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local_hat's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
4.5
violinknitter's review against another edition
5.0
What can I say? I am falling ever more in love with E. Moon's fantasy writing. Which perhaps doesn't make for the most useful book review. So let me try a bit better.
First of all, I would *not* try to read this book out of series order. The wide cast of characters will make little sense to a reader who isn't familiar with the earlier books. (Of the Paladin's Legacy series, anyway. You probably would be fine without having read the Paksennarion trilogy.) The book also ends essentially on a cliffhanger.
I absolutely loved what Moon did with Arvid's & Beclan's storylines. Beclan's especially was unexpected, to see the results of his youthful arrogance. One thing I love about many of Moon's characters in general is that they for the most part try their best to be moral & good people, and yet everything can *still* go wrong around them, and they are far from perfect. But at least I'm not having to yell at the page for the sheer idiotic actions of the characters. (I suppose what I'm saying is that Moon can write an excellent plot that isn't driven by the incompetencies of her characters, and I enjoy that about her writing.
First of all, I would *not* try to read this book out of series order. The wide cast of characters will make little sense to a reader who isn't familiar with the earlier books. (Of the Paladin's Legacy series, anyway. You probably would be fine without having read the Paksennarion trilogy.) The book also ends essentially on a cliffhanger.
I absolutely loved what Moon did with Arvid's & Beclan's storylines. Beclan's especially was unexpected, to see the results of his youthful arrogance. One thing I love about many of Moon's characters in general is that they for the most part try their best to be moral & good people, and yet everything can *still* go wrong around them, and they are far from perfect. But at least I'm not having to yell at the page for the sheer idiotic actions of the characters. (I suppose what I'm saying is that Moon can write an excellent plot that isn't driven by the incompetencies of her characters, and I enjoy that about her writing.
humvee's review against another edition
4.0
A worthy continuation of the Paladins Legacy (Legend of Paksenarrion) series
"Echoes of Betrayal" continues the story arc of this series. Worthy of the title, lots of bad stuff goes down. We'll need to read the next book in the series to see if the downward spiral continues or if the tide turns.
"Echoes of Betrayal" continues the story arc of this series. Worthy of the title, lots of bad stuff goes down. We'll need to read the next book in the series to see if the downward spiral continues or if the tide turns.
gelert's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
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
5.0
Couldn't put it down!
elentarien's review against another edition
4.0
It's easier to say what I don't like about this book... It is a cliffhanger. Argh! On the flip side, I have the next book waiting so it's not too bad.
It's still hard to give my overall thoughts on this book... Or the previous two because it very much feels like all four (soon to be five) of the books in this series feel like they should be in one book. Sort of like the omnibus of Paksenarrion was when I first read it. But I am not willing to wait that long to read these.
All in all, I am enjoying this story nearly as much as Paks' story. I am sorry not to see her more, but the characters that dominate this story are at least somewhat familiar from the other books and is good to get back to this world and find out what happens after the other story ended. Wish I could rate this as a series instead of single books. It's sort of like reading each chapter as you progress instead of the whole book.
It's still hard to give my overall thoughts on this book... Or the previous two because it very much feels like all four (soon to be five) of the books in this series feel like they should be in one book. Sort of like the omnibus of Paksenarrion was when I first read it. But I am not willing to wait that long to read these.
All in all, I am enjoying this story nearly as much as Paks' story. I am sorry not to see her more, but the characters that dominate this story are at least somewhat familiar from the other books and is good to get back to this world and find out what happens after the other story ended. Wish I could rate this as a series instead of single books. It's sort of like reading each chapter as you progress instead of the whole book.
mjfmjfmjf's review against another edition
3.0
A continuation in the world of Paksenarrion but not one of the better books. I really wish this had been the story of a single character - there are a lot of characters here worth concentrating on. Ah well - not bad enough not to read again the sequel the moment it is available. And buy in paperback at some point. But I was hoping for better. 3.5 of 5.
katherinemcbooksalot's review against another edition
4.0
I love this series but I was confused as I got towards the end and things weren't wrapping up. I thought it was supposed to be a trilogy.
caddarn's review
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
lian_tanner's review against another edition
4.0
Much of the joy of these books is Moon's wonderful world-building and the very convincing characters she creates. The exciting moments are there, of course, but it's the slowly unfolding stories that are so compelling, and the lives of the characters, who by now feel like old friends. The level of detail is perfect and the focus is slightly different with each book - so with this one we get a lot more of Arvid Semminson that we have previously. And I LOVE the dragon. Can't wait for the next book, which comes out in June.