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A review by dani_reis
The Starless Crown by James Rollins
adventurous
challenging
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
As a whole, I really enjoyed this book. I look forward to the sequel, however, I will need to listen to that instead. The pace of the story was medium, but it had so much detail crammed in there that it felt like it was so much slower. I really struggled to read this as quickly as I would any other fantasy in the same page count.
Now the reasons it's not a five, because I really wish I could have given it that extra star below. Nothing heavy on spoilers, but will help guide your own mind into wondering if these would bug you before diving in.
1. The map is missing important cities. I spent so much time trying to figure out the paths of where people started and ended. The one place they spend most of their time either getting to, circling, or entering is NOT on the map. WHERE IS HAVENSFAYRE??
2. There's a new system of time keeping. Not sure how long they keep referencing. That's not explained, just going with the flow and hope I was right.
3. One of the main characters has some of the most boring chapters and he has some really interesting plots, so it's a real struggle. But he has lots of character growth by the end.
4. The details in describing things just went too detailed. Maybe if I didn't read this when I have books towering over me with big glowing red eyes I could be satisfied with the world building descriptions. I hope that there's less of this, but there's huge chances, it continues.
5. The world building is just Earth (or Urth if you're the reader type) where it's what would happen if the world stopped spinning. The prophecy kicks in because of this. The people of Urth have never known Earth to spin. Half the world is in icy darkness. As much as I love the research that went into that part of it, I still wish it had more creativeness to it. Make it epic and take me somewhere else.
6. I recently read mistborn, so it's too soon to have people with the intricate tattoos around their eyes that are shady people working for the government.
Now the reasons it's not a five, because I really wish I could have given it that extra star below. Nothing heavy on spoilers, but will help guide your own mind into wondering if these would bug you before diving in.
1. The map is missing important cities. I spent so much time trying to figure out the paths of where people started and ended. The one place they spend most of their time either getting to, circling, or entering is NOT on the map. WHERE IS HAVENSFAYRE??
2. There's a new system of time keeping. Not sure how long they keep referencing. That's not explained, just going with the flow and hope I was right.
3. One of the main characters has some of the most boring chapters and he has some really interesting plots, so it's a real struggle. But he has lots of character growth by the end.
4. The details in describing things just went too detailed. Maybe if I didn't read this when I have books towering over me with big glowing red eyes I could be satisfied with the world building descriptions. I hope that there's less of this, but there's huge chances, it continues.
5. The world building is just Earth (or Urth if you're the reader type) where it's what would happen if the world stopped spinning. The prophecy kicks in because of this. The people of Urth have never known Earth to spin. Half the world is in icy darkness. As much as I love the research that went into that part of it, I still wish it had more creativeness to it. Make it epic and take me somewhere else.
6. I recently read mistborn, so it's too soon to have people with the intricate tattoos around their eyes that are shady people working for the government.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gore