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A review by major_tom
The Last Hero by Linden A. Lewis
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
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? Yes
3.0
Overall, I enjoyed this book. I think the foreshadowing was done pretty well compared to the previous books and the plot lines of different characters all came together smoothly. The world building was interesting and greatly contributed to the overall investment in the story. I think it was even better executed than book 1 in this regard.
I loved the storylines of Lucia, Lito and Astrid. While I think some more drastic choices could have been made, I think they were engaging and brought enough reality of war (emotional damage š). However, I hated Hiroās storyline. His character was already a bit questionable in the previous book, but here it just got worse. And no, Iām not talking about queer representation. I am talking about the unauthentic dialogues - the speeches he made were not realistic in the environment they were made. The vocabulary used tried to describe him as a bit of rebel, but it was too much in your face. He was a caricature, not a real person. That really put me off because I think other characters didnāt have that problem.
Also, the ending was very ā¦ boring? Anticlimactic? After so much, the resolution of HUGE problems was fast, plain and didnāt have any consequences.I felt that the author wanted to make it happier for the reader at the expense of the actual story. Like come on, everything is so amazing after such horrible events? I didnāt feel horrible about the dying people in the hospitals, because there were maybe 2 sentences dedicated to it. And everyone forgave those who were basically war criminals? They just decided to say that ā this one person was a terrorist and letās forget about itā.
Overall, I am not sure whether I would recommend this series. It has an interesting world and lore behind it, some characters were very unique and I loved following their story, no matter how tragic in some places. But the flaws in writing, story being flat and uneventful for a whole book and a unsatisfying ending canāt be ignored.
I loved the storylines of Lucia, Lito and Astrid. While I think some more drastic choices could have been made, I think they were engaging and brought enough reality of war (emotional damage š). However, I hated Hiroās storyline. His character was already a bit questionable in the previous book, but here it just got worse. And no, Iām not talking about queer representation. I am talking about the unauthentic dialogues - the speeches he made were not realistic in the environment they were made. The vocabulary used tried to describe him as a bit of rebel, but it was too much in your face. He was a caricature, not a real person. That really put me off because I think other characters didnāt have that problem.
Also, the ending was very ā¦ boring? Anticlimactic? After so much, the resolution of HUGE problems was fast, plain and didnāt have any consequences.
Overall, I am not sure whether I would recommend this series. It has an interesting world and lore behind it, some characters were very unique and I loved following their story, no matter how tragic in some places. But the flaws in writing, story being flat and uneventful for a whole book and a unsatisfying ending canāt be ignored.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Death, Dysphoria, Gore, Medical trauma, War, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Xenophobia