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bythunder's review against another edition
2.0
All of the really interesting character stuff happened off-page...
jmontg18'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? It's complicated
4.75
itputsthebookupontheshelf's review against another edition
5.0
This book blew me away! It wasn't even on my radar until I saw it on Netgalley and read the synopsis. I'm SO GLAD I requested it and was approved because this may just make it into my top 3 of 2020.
The world building was phenomenal! The fact that there are so many worlds connected by The Maze made it so much fun to explore. Some worlds no longer exist and have been forgotten but are still accessable through Maze Portals. I really enjoyed that the way of travel was so different, and the landscapes were wonderfully written.
The characters had so much depth, and I truly cared for them. That has been few and far between for me lately. It was so refreshing to actually care for the characters I was reading about. I loved how Csorwe was described in a way that I could actually picture her and not just me assuming she looked human or "fae," which always seems to be the car with most books.
The friendships between characters were well written and served their own purposes. Everyone who had the same goal tends to work together even if they may not normally get along. This worked seemlessly for the storyline and brought so much to the adventure.
The romance was well written and refreshing, and I was rooting for Csorwe the whole time. I'm so glad things worked out the way they did.
I had a feeling in the last half of the story that things may end the way they did for Belthandros, but I wasn't certain.
I'm so stoked that there will be more to this world because I feel like I could wonder The Maze forever and find out about all the different worlds and people. And I need to know what happens with Csorwe.
Thank you to Tor Books and Netgalley for the gifted copy
The world building was phenomenal! The fact that there are so many worlds connected by The Maze made it so much fun to explore. Some worlds no longer exist and have been forgotten but are still accessable through Maze Portals. I really enjoyed that the way of travel was so different, and the landscapes were wonderfully written.
The characters had so much depth, and I truly cared for them. That has been few and far between for me lately. It was so refreshing to actually care for the characters I was reading about. I loved how Csorwe was described in a way that I could actually picture her and not just me assuming she looked human or "fae," which always seems to be the car with most books.
The friendships between characters were well written and served their own purposes. Everyone who had the same goal tends to work together even if they may not normally get along. This worked seemlessly for the storyline and brought so much to the adventure.
The romance was well written and refreshing, and I was rooting for Csorwe the whole time. I'm so glad things worked out the way they did.
I had a feeling in the last half of the story that things may end the way they did for Belthandros, but I wasn't certain.
I'm so stoked that there will be more to this world because I feel like I could wonder The Maze forever and find out about all the different worlds and people. And I need to know what happens with Csorwe.
Thank you to Tor Books and Netgalley for the gifted copy
mokydo's review against another edition
4.0
love a good queer lady with a sword! sometimes got a little lost in the worldbuilding but overall a fun read
cassa's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
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? It's complicated
4.5
The worldbuilding is so good, and I love that it doesn't get over-explained. Enjoyable little bit of humor.
Great characters, especially Csorwe and Tal's struggle against the magnetism of Sethennai. Oranna was the only one who seemed to have her motives kind of all over the place by the end, but maybe it'll still be explained.
I wish it had delivered more on its promises, though. Both with the Unspoken Name and the many different conflicts of the last 1/4 that ended up falling kind of flat at the very end.
I was expecting some twist or reveal aside from what had been foreshadowed, but nah, it was just so.
Great characters, especially Csorwe and Tal's struggle against the magnetism of Sethennai. Oranna was the only one who seemed to have her motives kind of all over the place by the end, but maybe it'll still be explained.
I wish it had delivered more on its promises, though. Both with the Unspoken Name and the many different conflicts of the last 1/4 that ended up falling kind of flat at the very end.
I was expecting some twist or reveal aside from what had been foreshadowed, but nah, it was just so.
booksinthedark's review against another edition
3.0
It felt like the book missed a revised draft or two. It's about a girl who doesn't want to follow what she was destined to do. She decides to leave with a man she doesn't know and become an assassin for him and spends the rest of her life serving him. Later on she is not sure if she wants to keep living her life serving the man she feels like she owes it to him for "saving her life."
I am a person who prefers little world building. Just enough to get the gist across. This book is so vague that I'm not really sure what the people looked like or the transportation. This needed more detail.
Personalities fell flat and was irked that no one had to be really convinced to leave the only lives they knew (it happens twice in the book)
I am a person who prefers little world building. Just enough to get the gist across. This book is so vague that I'm not really sure what the people looked like or the transportation. This needed more detail.
Personalities fell flat and was irked that no one had to be really convinced to leave the only lives they knew (it happens twice in the book)
akleavitt's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Torture
Minor: Child death
tricapra's review against another edition
4.0
Really enjoyed it. It's so nice to see a protagonist who just isn't unbelievably clever and 15 steps ahead? Cswore was a flawed but very likeable lead and I found her very refreshing.
crisprtheghost's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
2 stars for it being gay and the world building only
I spent the entire book expecting Csorwe to face consequences for defying her god and even though she ran into him multiple times there was Nothing even though the blurb suggests that will be a major conflict
I spent the entire book expecting Csorwe to face consequences for defying her god and even though she ran into him multiple times there was Nothing even though the blurb suggests that will be a major conflict