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katmarhan 's review for:
Traitors' Gate
by Kate Elliott
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
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:
Complicated
9/10
This book wraps up Elliott’s Crossroads Trilogy, and while I have a few quibbles, overall it was excellent.
What I liked: complex characters who kept evolving (leading to some surprises!), a balance of action & calm (reflection, domesticity, humor, plotting), several interrelated plot lines. The characters were mostly realistic, with blurred lines between “good guys” and “bad guys” and mixed motivations for most of them.
What bothered me: I would have liked more information/interaction with the races other than Humans: Firelings, Delvings, Wildlings, Lendings, Merlings, Dragonlings, & Demons. We see a bit of the Firelings, Lendlings, & Wildlings and glimpses of the Delvings, and I admit, the books were already pretty long without adding anything, but my curiosity was certainly piqued!
I also would have liked a fuller picture of the people who were corrupted Guardians beyond Night & Lord Radas. We do see some more details of Yordenas & Brevard, but I wanted more on how they were corrupted. And of course, what happens at the end?Four cloaks are united with Guardians (Marit, Joss, Kirit, & Jothinin, with Jothinin being a longtime Guardian, then Marit, Kirit, and Joss as the newbie). But the other 5 cloaks are free to find new Guardians… and I so wanted to know who was chosen , etc.
I’ve read that [book:Black Wolves|20980680] was meant to start a new trilogy set in the same world, but after the first book came out, the publisher cancelled the rest. I would have definitely read those!
This book wraps up Elliott’s Crossroads Trilogy, and while I have a few quibbles, overall it was excellent.
What I liked: complex characters who kept evolving (leading to some surprises!), a balance of action & calm (reflection, domesticity, humor, plotting), several interrelated plot lines. The characters were mostly realistic, with blurred lines between “good guys” and “bad guys” and mixed motivations for most of them.
What bothered me: I would have liked more information/interaction with the races other than Humans: Firelings, Delvings, Wildlings, Lendings, Merlings, Dragonlings, & Demons. We see a bit of the Firelings, Lendlings, & Wildlings and glimpses of the Delvings, and I admit, the books were already pretty long without adding anything, but my curiosity was certainly piqued!
I also would have liked a fuller picture of the people who were corrupted Guardians beyond Night & Lord Radas. We do see some more details of Yordenas & Brevard, but I wanted more on how they were corrupted. And of course, what happens at the end?
I’ve read that [book:Black Wolves|20980680] was meant to start a new trilogy set in the same world, but after the first book came out, the publisher cancelled the rest. I would have definitely read those!