Bad stuff:
- Boring, pointlessy overpowered main character.
- Odd pacing. So many scenes were just blown past to give way for boring filler.
- Just lack of story, or moreover, substance therein.

It's very clear that this book is a setup for upcoming things. For the moment, however, I'm not drawn in enough to pick up the next part.

Wow what a book. Such a compelling story. It is a heafty book but once you start it, it's easy to get sucked into the story and not want to put it down. I was a little hesitant to start this book because I know the series is unfinished but I'm glad I started it. Although it is a fantasy book I would say this is more of an adventure tale with bits of fantasy sprinked in. I can't wait to read the next one
adventurous challenging mysterious 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: Complicated

The one that got me back into reading. Amazing magic system, shame it'll never be completed.