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lilylilie's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 Stars
It took me quite a while to get into it bc it introduced so many characters I had never heard of. But half way through I started to fully and properly enjoy it. Especially Aryns arc was amazing to read. The book also really surprised me at multiple point. It is the first sw book I read I don't really now what happened immediately before or after so I had no idea were this would go. Which was new for me and I needed to adjust but far away from being a bad thing!
It took me quite a while to get into it bc it introduced so many characters I had never heard of. But half way through I started to fully and properly enjoy it. Especially Aryns arc was amazing to read. The book also really surprised me at multiple point. It is the first sw book I read I don't really now what happened immediately before or after so I had no idea were this would go. Which was new for me and I needed to adjust but far away from being a bad thing!
namikai's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
hidden_squid's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
divyareadssister's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
zenmed's review against another edition
tense
fast-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? N/A
3.25
ajmaese's review against another edition
3.0
Pretty good. The main characters were a bit two-dimensional at the start, but were further fleshed out as the story progressed. I liked the parallelism between Aryn Leneer and Darth Malgus. Both were 'true believers' in their orders, and both were disillusioned by the same. Both also overcame their primary weakness by the end of the novel, while leaving behind the orders that had betrayed them.
kizvjmoncrieff's review against another edition
3.0
I really enjoyed this book and its storyline, I immediately liked Aryn and already knew Malgus for SWTOR, however, I struggled a little, to begin with, with the two other POV characters: Vrath and Zeerid. While it felt slow, to begin with, the book overall is very fast paced. My favourite part is the fight scenes which are very well written.
lorenzoluciano's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
tisreece's review against another edition
4.0
I am somewhat surprised by the amount of negative feedback this book has gotten. I find the book so well written that, if the author had decided not to tell the reader which character they were focusing on, you could tell by the way certain things were described who was thinking it.
The only negative is that the whole book seemed somewhat redundant with very little in the grand scheme of things changing from after the sacking of Courascant to the end of the book. The only thing achieved really, was a happy ending for all characters, even Malgus in his own twisted way. Which in itself was somewhat unexpected, as happy endings for all, tend to be quite rare among Star Wars novels.
Overall a very good book, and a serves as a nice side-story that couples as a timeline during the sacking of Courascant which I would recommend anyone to read if they are interested in playing, or have played, the Old Republic game.
The only negative is that the whole book seemed somewhat redundant with very little in the grand scheme of things changing from after the sacking of Courascant to the end of the book. The only thing achieved really, was a happy ending for all characters, even Malgus in his own twisted way. Which in itself was somewhat unexpected, as happy endings for all, tend to be quite rare among Star Wars novels.
Overall a very good book, and a serves as a nice side-story that couples as a timeline during the sacking of Courascant which I would recommend anyone to read if they are interested in playing, or have played, the Old Republic game.