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A review by robotnik
The Realms of the Gods by Tamora Pierce
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
The Realm of the Gods is the final book in the Immortals quartet, and the last one to feature Daine as a protagonist of the Tortallan books.
I will admit that this one was always my least favorite out of the quartet. It's not that I don't like it; I just don't like it as much as the others. My favorite parts are being able to really see the other Gods and the realm from which they come from as well as Daine's continued character development (such as how she's come to terms with the fact that Stormwings can't fight what they are). But, there's some things I'm not too fond of with this book.
One is the amount of time spent in the Gods Realm. Like, yeah, this is important to Daine and her character, but we spent three books building up this war between Tortall and Ozorne and them, and yet we missed most of it because Daine's frolicking around in another universe. It would have been nice to see more than parts of the final battle.
The second is Daine and Numair's relationship. It's all fine and dandy later, and I'm cool with them in the later books, but Daine's only sixteen here and Numair's a lot older, plus he's her student so there's an imbalance of power. Luckily, Pierce did promise not to be doing that anymore.
Other than that, this book, like all the others, is a solid read. It's nice to see Daine's journey wrap-up nicely because the girl's been through a lot and she needs some time now to sit down and just be happy.
I will admit that this one was always my least favorite out of the quartet. It's not that I don't like it; I just don't like it as much as the others. My favorite parts are being able to really see the other Gods and the realm from which they come from as well as Daine's continued character development (such as how she's come to terms with the fact that Stormwings can't fight what they are). But, there's some things I'm not too fond of with this book.
One is the amount of time spent in the Gods Realm. Like, yeah, this is important to Daine and her character, but we spent three books building up this war between Tortall and Ozorne and them, and yet we missed most of it because Daine's frolicking around in another universe. It would have been nice to see more than parts of the final battle.
The second is Daine and Numair's relationship. It's all fine and dandy later, and I'm cool with them in the later books, but Daine's only sixteen here and Numair's a lot older, plus he's her student so there's an imbalance of power. Luckily, Pierce did promise not to be doing that anymore.
Other than that, this book, like all the others, is a solid read. It's nice to see Daine's journey wrap-up nicely because the girl's been through a lot and she needs some time now to sit down and just be happy.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship