A review by massivepizzacrust
Witch King by Martha Wells

adventurous hopeful tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

I'm still trying to find a Martha Wells book I really love and maybe I just have to admit I'm not on the same train as everyone else. I love the characters in her book, and that was the case here as well. I could have spent so much more time exploring their relationships and the world around them, it was just so fascinating. I loved Kai and the rest of his crew so much. 
But giving both timelines the same amount of pages didn't really work for me and I ended up not getting enough from either timeline. We spent time with the characters as they were establishing their relationships, and then again when they had been together for hundreds of years when what I had wanted was to see them grow close.
I'm really surprised this is a standalone because there are so many open questions that I thought we would get answers to. The plot resolution ended up being much smaller than I expected for a book over 400 pages. 
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