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aasplund 's review for:
To Ride Hell's Chasm
by Janny Wurts
adventurous
emotional
tense
slow-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I'm finally done with this book.
It takes a lot for me to put a book on DNF status. So instead, I forced myself to read 5-10% of this book before I could start other books I was more interested in. And honestly, it wasn't worth it.
There's a lot to appreciate about this book. The magic system is cool, the plot is interesting enough, and there are even some fun characters (if you can keep them straight).
But the main character is the worst.
Seriously. Mykkael is one of the more boring and stereotypical characters I've read in a long time. He is the quintessential tortured-and-stoic-but-brilliant warrior and it's the worst. A lot of this book can be summed up with: Mykkael is our only hope! and Mykkael may be unorthodox, but we have no choice but to trust him!, etc. He can basically do no wrong (except every now and then, he has feelings to show the readers that he really is human!) and everyone is either living in fear of him, in awe of him, or in love with him (and that one really comes out of nowhere). He isn't a believable, likeable, or even interesting character. And having most of the book be focused on Mykkael being the only one who can save the day really ruined it.
Not recommended - especially for fantasy readers who like nuanced and complicated main characters.
It takes a lot for me to put a book on DNF status. So instead, I forced myself to read 5-10% of this book before I could start other books I was more interested in. And honestly, it wasn't worth it.
There's a lot to appreciate about this book. The magic system is cool, the plot is interesting enough, and there are even some fun characters (if you can keep them straight).
But the main character is the worst.
Seriously. Mykkael is one of the more boring and stereotypical characters I've read in a long time. He is the quintessential tortured-and-stoic-but-brilliant warrior and it's the worst. A lot of this book can be summed up with: Mykkael is our only hope! and Mykkael may be unorthodox, but we have no choice but to trust him!, etc. He can basically do no wrong (except every now and then, he has feelings to show the readers that he really is human!) and everyone is either living in fear of him, in awe of him, or in love with him (and that one really comes out of nowhere). He isn't a believable, likeable, or even interesting character. And having most of the book be focused on Mykkael being the only one who can save the day really ruined it.
Not recommended - especially for fantasy readers who like nuanced and complicated main characters.