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A review by tousledtreasure
Im Schatten des Drachen by Julie Kagawa
adventurous
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I liked this book more than it's predecessors, but I would've loved more pauses or quite moments in between the acts.
And the epilogue wasn't as satisfying. I thought maybe they would meet in another life, but no.
Seigetsu's death was definitely tense and he could have held so much potential of a tragic villain, if his motivation was explained more than just a short flashback during Tatsumi's death.
Another critique point would be, following what set me off in the previous books that too many side characters were added, their deaths just felt a bit pointless. Not in the sense, that it didn't make sense that they died, just if the amount of side characters was reduced from the start, it wouldn't have been such a jarring number of deaths.
Seigetsu's death was definitely tense and he could have held so much potential of a tragic villain, if his motivation was explained more than just a short flashback during Tatsumi's death.
Another critique point would be, following what set me off in the previous books that too many side characters were added, their deaths just felt a bit pointless. Not in the sense, that it didn't make sense that they died, just if the amount of side characters was reduced from the start, it wouldn't have been such a jarring number of deaths.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and War