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4.25 AVERAGE
4.25 AVERAGE
I read a lot in my first sitting but am exhausted by the thought of reading another fight scene
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Good read, reminds me of my favorite book series.okay, so the part where Tao watches the love of his life burn to a crisp, I felt like that moment had so much potential. It felt like “okay Toa is crying in a corner and everyone else talks about strategy” the entirety of this book is about how Tao puts his emotions on hold, puts himself on hold to fight harder and pushes himself. He goes to extreme lengths to become the best swords fighter possible to avenge his family. But then, this one moment, where his lover is obliterated by dragon fire and he can’t do anything, that could’ve been such a phenomenal moment for the whole world to pause as he gives in to his suffering
adventurous
fast-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I was enjoying this book from the start but when i switched to the audiobook i fell in LOVE with it! The narrator was incredible in bringing these characters to life and i commend them for their talent.
Tau is a low born in a world where people are divided as Lessers and Nobles and only women have the power to call on dragons to defeat an ongoing enemy. Tau does not wish to fight this enemy for the rest of his days and instead wants to live out his life peacefully with the woman he loves.
When Tau loses someone close to him, he vows revenge against those who wronged him and sets about climbing his way up a restricted ladder in order to enact his vengeance.
This book is epic from start to finish. With great action scenes, complex relationships, believable dialogue and a flawed MMC, TRoD is an undertaking by a masterful storyteller. Its very battle heavy for those that dont like that kind of thing but it has a good amount of everything else that i didnt feel like it overpowered it by any means. There is a romance and friendship and found family and enemies and its just so so good that im kicking my feet with excitement!
This story is not re inventing the weel but its ambitious and rich and engaging in all the ways thats required. Loved it!
Tau is a low born in a world where people are divided as Lessers and Nobles and only women have the power to call on dragons to defeat an ongoing enemy. Tau does not wish to fight this enemy for the rest of his days and instead wants to live out his life peacefully with the woman he loves.
When Tau loses someone close to him, he vows revenge against those who wronged him and sets about climbing his way up a restricted ladder in order to enact his vengeance.
This book is epic from start to finish. With great action scenes, complex relationships, believable dialogue and a flawed MMC, TRoD is an undertaking by a masterful storyteller. Its very battle heavy for those that dont like that kind of thing but it has a good amount of everything else that i didnt feel like it overpowered it by any means. There is a romance and friendship and found family and enemies and its just so so good that im kicking my feet with excitement!
This story is not re inventing the weel but its ambitious and rich and engaging in all the ways thats required. Loved it!
medium-paced
that cliffhanger, though ...
this book left me confused, a headache, and literal speechlessness. I think this is the first time I've read a fantasy book this heavily contains action scenes. I thought the story telling was brilliant, and the world-building was complicated at first but after the first half of this book, I got the hang of it even if it's not all yet.
aside from the world building, this whole book is just in one way, fresh. And I thoroughly enjoy it. To be honest, the only downfall that I got from reading was that I could only connect emotionally to only few characters, as they sometimes just come and go as they like from the story and some didn't have their own background story of deep connection to the protagonist.
I guess now that I think about it, the so called protagonist of this story will change from time to time, or will there be multiple for every book? Because this book revolves mainly on Tau, and how he grows and we see all of his growth through harsh times, his feelings of vengeance and love to Zuri, and all that. But almost in the end, we see "povs" from characters like Kellan Okar (who I find very cool, though) and Queen Tsiora though it was only brief. I hope i can see them more as their own characters, and not only as an image of hate and vengeance that I felt reading most of this book, as it was from Tau's perspective.
this book left me confused, a headache, and literal speechlessness. I think this is the first time I've read a fantasy book this heavily contains action scenes. I thought the story telling was brilliant, and the world-building was complicated at first but after the first half of this book, I got the hang of it even if it's not all yet.
aside from the world building, this whole book is just in one way, fresh. And I thoroughly enjoy it. To be honest, the only downfall that I got from reading was that I could only connect emotionally to only few characters, as they sometimes just come and go as they like from the story and some didn't have their own background story of deep connection to the protagonist.
I guess now that I think about it, the so called protagonist of this story will change from time to time, or will there be multiple for every book? Because this book revolves mainly on Tau, and how he grows and we see all of his growth through harsh times, his feelings of vengeance and love to Zuri, and all that. But almost in the end, we see "povs" from characters like Kellan Okar (who I find very cool, though) and Queen Tsiora though it was only brief. I hope i can see them more as their own characters, and not only as an image of hate and vengeance that I felt reading most of this book, as it was from Tau's perspective.
DNF at around 200 pages in. This book has some really interesting concepts and worldbuilding but I'm honestly just so bored. I don't really care about anything that's happening and I don't want to pick this book up. It's disappointing because I wouldn't say this is a bad book and I can see why people would love it and I have definitely finished worse books this year but I can feel this book putting me into a slump which is something I would like to avoid. I might pick it back up in the future but it's a DNF for now.
dark
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No