dragonslayer_69 's review for:

The Darkness That Comes Before by R. Scott Bakker

4.0

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Excellent prose and extensive world building. I love the mystery built with this book and I look forward to exploring it throughout the series.

That being said, I do hope that the female characters  are able to grow stronger and find their own hopes and goals throughout the series other than “wow, I loveeee kellhus so much”, or “wooww I want achamian more than anything.” Things seemed promising for Esmenet at the end in that regard.