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crimsoncor's review against another edition
5.0
This was probably the fantasy trilogy that was on the most "best trilogy" lists that I hadn't read, so I had high expectations heading in (but also was a little worried it wouldn't live up). Absolutely loved the first book. Very grimdark, but all the characters (while being kinda terrible) are delightful. It makes such a huge difference to have points of attachment in a dark story (looking at you Sam Sykes and shaking my head sadly). Absolutely loved Purna. Wasn't ready for so many feels so quickly. Very excited for the next book.
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Was completely devastated when she got killed. Absolute gut punch that wasn't expected at all. And then. AND THEN, for Diggleby to actually have a demon (and wonderful foreshadowing with this from both the Horned Wolf hunt and the giant battle scene, and the rampant drug use with no consequence, I guess) and to sacrifice it, so she can come back as part demon-dog (or something). Yowza.emilyrandolph_epstein's review against another edition
5.0
I haven't enjoyed a book this much in a very long time. I've read some reviews that complain about the way the author takes traditional fantasy tropes and completely subverts them. These reviewers seem to feel that this is someway disrespectful to the genre. They're entitled to that opinion, but I personally feel that this book is brilliant. It reads easily. The characters are dastardly villains you almost hate to love. The dialogue is fun and funny. It's grimdark with a good sense of humor that doesn't completely beat your soul into the ground by killing off all your favorite characters in one fell swoop.I laughed out loud on more than one occasion. For all it's humor and subversion, though, A Crown for Cold Silver is an excellent fantasy book. I think it's probably going to be one of the more important books of the year and I hope to read more books like it in the years to come.
I got the feeling, reading this book that the writer was having a blast and because of that I had a blast too. I almost wish I hadn't heard of this book yet, because now I have to wait for the next one.
I got the feeling, reading this book that the writer was having a blast and because of that I had a blast too. I almost wish I hadn't heard of this book yet, because now I have to wait for the next one.
krackenthorpe's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
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
4.0
rikerandom's review against another edition
1.0
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Irgendwie hat das in letzter Zeit mit mir und High Fantasy Romanen nie so recht hingehauen, trotzdem versuche ich es immer wieder gerne, wenn ich denn mal über ein Buch stolper, von dem ich denke, dass es gut klingt, so auch mit Alex Marshalls „Blut aus Silber“. Leider war auch dieser Roman leider einfach nicht meins, denn, halleluja, war das langweilig!
Es dauert einfach fürchterlich lange bis man mit der Protagonistin, geschweige denn irgendeinem anderen Charakter, auch nur ansatzweise warm wird, wirklich Form annehmen tun sie eigentlich gar nicht. Auch die Handlung ist gleichermaßen langsam, es scheint überhaupt nicht voran zu gehen und statt düsterer Fantasy-Stimmung scheint sich die Handlung irgendwo im nirgendwo zu verlaufen, zumindest kam es mir so vor.
Eigentlich hat die Geschichte sogar recht viel Potential gehabt, aber irgendwie verläuft alles, was irgendwie spannend werden könnte, im Sande, und die vermeintlich interessanten Episoden der Handlung sind so langweilig gehalten wie nur irgendwie möglich. Ich weiß wirklich nicht, was ich über diesen Roman sagen soll, außer dass er überhaupt nicht mein Ding war.
Denn alles in allem ist „Blut aus Silber“ von Alex Marshall eins der langweiligsten Bücher gewesen, die ich in langer Zeit gelesen habe, ich konnte überhaupt nichts mit der Geschichte oder den Charakteren anfangen und kann das Buch daher auch beim besten Willen nicht weiterempfehlen. Sehr schade!
Irgendwie hat das in letzter Zeit mit mir und High Fantasy Romanen nie so recht hingehauen, trotzdem versuche ich es immer wieder gerne, wenn ich denn mal über ein Buch stolper, von dem ich denke, dass es gut klingt, so auch mit Alex Marshalls „Blut aus Silber“. Leider war auch dieser Roman leider einfach nicht meins, denn, halleluja, war das langweilig!
Es dauert einfach fürchterlich lange bis man mit der Protagonistin, geschweige denn irgendeinem anderen Charakter, auch nur ansatzweise warm wird, wirklich Form annehmen tun sie eigentlich gar nicht. Auch die Handlung ist gleichermaßen langsam, es scheint überhaupt nicht voran zu gehen und statt düsterer Fantasy-Stimmung scheint sich die Handlung irgendwo im nirgendwo zu verlaufen, zumindest kam es mir so vor.
Eigentlich hat die Geschichte sogar recht viel Potential gehabt, aber irgendwie verläuft alles, was irgendwie spannend werden könnte, im Sande, und die vermeintlich interessanten Episoden der Handlung sind so langweilig gehalten wie nur irgendwie möglich. Ich weiß wirklich nicht, was ich über diesen Roman sagen soll, außer dass er überhaupt nicht mein Ding war.
Denn alles in allem ist „Blut aus Silber“ von Alex Marshall eins der langweiligsten Bücher gewesen, die ich in langer Zeit gelesen habe, ich konnte überhaupt nichts mit der Geschichte oder den Charakteren anfangen und kann das Buch daher auch beim besten Willen nicht weiterempfehlen. Sehr schade!
breew's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
thelittlestrobot's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
librarian_of_trantor's review against another edition
3.0
The first part of the book was good. Different perspective on fantasy trope. But it dragged in the middle and the ending was disappointing, even for the first book of a trilogy. Another fantasy that failed to ignite my interest enough to read the sequel.
bonzaklibo's review against another edition
2.0
This book wasn't bad, but it also just wasn't really my thing. It was well written, with solid characters and arcs, but I just never really could care about the characters. I dunno, not for me.
The only real criticism I have is in regards to the cultural aspects of the world building. I've never been a fan of slapping down real life cultures on different parts of a map and calling it a day. It feels lazy, and unfortunately, this book definitely did that.
The only real criticism I have is in regards to the cultural aspects of the world building. I've never been a fan of slapping down real life cultures on different parts of a map and calling it a day. It feels lazy, and unfortunately, this book definitely did that.
blodeuedd's review
1.0
An older woman as one of the main POVs, I did like that. Older women can kick ass in fantasy too, and with older I do mean oooolder. Not not 30s, oooolder. A former rebel, villain, general, queen..hey now I am thinking of Xena, if she has stopped while she was on top and faked her death. And married and lived the small village life.
But for all those cool things I did not particularly like Zosia, because, well I just did not. I did not dislike her either
Then there was this princess who went all this land is mine. Well kudos to you, bring them down.
But I never felt like I knew her or cared.
The church just seemed evil for the sake of being a church.
The queen, why was she bad? Maybe I missed that while skimming.
There was some kind of horned wolf guy, never got that or why he was there.
I really tried, I thought of my rules, but this was a NG book, and it was fantasy, and I really wanted it to work for me. But...I felt nothing, I was bored, nothing happened, maybe it tried too much. It was not for me, so I skimmed the rest cos I had no other book anyway where I was.
But for all those cool things I did not particularly like Zosia, because, well I just did not. I did not dislike her either
Then there was this princess who went all this land is mine. Well kudos to you, bring them down.
But I never felt like I knew her or cared.
The church just seemed evil for the sake of being a church.
The queen, why was she bad? Maybe I missed that while skimming.
There was some kind of horned wolf guy, never got that or why he was there.
I really tried, I thought of my rules, but this was a NG book, and it was fantasy, and I really wanted it to work for me. But...I felt nothing, I was bored, nothing happened, maybe it tried too much. It was not for me, so I skimmed the rest cos I had no other book anyway where I was.
humvee's review
3.0
A rambling tale of violence, with a large cast is characters
The mileu is interesting, as are the main characters themselves. The story is decently written. But I struggled to maintain interest in this rambling tale. As a consequence, it took me a long time to finish. I may pick up the second title if nothing else catches my eye.
The mileu is interesting, as are the main characters themselves. The story is decently written. But I struggled to maintain interest in this rambling tale. As a consequence, it took me a long time to finish. I may pick up the second title if nothing else catches my eye.