Reviews

The Harbors of the Sun: Volume Five of the Books of the Raksura by Martha Wells

amberx19's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

4.25

breacommelafromage's review against another edition

adventurous challenging slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

jkherz25's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.25

Really enjoyable, and I’m really going to miss this series. A good culmination of the various strands of plot threading through the previous books. Ending was a little rushed, especially as the last book in the series. 

notesurfer's review against another edition

The Books of the Raksura have always been a bit pulpy, but this installment careens between four different scenarios populated by 30-40 characters. There's very little character development that can happen when you're juggling that many plot elements, and Wells has always had a weakness for unnecessary logistical interludes. In short, this book has very little of what I enjoy about the series and leans so heavily into my pet peeves that I am retroactively getting annoyed about the series as a whole. I'm sure it's going somewhere cool, but I am no longer on board for the ride.

laz92's review against another edition

5.0

I would read 100 more Raksura books and I'm so sad this is the end! Pearl/Malachite spin-off when?

distant_mirrors's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

catbooking's review against another edition

3.0

The story that was told was not the one I was interested in. There were way more interesting things going on on the sidelines that I expected to eventually take center-stage, but they never did. The half-fell and how everyone was going to deal with them, especially considering their own experience and backgrounds, was way more interesting than yet another race with a boring bureaucrat.

The last 2 books of the series were not bad, but for the best experience one should stop at book 3.

PS: Everyone kept squeezing wrists, made me worried about how bruised those wrists had become by the last chapter. Don't they have other parts to squeeze???

considerthelilies's review

adventurous fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

jjjasper12's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

artomizer's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0