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4.23 AVERAGE
4.23 AVERAGE
What do I even make of this book 😩
The entirety of Part 1 was a drag and did not need to be as long as it was. This whole book should’ve been 300-350 pages max and could almost be considered a novella. Also the pacing was so bizarre; so much time was taken up establishing this new location and set of characters that any progression with events felt sudden and rushed.
Part 2 was more entertaining but still not super necessary to plot progression which, being the second to last book in the series, made every page feel like “please can we just get back into the story already”. The little sprinklings of information we got were definitely awesome, but most of the second half was just random fun stuff 😅
Note: there’s nothing wrong with side quests or taking time to let readers connect with characters, however if you just suddenly decide to make that choice this late in a series then it’s just incredibly disengaging and ruins the series’ pacing.
Also, SJM hates masculinity and I cannot be proven wrong 😒 She makes all of her male characters jacked with muscle but God forbid they do ANYTHING manly or protect anyone or stand for any values because all of SJM’s copy-paste female characters will flame them for it. It’s just exhausting. Let a man be a man, especially when most of SJM’s female characters have the collective IQ of 8 but infinite plot armor.
The entirety of Part 1 was a drag and did not need to be as long as it was. This whole book should’ve been 300-350 pages max and could almost be considered a novella. Also the pacing was so bizarre; so much time was taken up establishing this new location and set of characters that any progression with events felt sudden and rushed.
Part 2 was more entertaining but still not super necessary to plot progression which, being the second to last book in the series, made every page feel like “please can we just get back into the story already”. The little sprinklings of information we got were definitely awesome, but most of the second half was just random fun stuff 😅
Note: there’s nothing wrong with side quests or taking time to let readers connect with characters, however if you just suddenly decide to make that choice this late in a series then it’s just incredibly disengaging and ruins the series’ pacing.
Also, SJM hates masculinity and I cannot be proven wrong 😒 She makes all of her male characters jacked with muscle but God forbid they do ANYTHING manly or protect anyone or stand for any values because all of SJM’s copy-paste female characters will flame them for it. It’s just exhausting. Let a man be a man, especially when most of SJM’s female characters have the collective IQ of 8 but infinite plot armor.
adventurous
informative
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
Can I be honest? I haven't liked Chaol for most of this series 😅 But this book really did give me further understanding of him. I loved getting to explore the new continent, seeing storylines tie together, being reintroduced to a character previously mentioned and being given further background. I'm excited to read the final book of the series and see how everything plays out.
adventurous
emotional
funny
informative
tense
fast-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
dark
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
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
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
hopeful
slow-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
Yrene is probably my favorite character… the way her story so seamlessly in intertwined is genius. This story was a lot slower than EOS (10/10 for the tandem read they play off each other perfectly) but the relationship building is so beautiful. No notes I ate it up. Chaol deserves it and does not deserve the hate AT ALL.
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes