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4.27 AVERAGE
4.27 AVERAGE
This is one of the very few times I would’ve appreciated a brief recap at the front of the book, as it’s been a long while since I read Fevered Star. However, I easily caught up with the book state from last time, and it was absolutely amazing to see how Roanhorse decides to wrap it all up. All the characters’ arcs are resolved (even if it’s not the way they want them to be!) and we lean more into the magic of the world here as well. Great trilogy, and definitely one I’ll be recommending.
I really enjoyed my time reading this though occasionally was just making myself read other chapters to get to more Xiala chapters. My biggest problem was the whole end of the book, I'm cool if we need to kill off some characters though I expected some emotion with it? But Nara's lackluster entire storyline only to end on a cliffhanger where I am still not even sure what happened in the Graveyard really made me angry. Also the entire war being over in 2 seconds was a weird decision. This had soo much potential and I love her writing but the plot ended up just not making sense over the three books.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood
I think I am still thinking over this book. I hit the 80% mark and had no idea where it was going to go and how it was going to wrap up all the story lines.
I think the Naranpa story line might have needed a different ending. That's my initial impression, but I'll noodle on it.
Xiala? Her whole story was completely engrossing and every time she was on the page it was delightful. Serapio, when with her, was also endearing.
But something... about the way this wrapped up doesn't make my brain satisfied. ... Welp. I'll think some more about it and hopefully come up with it. The whole series is really worth the read, really enjoyed these books.
I think the Naranpa story line might have needed a different ending. That's my initial impression, but I'll noodle on it.
Xiala? Her whole story was completely engrossing and every time she was on the page it was delightful. Serapio, when with her, was also endearing.
But something... about the way this wrapped up doesn't make my brain satisfied. ... Welp. I'll think some more about it and hopefully come up with it. The whole series is really worth the read, really enjoyed these books.
challenging
emotional
slow-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
So this book took me 7 months to read, but I didn't hate it. I don't really know how to put my thoughts into words. This book is very compelling and very tiresome. I think there were a lot of interesting ideas, but a lot of them felt like they were not concluded, or explored, in a satisfactory manor. The ones that were explored and resolved were amazing, but are weighed down by the fact that this book meandered for most of it.
I also didn't really feel like the ending made sense.We spend 3 books building up to the inevitable conflict just for it to be something completely different. I guess that's the point, since gods are fickle and do whatever they want, but Balam and Naranpa's death did not really feel all that impactful because of the weird direction the last third of the book takes.
I don't regret spending time with this book, I ended up loving everyone and the world that they lived in. But, I am kind of disappointed by this final installment since I was expecting it to be much more climactic and explosive.
I also didn't really feel like the ending made sense.
I don't regret spending time with this book, I ended up loving everyone and the world that they lived in. But, I am kind of disappointed by this final installment since I was expecting it to be much more climactic and explosive.
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
medium-paced
This was a fantastic conclusion to Black Sun and Fevered Star - everyone's stories converge in really interesting ways and while the conflict and battle was different than I thought it would be, I really enjoyed that. I loved the ending, though a little vague and would love if the author revisited this world!
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The final book in the Between Earth and Sky trilogy. Unfortunately the great Mesoamerican inspired world, creative magic, and interesting characters were wasted here in a predictable, pat conclusion. I also struggled to find a cohesive theme for the series—not that every series needs to have one—but there were so many things that could have been highlighted here, and in the end, just weren’t. Not a complete waste of time, just kind of disappointing.
I don’t know that I was fully on board for this trilogy until about halfway through this, the final installment. From the start, the world Roanhorse created drew me in, and the magic system and society she created were particularly intriguing, but I was never sure that there was a character I was really rooting for. In this conclusion, Roanhorse successfully convinced me that each of our focal characters was likeable. I think I’d like to reread the whole trilogy again after a while, I’ll probably like it even better.