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A review by josiah17
Dynasty of Evil by Drew Karpyshyn
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
Took me 5 days to read this because I simply didn't want to. As soon as I read the first two chapters and could immediately tell this was going to be the worst of this already mid trilogy. I would've dnf'd if this wasn't the final book in the series. But I plowed through.
Ironically, this has a legitimate attempt at some nuance to characters by Karpyshyn. Except he can't execute it whatsoever because the writing remains superficial and it's paired with such a clunky, shallow and unimaginative plot.
And for whatever reason, Karpyshyn just decides to write third-person omniscient a few times when the entire series has been third-person limited? It was super jarring, seemed unnecessary, and just felt like another example of the poor writing quality throughout these books.
Simply not a good read whatsoever, capping off this underwhelming trilogy with further disappointment. A Sith like Darth Bane deserved better.
Ironically, this has a legitimate attempt at some nuance to characters by Karpyshyn. Except he can't execute it whatsoever because the writing remains superficial and it's paired with such a clunky, shallow and unimaginative plot.
And for whatever reason, Karpyshyn just decides to write third-person omniscient a few times when the entire series has been third-person limited? It was super jarring, seemed unnecessary, and just felt like another example of the poor writing quality throughout these books.
Simply not a good read whatsoever, capping off this underwhelming trilogy with further disappointment. A Sith like Darth Bane deserved better.