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4.27 AVERAGE
4.27 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-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:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
hopeful
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:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
ok i cant entirely remember what happened last book but this is…….I mean it continued the story! I enjoyed reading it. such a rich world. I like a lot of the characters. I maybe didn’t feel blown away?
it feels mostly focused on developing more bits of worldbuilding; backstories; character relationships (Which it does well!), the actual politics/gods/war/plot stuff felt anticlimactic in the end and a lot was unresolved.
Definitely the most interesting part to me was Xiala finally having space to herself and finding out more about Teek and her people. I would read a whole book about her hanging out with sea creatures.
Nara and iktan are cute. I like them.
also can i admit i don’t super care about serapio and xiala…..like it’s enjoyable surface level but that’s it
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Roanhorse’s writing is magic! She manages to imbue her characters with such life while not getting stuck in exposition. I especially love her world-building.
This novel was a major undertaking, I assume, and some of the plotlines seemed to fizzle out or make less sense the farther the novel went on. That was especially the case for Naranpa’s plotline, which didn’t seem particularly necessary to the overall plot.
In general, however, this was a lovely and fun read!
This novel was a major undertaking, I assume, and some of the plotlines seemed to fizzle out or make less sense the farther the novel went on. That was especially the case for Naranpa’s plotline, which didn’t seem particularly necessary to the overall plot.
In general, however, this was a lovely and fun read!
adventurous
dark
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was a journey. It took me a while to get through. I think I may not enjoy books about war, fantasy or otherwise. There was so much talking and planning battles, a la Brandon Sanderson. Not my fave.
It's an odd experience to root for no one, really. But the world is so rich, and I did love two of the characters (the main women), and I would totally read any spinoff stories about Xiala.
It's an odd experience to root for no one, really. But the world is so rich, and I did love two of the characters (the main women), and I would totally read any spinoff stories about Xiala.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Blood
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I thoroughly enjoyed Mirrored Heavens as a conclusion to the Between Earth and Sky trilogy. Roanhorse handles some really interesting themes and concepts in this series, and in a lot of ways, I think this book concludes those well.
This series follows a handful of characters who have been touched by the gods, and their demise is fully determined by their own ambition. Amidst their determination, many of them are struggling with moral convictions that they may or may not have made. Roanhorse explores these concepts in a really nuanced ways, and I very much appreciate how the characters compare and contrast with one another.
There were a few areas where I think this book falls short, and the ending is the most prominent for me. It was all very clean and tidy in some respects and rather untold in others. I was able to forgive the poor ending in the first book because it was clearly setting up the series, but I am a bit more disappointed to find that the final installment of the series fumbled on the ending.
The pacing of this book struggled in the same way that the first book did–there’s a lot of build up, then all of a sudden, the action has passed and the book is over. I found it bit anticlimactic, and I’m not entirely sure if that was the intended effect.
Zataya’s role in this story is confusing to me–she shows up here as an agent of the Coyote god, but I’m really not sure what purpose she’s serving for the narrative outside of a plot device. Coyote clan’s ending both poses and answers some questions, but Zataya herself shows up multiple times through this series without much purpose.
Roanhorse has a real talent for writing–her prose is beautiful, and half the joy of this book is the line-by-line mechanics of the storytelling. I would definitely read additional works on the sole basis of her writing.
Overall, despite the complaints outlined, Mirrored Heavens was a remarkable read, and I’m very pleased to have invested time into this series. I would absolutely recommend it.
This series follows a handful of characters who have been touched by the gods, and their demise is fully determined by their own ambition. Amidst their determination, many of them are struggling with moral convictions that they may or may not have made. Roanhorse explores these concepts in a really nuanced ways, and I very much appreciate how the characters compare and contrast with one another.
There were a few areas where I think this book falls short, and the ending is the most prominent for me. It was all very clean and tidy in some respects and rather untold in others. I was able to forgive the poor ending in the first book because it was clearly setting up the series, but I am a bit more disappointed to find that the final installment of the series fumbled on the ending.
The pacing of this book struggled in the same way that the first book did–there’s a lot of build up, then all of a sudden, the action has passed and the book is over. I found it bit anticlimactic, and I’m not entirely sure if that was the intended effect.
Zataya’s role in this story is confusing to me–she shows up here as an agent of the Coyote god, but I’m really not sure what purpose she’s serving for the narrative outside of a plot device. Coyote clan’s ending both poses and answers some questions, but Zataya herself shows up multiple times through this series without much purpose.
Roanhorse has a real talent for writing–her prose is beautiful, and half the joy of this book is the line-by-line mechanics of the storytelling. I would definitely read additional works on the sole basis of her writing.
Overall, despite the complaints outlined, Mirrored Heavens was a remarkable read, and I’m very pleased to have invested time into this series. I would absolutely recommend it.
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-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:
Yes