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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
relaxing
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
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
4/5
Man this book took a while to get going - I very nearly DNF’d at 32% (200+ pages) since nothing had really happened. Book 1 had a similar issue, but at least in that time period lots of mystery had been seeded. Book 2 didn’t even have that.
The glacial slow start aside, I did enjoy this book, although most of this book was to move the various characters into position for Book 3 and to give the reader more insight into the world and plots at play. I am looking forward to seeing the fruits of all the sewn seeds, but I’m also dreading how slow the next book will be to get going.
Too much of a slow start and character moving to be a 5 star, but definitely a solid 4 star read.
What I loved:
* Simon’s mourning of Haestan and the questioning of the existence of God, and if he’s real, then he’s a bastard to let life be as brutal as it is. A very close to home anger-ridden grief
* Holy crap is Pryrates even more terrifying in this book than in Dragonbone Chair!
* I loved the chapter “Within God’s Walls”…it felt akin to the Red Wedding scene from Game of Thrones
* Although predictable that she was going to screw them over, I found Skodi to be an interesting character and and enjoyable few scenes
* Thoroughly enjoyed the reveals and manoeuvring in Part 3! I was correct in my initial suspicions about Minneyar from way back at the beginning of Dragonbone Chair, though I had forgotten about these until just before the reveal
* I need to know more about Cadrach! And I hope that Miriamele will be safe - I don’t trust, or like, the Earl!
What I didn’t love:
* The pacing was a big problem for me - if did make it hard to pick the book up at times
Man this book took a while to get going - I very nearly DNF’d at 32% (200+ pages) since nothing had really happened. Book 1 had a similar issue, but at least in that time period lots of mystery had been seeded. Book 2 didn’t even have that.
The glacial slow start aside, I did enjoy this book, although most of this book was to move the various characters into position for Book 3 and to give the reader more insight into the world and plots at play. I am looking forward to seeing the fruits of all the sewn seeds, but I’m also dreading how slow the next book will be to get going.
Too much of a slow start and character moving to be a 5 star, but definitely a solid 4 star read.
What I loved:
* Simon’s mourning of Haestan and the questioning of the existence of God, and if he’s real, then he’s a bastard to let life be as brutal as it is. A very close to home anger-ridden grief
* Holy crap is Pryrates even more terrifying in this book than in Dragonbone Chair!
* I loved the chapter “Within God’s Walls”…it felt akin to the Red Wedding scene from Game of Thrones
* Although predictable that she was going to screw them over, I found Skodi to be an interesting character and and enjoyable few scenes
* Thoroughly enjoyed the reveals and manoeuvring in Part 3! I was correct in my initial suspicions about Minneyar from way back at the beginning of Dragonbone Chair, though I had forgotten about these until just before the reveal
* I need to know more about Cadrach! And I hope that Miriamele will be safe - I don’t trust, or like, the Earl!
What I didn’t love:
* The pacing was a big problem for me - if did make it hard to pick the book up at times
It honestly pains me that this series seems to be not clicking with me. And I got to agree with one review here, this book suffers from the middle book syndrome. It feels like Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn is supposed to be one whole book or maybe even two books - since my copy of To Green Angel Tower is divide into two.
I love slow-paced, character driven stories in any medium. But it seems the character driven arcs are also so slow or too paced apart. People love this because of Simon, but sadly his arc (for this and the first book) is not working for me. He's still too much of a character being driven or thrown around what's around him - the prophecy, rules, and the quest. He simply too restricted since he's just a boy who needs guidance and people around him.
The same thing could be said about Miriamele. Things always escalate or form around them, important events that will ripple later.
But what I really like is the world-building it's really feels more alive than ever. I'll still continue until the third book and maybe take a break from Osten Ard. Hoping that the the sequel series to be... I guess tighter than this and a main character that has some agency and really hoping that I like it since the first book, [b:The Witchwood Crown|31185918|The Witchwood Crown (The Last King of Osten Ard, #1)|Tad Williams|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1487523588l/31185918._SY75_.jpg|95724303], is already sitting on my shelf.
I love slow-paced, character driven stories in any medium. But it seems the character driven arcs are also so slow or too paced apart. People love this because of Simon, but sadly his arc (for this and the first book) is not working for me. He's still too much of a character being driven or thrown around what's around him - the prophecy, rules, and the quest. He simply too restricted since he's just a boy who needs guidance and people around him.
The same thing could be said about Miriamele. Things always escalate or form around them, important events that will ripple later.
But what I really like is the world-building it's really feels more alive than ever. I'll still continue until the third book and maybe take a break from Osten Ard. Hoping that the the sequel series to be... I guess tighter than this and a main character that has some agency and really hoping that I like it since the first book, [b:The Witchwood Crown|31185918|The Witchwood Crown (The Last King of Osten Ard, #1)|Tad Williams|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1487523588l/31185918._SY75_.jpg|95724303], is already sitting on my shelf.
Done with Stone of Farewell. Honestly the book was too slow & uneventful for my liking & as such I found the first one better. Also has one of the most despicable characters I've seen in a while with Aapitis. Only two things this does better than the first are world-building & making me restless about reading the next one cuz of that ending. Overall a 3.5 ⭐
Had a FANTASTIC middle, with a slow ass ending (sorry Tad! your prose is amazing... your pacing is.... blah)
It was... Fine, an acceptable read, a really strong middle, with some horror elements, but the end really dragged
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
emotional
slow-paced
I found Stone of Farewell a little too slow for my tastes. Where the slow pace at the beginning of The Dragonbone Chair really didn't bother me because it was mixed fairly well with a certain slice of life quality I enjoyed, this one just meandered a little too long. I like where a lot of the characters end up, some of the events were surprising and exciting, but the path to get there was just a little too long.
adventurous
adventurous
medium-paced