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protoman21's review against another edition
3.0
The big climax of the series and somehow it fell flat for me. Of course I lost interest seemingly with each successive book. I listened to the audio book and I found myself having a very hard time paying attention.
aroraback's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
ratgirlreads's review
3.0
When I began reading this series, I found it hard going--everything moved slowly, and I found the absence of demands for logic from the characters to be frustrating. Will's total unquestioning acceptance of his identity as an Old One and the magical nature of the Light and Dark, for example, was hard to swallow. Characters' frequent knowledge that some special phrase must be said or certain item collected and protected seemingly came unexpectedly and from nowhere, which was frustrating--it seemed as though Cooper hinted at a vast world that she wasn't going to bother to build for her readers. Much as every fully human character winds up forgetting everything that happened in the battle between the Dark and Light, she seems quite happy to leave her readers in ignorance. If it weren't for the framework she incorporates of well-known myths (such as King Arthur), the reader might often be well and truly lost. However, as I went on in the series, I began to appreciate the lilting, unhurried, almost dream-like quality of the story, and by the time I read this book, I quite enjoyed it. Still, I would now like a sixth book, explaining how all the magical underpinnings of the world of the series came to be put in place, and how various characters acquired the knowledge that allowed them to go about their quests or even know there were quests to go about.
bickie's review
Discussion of Light v. Dark and how humans can be their own worst enemies. End reads like a call-to-arms for people to choose to be good.
I felt this book had a lot of plodding; the reason for the tests and fulfillments of prophecies were hard to understand. What would have happened if Will or Bran had NOT passed their tests or Jane had not gotten the message, etc? There was no real tension about whether they would be successful, and therefore, I kind of lost interest.
I did like John Rowlands' part in the proceedings and his philosophy.
Includes some racially-motivated, anti-immigrant bullying near the end that is not really explored in the rest of the novel; it seems to merely show that Will's family is pro-treating people as humans.
I felt this book had a lot of plodding; the reason for the tests and fulfillments of prophecies were hard to understand. What would have happened if Will or Bran had NOT passed their tests or Jane had not gotten the message, etc? There was no real tension about whether they would be successful, and therefore, I kind of lost interest.
I did like John Rowlands' part in the proceedings and his philosophy.
Includes some racially-motivated, anti-immigrant bullying near the end that is not really explored in the rest of the novel; it seems to merely show that Will's family is pro-treating people as humans.
redheadreading's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.0
There is a frustrating vagueness to this series as a whole but hot damn do I love Cooper's vivid imagery enough to still have a rollicking good time!
rainbowjawn's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
alyshadeshae's review
5.0
I did not want to finish this one because now the series is over. *sigh* I loved every step along the way, though. :-)
rchluther's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
5.0
So sad to be done with this series again. I reread it every couple of years. Love all the kids finally being together! Still some things I am confused about, but Love it anyway.