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A review by antonism
She Who Waits by Daniel Polansky
4.0
4.5 / 5
She Who Waits, by Daniel Polansky, is the conclusion of the Low Town trilogy and is a great one at that! If you have been following my reviews, you probably know that I loved and raved about the first one but was slightly let down by the second.
Well, good news, the third and final part is as good as the first! It has excellent writing and dialogues as is characteristic and expected from Polansky, a very interesting and multilayered plot with twists and reveals, and an amazing cast of characters, most prominent of which is the Warden; a bastard which you can't help but love at the end.
If I had to nitpick, then I would say that the "past" chapters during the middle part of the book felt a bit jarring and unnecessary but other than that I can't come up with any more negative criticism. I'm not sure if the ending will satisfy everybody but I think it works.
In conclusion, giving both this book and the whole series a recommendation and a high rating is easy. If you're a fan of modern fantasy, with a lot of realism and grimdark elements but low on fantastical elements, then this should be a priority read, if you haven't done so already.
4.5 / 5
She Who Waits, by Daniel Polansky, is the conclusion of the Low Town trilogy and is a great one at that! If you have been following my reviews, you probably know that I loved and raved about the first one but was slightly let down by the second.
Well, good news, the third and final part is as good as the first! It has excellent writing and dialogues as is characteristic and expected from Polansky, a very interesting and multilayered plot with twists and reveals, and an amazing cast of characters, most prominent of which is the Warden; a bastard which you can't help but love at the end.
If I had to nitpick, then I would say that the "past" chapters during the middle part of the book felt a bit jarring and unnecessary but other than that I can't come up with any more negative criticism. I'm not sure if the ending will satisfy everybody but I think it works.
In conclusion, giving both this book and the whole series a recommendation and a high rating is easy. If you're a fan of modern fantasy, with a lot of realism and grimdark elements but low on fantastical elements, then this should be a priority read, if you haven't done so already.
4.5 / 5