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4.42 AVERAGE
4.42 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
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:
No
The more I think about it, the more this book becomes one of my favorites in the series. Tehol and Bugg are by far the funniest characters ever created. On multiple occasions I was this close (look at my fingers) to reading a passage of their dialogue to my wife, but decided against it. Not to mention the exploits of Brys Beddict. Oh crap, there's a reason why he's the First Sword. That's what I really like about this series. When people are good at something, they are GOOD, I mean really good and that's just good fantasy.
Brys to Tehol (mmpb pg. 548): 'Accordingly, you are at risk'
'Arrest?'
'No, more likely assassination. All in the name of patriotism.'
Tehol set his bowl down. 'It occurs to me, Brys, that you are more at risk than I am.'
'I am well guarded, brother, whilst you are not.'
'Nonsense! I have Bugg!'
The manservant looked up at Brys with a bland smile.
'Tehol, this is not time for jokes-'
'Bugg resents that!'
'I do?'
'Well, don't you? I would, if I were you-'
'It seems you just were.'
'My apologies for making you speak out of turn, then.'
'Speaking on your behalf, master, I accept.'
'You are filled with relief-'
'Will you two stop it!' Brys shouted, throwing up his hands...
Brys to Tehol (mmpb pg. 548): 'Accordingly, you are at risk'
'Arrest?'
'No, more likely assassination. All in the name of patriotism.'
Tehol set his bowl down. 'It occurs to me, Brys, that you are more at risk than I am.'
'I am well guarded, brother, whilst you are not.'
'Nonsense! I have Bugg!'
The manservant looked up at Brys with a bland smile.
'Tehol, this is not time for jokes-'
'Bugg resents that!'
'I do?'
'Well, don't you? I would, if I were you-'
'It seems you just were.'
'My apologies for making you speak out of turn, then.'
'Speaking on your behalf, master, I accept.'
'You are filled with relief-'
'Will you two stop it!' Brys shouted, throwing up his hands...
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1 Star I didn’t like it
2 Stars It was okay
3 Stars I liked it
4 Stars I really liked it
5 Stars It was amazing!
If I do actually have something to say about a book other than what my enjoyment factor was, I will write a review and share my thoughts. If I say I didn’t like a book but there wasn’t anything about it that I thought needed to be shared, then that’s it, I just didn’t like it.
If you’d like to start a discussion about a book or you’d like an actual review, ask any question you like and I’ll be happy to try and comply/respond.
Additional note; I do not feed the trolls. If you don’t have something constructive to say, or if you can’t say it in a respectful way, you won’t get a response from me. Ever.
adventurous
emotional
funny
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This was the funniest book in this series. Tehol and Bugg are my favorite characters ever!!! There was plenty of serious stuff but more humor than the other books in the series.
adventurous
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
tense
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
Even though it is a side story to the overall story, it's on par with the rest, might be my favorite one yet, apart from House of Chains.
This was a fantastic story that I almost never felt bored reading, and the ending was fantastic -- that's becoming a recurring theme with Erikson's writing. Erikson isn't afraid to completely leave the two storyline's we've already seen in this series so far, and while I was skeptical at first, it definitely paid off. The increased use of humor through Tehol and Bugg was well welcomed, and Erikson continues to add new ideas to his world that I struggle to pick up quickly, which is fun.
adventurous
dark
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
adventurous
dark
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:
Complicated