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A review by sarah_cameron
Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
4.25
100% my favourite book of the series so far!
I liked that we got to explore the world a lot more, and get some new character interactions and see how different dynamics played out. I really enjoyed getting to know Elide and the cadre more. I also did not expectSJM to actually commit to that ending - really thought people would show up in time to prevent it but damn.
There were some great call-backs to plots set up in previous books. Despite how cast-heavy this is, for the most part I felt we got to explore at least a part of each character a little deeper. I do need more Fenrys though!
The drawbacks are mainly that especially towards the end I was pretty frustrated by some characters and their motivations, and also for such an action-filled book there were sometimes a few chapters in a row where it seemed a little stagnant in a 'tell not show' kind way.
Overall I'm liking where we've ended and how the next book is very well set up. I'm not especially excited to hang out with Chaol again as I find him a bit tiring and repetitive but I'm willing to give the benefit of the doubt. Both excited and nervous that I'm slowly creeping towards the end of this series.
I liked that we got to explore the world a lot more, and get some new character interactions and see how different dynamics played out. I really enjoyed getting to know Elide and the cadre more. I also did not expect
There were some great call-backs to plots set up in previous books. Despite how cast-heavy this is, for the most part I felt we got to explore at least a part of each character a little deeper. I do need more Fenrys though!
The drawbacks are mainly that especially towards the end I was pretty frustrated by some characters and their motivations, and also for such an action-filled book there were sometimes a few chapters in a row where it seemed a little stagnant in a 'tell not show' kind way.
Overall I'm liking where we've ended and how the next book is very well set up. I'm not especially excited to hang out with Chaol again as I find him a bit tiring and repetitive but I'm willing to give the benefit of the doubt. Both excited and nervous that I'm slowly creeping towards the end of this series.