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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This is the longest novel I've read to date, but I can't say it felt long. Except for a few small portions that were a bit of a slog, it moved along at a good pace and wasn't boring. Readers may want to take notes, though; there were a few times when a character was introduced and then didn't appear again for 500 pages and I had forgotten who they were. There is a lot going on in this book. It was hard to see how some of the subplots were in any way connected to the main story, but connect they eventually did. It was kind of amazing how it all came together, actually. This book is only the first half of the saga and it literally ends on a cliffhanger.
I really didn't expect this 800-page book to be an incomplete story with a (nigh-literal) cliffhanger. I liked it and may end up changing the rating to 4*s after I read the second half.
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
reflective
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:
No
Very bloated and full of uninteresting detail. The main thrust of the story is good, once it gets going.
It's a good book. But you don't end a book, even a series book, with cliffhangers on every single plot thread. You don't do that. Books should have beginnings, middles, and ends . . . and if they are part of a series, each installment should include resolution.
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes