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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
adventurous
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
The last book in the trilogy, my first dive into Lackey's world. It turns out that this is a book of short stories and at the end a longer novella. Shorts are not really my thing, but I enjoyed this book a lot. The shorts included are some of the very first of Lackey's career, and prove she has had the makings of a great storyteller from day one. Also, seeing the characters at different stages of their lives was very interesting.
Tarma and Kethry are great characters and the world of Valdemar is opening up for me. I am excited now to plunge into that world head first.
Tarma and Kethry are great characters and the world of Valdemar is opening up for me. I am excited now to plunge into that world head first.
I like getting all the "fill in the gaps" anthologies! Aside from a couple of stories I'd read elsewhere, these were new and gave a few new snapshots into Kethry and Tarma's lives, including a couple from after Oathbreakers ended.
adventurous
dark
funny
inspiring
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I really adored how intimately feminine this book was, while still being a clever and action-packed fantasy! When I was first reading it I was very impressed with Mercedes Lackey’s writing, since this was the first book I’ve read of hers, but to be honest there was a bit too many references to sexual assault and violence against women for me. I loved that the main characters helped other women dealing with a variety of issues, but it was a little too dark for me a little too often. The endings of the short stories were also a little cheesy for me at times, very “and this is what we learned today” haha.
Those were really my only complaints, though. It was clever, interesting, funny, and could be very touching at times.
Those were really my only complaints, though. It was clever, interesting, funny, and could be very touching at times.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Kidnapping
Moderate: Death, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, Gaslighting
Minor: Animal death, Child death, Blood, Vomit, Pregnancy, Alcohol
Was disappointed in this one,only good thong about it was I found out what happened to them, but to a large extent it repeated some of the previous stuff.
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A fun series of short stories with loveable characters! It was also super cool to see the thought process that went with each story!
I think I would have enjoyed a few longer stories like the last story in the book and a little bit more about the foot process that went into them!
I think I would have enjoyed a few longer stories like the last story in the book and a little bit more about the foot process that went into them!
I discovered this on my bookshelf the other day and realized I had never read it. It was a nice reminder of the Mercedes Lackey I grew up with, and equally nice to have new-to-me Tarma and Kethry stories to pass the time with. The repetition from story to story is quite obvious here, but that's the risk you take when you put together a collection of previously published short stories featuring one set of characters. Some nice background development, and I really enjoyed reading a bit about their lives once they had settled down and had the school and so on.
comfort book left over from high school. YA fantasy at it's best/worst!
adventurous
fast-paced
adventurous
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Like this first book in this trilogy, Oathblood is a collection of Kethry and Tarma short stories. This collection included a few that were in the first though this time all were precede by an author's note on the background of the story. The title short story was also very good.