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kennaelise's review

2.5

This didn’t work as a standalone at all for me. 
Part 1 being so short as an introduction added zero stakes to part 2 with an almost 200 page battle - the pacing felt completely off and I just sadly didn’t care about any of the characters
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ulii's review

3.5
adventurous challenging mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

If you are not a fan of Runescape, you will probably not appreciate the lore that went into this book that we only scratch the surface with in the games with the Myreque questline. I found the first ~60% of the book to be extremely dry but important to the lead-up of the last 40%, then it took off.

I forgot things that happened in the game's lore and helped connect the dots. So that said, I probably would not recommend this to anyone who hasn't played the games. It is definitely a love letter to RS and not meant for non-players of the game. 

joekliverpool's review

4.25
adventurous dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No