A review by dkadastra
Thron in Flammen: Roman by Brian Staveley

3.0

These books have super interesting concepts and world-building, and I like the story, but I haven't been truly drawn in like I have with my other favorite series, and I think it's because the protagonists aren't competent. I don't need them to be super human, but they all make (what seem to me to be) ridiculous mistakes and the one who has been trained to be a badass soldier/assassin hasn't won a fight the entire series! There's so many cool elements here, I just haven't felt like it's coalesced into a complete story. That said, I'm going to read the final book in the trilogy, and I'm hopeful that he'll be able to tie it all together into a satisfying conclusion.