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Thrilling conclusion. Will admit, I skimmed a lot since I kept getting confused what were places and what were people but it was a good read nonetheless

maixpaix's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense 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

teokajlibroj's review against another edition

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3.0

I don't know if the problem is me or the book. I absolutely loved the 1st and 2nd book in the series, so I couldn't figure out why I found this book so under-whelming. Maybe it's because I read the others a few years ago and I forgot most of what happened.

Or maybe it was the endless exposition. Most of the book is comprised of people explaining the rules of the world and then trying to find ways around them. I loved the characters in the previous books, but it felt like their personalities were squashed by all the exposition. The main characters are separated for almost all the book and are instead stuck with people they have little chemistry with. Wirr and Asha in particular seemed shadows of personalities.

Things were also too convenient for the main characters. One gets banished to a prison from which no one has ever escaped, but the first person he meets knows some secret tunnels. I lost count of how many times someone was about to die, only to be saved at literally the last second. They are some of the most powerful people in the world despite only being teenagers.

tattdcodemonkey's review

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adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

jimbobjambob's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

morgob's review against another edition

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5.0

Well! It took me considerably less time to finish this one than the second in the series. That is mostly due to the fact that it is now summer and, if I want, I can read all day. But also it was due to the fact that ever since about 300 pages in, this book had me hooked. I could not put it down! Seriously, since a little before the halfway point, I felt like it was a rush to the finish. So many things happened in what seemed like such a short amount of time (it was actually hundreds of pages)! What a fantastic end to the trilogy. James definitely had this whole thing figured out when he wrote the first book, which is seriously impressive. I wish I could do the same thing. The characters all got the attention they deserved, I thought. At least most of them did (he put a note at the back about Dezia and Aelric). The golden trio definitely did a lot of growing in this book. You know when you meet characters when they're very young and naïve and then you wake up in the last book and realize how grown-up they are now compared to their former selves? Yeah, even the main characters had a bit of that feeling with each other! Seriously, though, I could not have asked for a better ending. And really, this is probably my favorite book in this whole series! Not often I can say that about the last one. Everything worked itself out so nicely (I guess that's kind of a spoiler). There are a couple of things I still have questions about, but I honestly don't think they can be answered just yet. I loved this book so much and I'm so glad I finished it as quickly as I did. Really, I only spent about three or four days reading this, all in manic bursts of reading energy. However, a part of me is glad to be done with the trilogy finally, because now I can say I've read it (for my fiancé's sake), not feel guilty anymore about not having finished it, and also move on with my reading life. I've got some Sanderson to catch up on!!!!
If you're thinking about reading this, this last book makes it all worth it, I promise (not that the others are bad, hopefully you know what I mean).

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