Review by macliffe - The Will of the Many

macliffe 's review for:

The Will of the Many by James Islington

4.75

adventurous dark inspiring mysterious 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: Yes

This book deserves its unbelievably high average rating. It is so enthralling from start to finish. Even the slower plot arcs are fascinating because we get to be in Vis’ head, and Vis is a literal genius and an astoundingly good spy. He kind of reminds me of Light Yagami from Death Note but if Light had… morality. I love hearing him pick apart everyone’s body language and all the games they are playing, rising to the occasion even if he is the one being played with. There were so many layers of lies and espionage that I can’t even keep track of them. While the book was long, the plot never felt slow. If I had to give some other comp titles I’d say: Harry Potter, the Hunger Games, and Percy Jackson and the Heroes of Olympus. I’m so glad to have another book to put in the annals of epic YA fantasy (though this one is definitely on the dark and gruesome side for YA).

I eventually figured out that Callidus was going to die but that didn’t make it hurt less. Did NOT see the Emissa thing coming though. How I am going to wait until November for book 2 is anyone’s guess.

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