A review by olivia_coleman
Children of Dune by Frank Herbert

2.75

This is the first series I have ever read where there is no one to root for and it made it all the more difficult to enjoy. The only character I felt bad for by the end of this novel was Stilgar. The man has constantly lived under colonial powers, and is just trying his best it seems. I really appreciated that he got to have these two kind of

parallel reflective moments at the beginning and ending of the book.

The author would introduce new characters I would start to like and root for them only to be disappointed with the characters actions later. I was so excited that Leto II was putting Lady Jessica in her place at the beginning of the novel for abandoning Alia. I also really enjoyed the middle sections of this book where the twins were

actively scheming and trying to dismantle the world they lived in and restore the planet. Only for Leto II to decide to become the supreme overlord although it dismantled the plans of the Bene Gesserit he is now acting in the same manner as they were.I was hoping that he was going to run away and stay hidden and get a love story

unlike his dad…. I also loved the Frank Herbert actually used foul language in this book. I felt like in the past 2 book Frank using the word witch in a derogatory way was repetitive and boring and wish he would use more vocabulary so I was pleasantly shocked when

Alia/Barron

used a different word to describe Jessica. I also disliked this new angle for Paul he seemed to get a slight redemption arc went Leto II went out in the desert.