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I love the world of Dishonored, but this series didn't do it justice. Plot was kind of okay, but the villains were absolutely shallow and a there were a lot of things that seemed redundant to the story. Only Billie herself was flashed out pretty well, but that is because she is in the games. Plot was resolved in last couple of pages in a very unsatisfactory way. I wanted to like this series, but it's just plain bad, sorry.

stonestrewn's review against another edition

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1.0

The Dishonored games are interesting, intricate and vibrant. The Dishonored novels are dull, formulaic and so, so boring. This, the last one, is the worst of the bunch. Some of my dislike comes from the flat characterization, with Billie a flimsy copy of the character she is in the games, and from a couple of retcons that, while minor, cheapen her in-game story without having any bearing on the one told in the book. Even if I wasn't a fan, though, and didn't come in with an already formed attachment or certain expectations on what I was going to get, I still wouldn't find much enjoyment on these pages. The plot is drab, moves slowly and hinges entirely on characters either not understanding things obvious to the reader, or making sudden leaps of logic because the author needs them to hurry up, move things along and start a new chapter. The prose grinds to tedious halts over and over, describing environments in minute detail that is rarely relevant. I like descriptive prose, but here it's done by way of listing items, one after the other, just naming all the objects and construction elements of a place before starting all over on the next page when the character goes somewhere else. The dialogue is 50% exposition, 50% caricature. Actually, most of the book is exposition, including the conclusion to the story which takes place mostly off the page. Spin-off novels based on videogames are rarely good, but this one is worse than most. Don't read it.

grilledcheesd's review

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5.0

finally finished it! i took quite a few months to read it but I really enjoyed this

coffeeastronaut's review

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medium-paced

4.0

kaldwin's review

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adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Very interesting albeit confusing look at the Void post-DOTO, Billie is a really wonderful protagonist and voice and it was very gripping and intriguing at times but a little difficult to follow in the ending act and obviously needs a sequel. Which I hope comes!

the_0u7s1d3r's review

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4.0

not much insight on the area where she was in Morley, with the King and Queen and their secret link to the Void. kinda clouded but still I loved the novel, loved the game more, made me question if my choice in Dishonored: DotO was really the right one or not haha.

chloeimogen's review

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DNF @ page 87

I quite enjoyed the other Dishonored tie-in books by Adam Christopher, but this one was disappointing. Billie's characterization felt off to me, and I didn't care about any of the other characters introduced (Dribner was a watered-down, cliched, irritating Sokolov), and the plot didn't grab me.

I might pick this up another time and finish it, but I just don't care enough to devote my time to it right now.

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