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A review by clumsyvalkyrie
Shards of Time by Lynn Flewelling
5.0
So this is the end of the Nightrunner series. I cannot express how sad I am to see it end but I know like all great things it has to come to an end at some point. However, both Alec and Sergil will always stay alive in my heart as this series has become one of my all time favorites. It was a great finale for these series and the author did a great job at writing it. I actually felt spooked a few times while reading this book (especially when she was describing the chamber where they found the bodies maimed and the owl hung from the drapes... uhh spooky).
I really enjoyed the magical world that Lynn Flewelling has created. So interesting and full of wonder and unique concepts. I found the aspect of gods very interesting in this series. The author managed to make it sound so mysterious and so real. It really looked like Illior was guiding both Alec and Sergil on their nighrunning journeys and that the sacred four was looking after them. I can’t really explain it properly but the concept of the “higher power” felt so tangible. From my experience, in many books god is usually either a concept to whom people pray but doesn’t really express itself or a more of a person (even if a very powerful one) where it speaks with people and then becomes too much “human like”. But here it was in the perfect middle, a force, a protector and a guiding hand.
Otherwise my most favorite part was of course Sergil and Alec *fangirly screeching*. They are just perfect together. I loved their relationship so much. Father, brother friend and a lover - it described them perfectly and it warmed my heart every time I read how much Sergil cares about Alec. When I think about them in Luck in The Shadows I realize how far they have come. Alec a scared boy who Sergil found in the dungeon and Sergil a lovely but very lonely faie who turned out to be a very loyal and dedicated lover and a friend.
About the book itself. The Shards of Time was very good. It had quite a few good horror moments and (*spoilers* when Alec and Sergil were hacking up the dyrmagnos into pieces I could help but cheer them on). The only complaint I really had is that Sergil and Alec didn’t spend that much time in this book together but I guess they don’t have to be constantly attached at the hip. Overall, a very good addition to the Nightrunner series and a great finale.
I really enjoyed the magical world that Lynn Flewelling has created. So interesting and full of wonder and unique concepts. I found the aspect of gods very interesting in this series. The author managed to make it sound so mysterious and so real. It really looked like Illior was guiding both Alec and Sergil on their nighrunning journeys and that the sacred four was looking after them. I can’t really explain it properly but the concept of the “higher power” felt so tangible. From my experience, in many books god is usually either a concept to whom people pray but doesn’t really express itself or a more of a person (even if a very powerful one) where it speaks with people and then becomes too much “human like”. But here it was in the perfect middle, a force, a protector and a guiding hand.
Otherwise my most favorite part was of course Sergil and Alec *fangirly screeching*. They are just perfect together. I loved their relationship so much. Father, brother friend and a lover - it described them perfectly and it warmed my heart every time I read how much Sergil cares about Alec. When I think about them in Luck in The Shadows I realize how far they have come. Alec a scared boy who Sergil found in the dungeon and Sergil a lovely but very lonely faie who turned out to be a very loyal and dedicated lover and a friend.
About the book itself. The Shards of Time was very good. It had quite a few good horror moments and (*spoilers* when Alec and Sergil were hacking up the dyrmagnos into pieces I could help but cheer them on). The only complaint I really had is that Sergil and Alec didn’t spend that much time in this book together but I guess they don’t have to be constantly attached at the hip. Overall, a very good addition to the Nightrunner series and a great finale.