Reviews

The Light of All That Falls by James Islington

warrenmarkins's review against another edition

3.0

This was a 2 star read the whole way through, but the epilogue had me shook, so I gave it an extra star.

tstorr's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense fast-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

5.0

parm's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

4.5

xchristianj's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

camerontrotter's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

A phenomenal ending to the series. I can't suggest thus trilogy enough.

fionagerman's review against another edition

adventurous

4.0

Thrilling conclusion. Will admit, I skimmed a lot since I kept getting confused what were places and what were people but it was a good read nonetheless 

maixpaix's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense 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? Yes

5.0

teokajlibroj's review against another edition

3.0

I don't know if the problem is me or the book. I absolutely loved the 1st and 2nd book in the series, so I couldn't figure out why I found this book so under-whelming. Maybe it's because I read the others a few years ago and I forgot most of what happened.

Or maybe it was the endless exposition. Most of the book is comprised of people explaining the rules of the world and then trying to find ways around them. I loved the characters in the previous books, but it felt like their personalities were squashed by all the exposition. The main characters are separated for almost all the book and are instead stuck with people they have little chemistry with. Wirr and Asha in particular seemed shadows of personalities.

Things were also too convenient for the main characters. One gets banished to a prison from which no one has ever escaped, but the first person he meets knows some secret tunnels. I lost count of how many times someone was about to die, only to be saved at literally the last second. They are some of the most powerful people in the world despite only being teenagers.

tattdcodemonkey's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

jimbobjambob's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0