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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
medium-paced
I honestly can't decide if this was a 3 or a 4. I remember it moving a bit slowly in the middle, but the ending was so great that it's hard to be annoyed with the middle now.
Oh my, I loved this book so much! It was perfectly magical. This is one of those books that just fills you with joy and satisfaction to read. I came out of the end feeling like I had read something wonderful. It felt great to read a high quality standalone fantasy book. Some spoilers ahead All in all, I loved it.
Spoiler
I rarely love romance in a book, but I wanted nothing more than Sarkan and Agnieszka to get together, and I thought it was done really well. I loved the way the magic system worked, and the way that their magic worked together was beautiful. I felt it was a believable way of magic working - feeling different for each person. It wasn't always nice and pretty, often dark, gritty and brooding. I liked both main characters personalities (in as much as i felt they were written well, the Dragon is obviously meant to be a douche). Though I'm not sure I quite "got" Kasia.
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
wowwwwwww. i've had this on my TBR for a bit but i knew i had to pick it up soon after i read "where the dark stands still" and this was cited in the acknowledgements. reading them back to back made it that much clearer that this is the blueprint.
romantic leads like the dragon and the leszy and thorn in the mirror visitor series............ i love them!!
romantic leads like the dragon and the leszy and thorn in the mirror visitor series............ i love them!!
I liked this! Got a bit confused and bored in the middle for like one chapter when she was at court and being an idiot but this turned out to be different than I expected and very good!
Wat is Naomi Novik toch fantastisch!
Dit boek is erg plot-gericht en ik miste soms wat karakter-gerichtheid. Ook was het verhaal niet altijd even logisch. Maar fantastisch geschreven, zeer complete goede fantasy wereld, goed opgebouwd en gewoonweg heerlijk om te lezen.
Dit boek is erg plot-gericht en ik miste soms wat karakter-gerichtheid. Ook was het verhaal niet altijd even logisch. Maar fantastisch geschreven, zeer complete goede fantasy wereld, goed opgebouwd en gewoonweg heerlijk om te lezen.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No