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A review by arachnichemist
Ruin of Angels by Max Gladstone
4.0
This was another wonderful entry to the Craft Sequence world. It feels like this one was heavily influenced by The City and The City and I just loved the setting. Gladstone built some outstanding characters and I feel in love with all of them. Kai, Izza and Ley with her group of friends are the primary focus of this one. Tara is present but not that often. Although she does play a major role in the end. Gladstone I believe is setting up the upcoming villain for either the series or the current arc of books. I am not sure if he is doing another 5 book arc or is just going to be ongoing.
So why 4 stars? This book suffers from some serious pacing issues that turned this into a slog at points. I am not sure if it was the prose or what, but it just read like molasses. I felt books 1, 4 and 5 did this in a much better manner. Perhaps it was due to all the world building going on, but I really hope the pacing issue is fixed in the future. I love the books a lot but I don't like how long it takes to chew through them. Regardless, it is a smaller problem in the grand scheme of a truly original series.
So why 4 stars? This book suffers from some serious pacing issues that turned this into a slog at points. I am not sure if it was the prose or what, but it just read like molasses. I felt books 1, 4 and 5 did this in a much better manner. Perhaps it was due to all the world building going on, but I really hope the pacing issue is fixed in the future. I love the books a lot but I don't like how long it takes to chew through them. Regardless, it is a smaller problem in the grand scheme of a truly original series.