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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The writing is good and I can appreciate the work that went in to building out the world and the pieces necessary to carry out the plot. If you’re into this then it has a lot of
That said,
- hard for me to get into a book where everyone bar the main character is cruel, even when they’re good.
- complicated plots are one thing. Following along in a society where people are constantly reborn, no one is actually related to who they say they are, and a society that seems to hinge on inheritance but also just doesn’t makes things needlessly complicated.
That said,
- hard for me to get into a book where everyone bar the main character is cruel, even when they’re good.
- complicated plots are one thing. Following along in a society where people are constantly reborn, no one is actually related to who they say they are, and a society that seems to hinge on inheritance but also just doesn’t makes things needlessly complicated.
I’m confused. Told 90% by split flashbacks to 2 different times. Disorienting to figure out which story is happening. The climax was….anti-climactic at best and also confusing. We moved from just a story about a boy to gods and demons and reincarnation really fast and I don’t feel like I was prepared for it. Will continue with the next book since I already own it but still not sure how I feel about it.
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
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:
Yes
We (book reading partner and I) we were in the mood for a long, sweeping, epic fantasy series... with an ending. And the final one of these just came out! It's got a scrappy thief protagonist, and dragons, and demons... wait, demons? Yep, demons. Okay.
We liked the action, the humor, and the structure. It alternates between two timelines, but it's very clear which one you're in. There's a looking-over-your-shoulder narrator/compiler who provides footnotes that are either snide, informative, or both. There's a wide variety of skin colors and hair types. The sky is a funny turquoise color, and there may be multiple moons. So that's fun.
We did not so much like some of the vastness. All the places! All the history of all the places! All the lineage! Plus. It feels like maybe the book expects you to keep track of more of this than is reasonable. The one of the appendices (yes, plural) is a family tree, which I kind of wish I would have found sooner, except a) spoilers and b) it doesn't help with the emperors, who you have to look up in the glossary.
We liked the action, the humor, and the structure. It alternates between two timelines, but it's very clear which one you're in. There's a looking-over-your-shoulder narrator/compiler who provides footnotes that are either snide, informative, or both. There's a wide variety of skin colors and hair types. The sky is a funny turquoise color, and there may be multiple moons. So that's fun.
We did not so much like some of the vastness. All the places! All the history of all the places! All the lineage! Plus
Spoiler
some characters swapping bodies, or being reincarnatedFraming device was irritating and broke my immersion, characters were bland, story didn’t spark my interest
Main character started to grate on my nerves.
Thought I was going to be reading about more aged characters.
Dialogue felt a little too contemporary in this setting.
Didn't really like how the story was being told from two different points in time, especially when one narrative was picking up stream.
Thought I was going to be reading about more aged characters.
Dialogue felt a little too contemporary in this setting.
Didn't really like how the story was being told from two different points in time, especially when one narrative was picking up stream.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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
I listened to almost 2 hours of this audiobook, and I just didn't care. I didn't understand what the actual story was meant to be, we just get some random vignettes about a character. And the writing didn't make up for that. Just bored and found myself dreading having to listen to it versus something else, so to the DNF pile it goes!
One thing I did like was the interjections of the person who was "collecting" the story—they were amusing and done well by the narrator.
One thing I did like was the interjections of the person who was "collecting" the story—they were amusing and done well by the narrator.