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para's review
3.0
The conclusion to one of my favourite series, this has been sitting on my shelf for far too long. To keep it spoiler-free, I will say this: the worldbuilding and the characters are as great as ever and the ending is amazing. I may have teared up a little bit. However, it has one big problem, the plague of most long books: it stalls in the middle. Horribly. In the first 90% of the book I felt no tension whatsoever, never a shadow of doubt that the protagonists would succeed, I struggled to pick it up after I put it down, and I could not say what the first half was about even though I am writing this mere minutes after I finished. It was, in short, a slog, and by far the weakest of the four.
But the ending...! The story tied up in a satisfying manner, done as well as I could have hoped. Which leaves me conflicted. Does the fact that it's a fitting ending for probably my favourite epic fantasy series make up for the fact that most of it is kind of boring? I don't know. Does it make me recommend the series any less? Not at all.
Enjoyment: 3/5, ending 4.5/5
Execution: 3/5
Recommended to: those who read the other three books, not much else to say. And if you're wondering if the series is worth it? Yes, yes it is.
More reviews on my blog, To Other Worlds.
But the ending...! The story tied up in a satisfying manner, done as well as I could have hoped. Which leaves me conflicted. Does the fact that it's a fitting ending for probably my favourite epic fantasy series make up for the fact that most of it is kind of boring? I don't know. Does it make me recommend the series any less? Not at all.
Enjoyment: 3/5, ending 4.5/5
Execution: 3/5
Recommended to: those who read the other three books, not much else to say. And if you're wondering if the series is worth it? Yes, yes it is.
More reviews on my blog, To Other Worlds.
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