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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
I've set up a review to be published on my blog at http://wp.me/p1Gnrp-1a on March 13, 2013. I did receive a preview copy via Netgalley with no expectations of or influence on that review. Please check out my blog for a full review when it has been published.
adventurous
tense
fast-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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder
Minor: Torture, Death of parent
As sharp as Brooks' writing continues to be, I can't shake the feeling that this book is just treading water, wasting time, setting up the pins for the third chapter knockout punch - instead of being a proper book in its own right where the plot sustains itself even modestly. Why spend all the time making things happen if you're just going to erase every single gain by the end of the book? Circumstances may've shifted but nobody really advanced all that far - making the third book have to carry way more than its fair share of the plot-burden.
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Not only the mission that the heroes undertook in the first book was more dangerous than they thought, but from searching the Elfstones they now have to stop an imminent attack. And the fact that they have very few forces and no magic it is , you know, irrelevant!! I know, I know, all they have to do is find Grianne Ohmsford and the attack will stop, but it is pretty hard to find someone who has disappeared for the last 100 years and who everyone thinks is dead.
In this stunning sequel of The Dark Legacy of Shannara trilogy, our heroes are faced with ethical dillemas and upon their decisions lie the lives of many people. At the same time, they face obstacles that they can't predict and by people who don't know what's at stake. Especially towards the end of the book, Terry Brooks writes an ode to the high price of people's greed, an ode which is exhilarating to read..
Read it as fast as you can and don't worry- the next one, "Witch Wraith" is expected to be published in August 2013.
If you want a taste of the book, you can listen an excerpt by following this link: http://sf-fantasy.suvudu.com/2013/03/audiobook-excerpt-bloodfire-quest-by-terry-brooks.html
And when you finish the book, you should visit Terry's site to listen to an excerpt of "Witch Wraith": http://www.terrybrooks.net/2013/03/video-terry-reads-from-witch-wraith/
In this stunning sequel of The Dark Legacy of Shannara trilogy, our heroes are faced with ethical dillemas and upon their decisions lie the lives of many people. At the same time, they face obstacles that they can't predict and by people who don't know what's at stake. Especially towards the end of the book, Terry Brooks writes an ode to the high price of people's greed, an ode which is exhilarating to read..
Read it as fast as you can and don't worry- the next one, "Witch Wraith" is expected to be published in August 2013.
If you want a taste of the book, you can listen an excerpt by following this link: http://sf-fantasy.suvudu.com/2013/03/audiobook-excerpt-bloodfire-quest-by-terry-brooks.html
And when you finish the book, you should visit Terry's site to listen to an excerpt of "Witch Wraith": http://www.terrybrooks.net/2013/03/video-terry-reads-from-witch-wraith/
The good news is that Terry Brooks will be releasing each book within a six month span of the last one, so over the course of a year you will be able to read all three books in the series. The bad news, for me at least, is that I won't want to.
I had attempted to begin to read the Shannarah series before, but found myself bored and gave up. Then about 7 months ago I decided to give it another go and read Wards of Faerie. Wards was very slow to start, but finally at the very end the story picked up and I was on board. I thought this the second book in The Dark Legacy of Shannara trilogy would pick right up where the last one left off. While the story did, the action did not. The story picks up with Alring still trying to whine her way out of being the the next Ellcrys. Finally we get to Ard Rhys and crew where the real action should be, and are literally given two pages of action before those character's return to discussing everything too. Once again I got bored and abandoned the book.
I am still huge fan of Terry Brooks Magic Kingdom of Landover series, but I can not connect with Shannarah. The story moves to slow for me, there is a lack of action, and the characters are not endearing to me. I will not be reading the last book in the trilogy, and I will not be attempting to read any of the other books past or future in the Shannarah series.
I had attempted to begin to read the Shannarah series before, but found myself bored and gave up. Then about 7 months ago I decided to give it another go and read Wards of Faerie. Wards was very slow to start, but finally at the very end the story picked up and I was on board. I thought this the second book in The Dark Legacy of Shannara trilogy would pick right up where the last one left off. While the story did, the action did not. The story picks up with Alring still trying to whine her way out of being the the next Ellcrys. Finally we get to Ard Rhys and crew where the real action should be, and are literally given two pages of action before those character's return to discussing everything too. Once again I got bored and abandoned the book.
I am still huge fan of Terry Brooks Magic Kingdom of Landover series, but I can not connect with Shannarah. The story moves to slow for me, there is a lack of action, and the characters are not endearing to me. I will not be reading the last book in the trilogy, and I will not be attempting to read any of the other books past or future in the Shannarah series.
I don't believe this was as good as the first one in the series. For some reason, perhaps the way it started, that one grabbed your attention. This one.. just goes on.