4.12 AVERAGE


The donkey pulled the score down

I'll be honest, I was a bit disappointed by the ending, or else this novel would have gotten a higher review from me. I guess it's because we didn't get to see as much Mendanbar and Cimorene action as I would have wished?
...and also mainly because... I really wanted Telemain and Morwen to be a thing...

I gotta go start the sequel, because I'm impatient.
adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Fun third book in series! Cliffhanger ending to read the 4th

Morwen is probably my favorite of the characters in this series (she's just so practical!) so I love that she got her own POV book. Additionally, I find the cat's asides to be a lot of fun, and I enjoy their personalities, which you do get a sense of but not a perspective into in the other books.
This one was always one of my favorites, even though it does end on a somewhat unsatisfying cliffhanger.

This book was a bit slower than the other ones, and by far much more frustrating as some of the characters were definitely annoying to the point where I would exclaim "seriously?!" to my empty room. There is a bit of a twist at the end, however, which made it inconvenient that I finished this book late last night at 2AM as I wanted to be able to finish the series right after. One thing to mention about this series, though, is that the main perspective changes with each book, and so far I think this story's perspective is my favorite character overall, so that does give it a plus.

The audiobook made me weary of this book so quickly. Killer's voice is the WORST.

The rabbit-donkey is more annoying than I remembered. Still love this series though.
adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

3.25 Unfortunately this was quite the letdown from the rest of the series so far. The story is a bit jumbled and builds mostly towards the not-quite-cliffhanger that serves as the setup for the next book. Morwen's point-of-view is interesting in parts, especially her talking to her cats, but remains ultimately a little bland. Where the previous volume had really interesting titbits in its picaresque there are few that stand out in this one and most of the characters feel quite flat.

I really wanted to like it, but if this had been the first volume, I wouldn't have continued the series. It's not bad at all, but after the rest it felt quite unsatisfying.