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4.13 AVERAGE
4.13 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
YAYYYY it took me forever to finish this and I really don't know why! the scheme/plot of this book was less interesting to me than the other 2 which perhaps had something to do with it, but I love locke and jean so much I would have read anything tbh. I liked the flashback plot and getting to see some more of the sanzas and their time with Chains as teens. after waiting 2 books for Sabetha I did end up liking her but almost expected more? her history with locke is still incomplete to us and hopefully we'd get more if we ever get a 4th book 😭 the reveals abt lockes character also felt a bit out of NOWHERE but I do find it intriguing so I'd like to see where that goes. Basically even tho this is my least favorite of the trilogy I still enjoyed it and my time with the characters, just not the most interesting plot device for their scheme imo
At this point I think the formula is a bit stale for me. Win at a cost feels less organic, because you expect exactly that. Only the revelation to make that occur this time is a bit too contrived, making the entire ending feel contrived. Yeah, we get it everyone betrays everyone; no matter the locale, apparently, you’re going to get screwed over, when participating in skullduggery. And yet again we get a circuitous pointing right back to the characters already known at the end. It feels like it’s spinning its wheels in its attempts to screw over the characters juuuust enough. Just Move On from these damn villains!
Unfortunately, the bounce back to Locke as a kid and the romance angle felt really forecasted and the play itself just another thing the author is into, as with the sailing in the previous book, that becomes something that pads the book, making it the longest and self indulgent of the series so far. I think reading these years apart would be way better than back-to-back, but I don’t like to do that, so it/I suffers for it.
Unfortunately, the bounce back to Locke as a kid and the romance angle felt really forecasted and the play itself just another thing the author is into, as with the sailing in the previous book, that becomes something that pads the book, making it the longest and self indulgent of the series so far. I think reading these years apart would be way better than back-to-back, but I don’t like to do that, so it/I suffers for it.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
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:
Yes
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
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:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Another good book in this series. I don't know why I keep forgetting that this book has much in common with the Game of Thrones as far as never trusting that everyone gets a happy ending out of life, but I do. And that makes the inevitable gut punch that much more painful. It is even more sore due to the lively and fun tone taken with our protagonists.
To put it simply, as I've said before these protagonists are just out and out fun. You love them. You root for them. Which makes the dark turns even harder to take.
Without spoilers, I'm not sure how I feel about the ending of this one. I am fearing that the author might be getting Jim Butcher disease and just ramping up the story levels which might end up putting them in a corner in a few more books.
Characters: 5*
Universe: 4*
Plot: 3.5*
To put it simply, as I've said before these protagonists are just out and out fun. You love them. You root for them. Which makes the dark turns even harder to take.
Without spoilers, I'm not sure how I feel about the ending of this one. I am fearing that the author might be getting Jim Butcher disease and just ramping up the story levels which might end up putting them in a corner in a few more books.
Characters: 5*
Universe: 4*
Plot: 3.5*
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
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced