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A review by dianchie
Lord of the Darkwood by Lian Hearn
4.0
This book was much slower paced with a whole lot of nothing going on. That said, it set up the final book quite well. I'm hoping the last book has some action or something going on in it because otherwise I'll be very disappointed with the ending of this series.
It was interesting that this book hardly featured Shikanoko. He was in less than a third of the whole book. He's frequently mentioned by characters but makes few appearances. The spider children are key characters in this book and the majority of the plot seems to revolve around them and Hina (each doing their own separate things).
I'm bittersweet about this book. Sweet because it was just as well written as the other ones. Bitter because there's only one more left in the series. I've come to love and care about the characters in this world and will hate having to say goodbye next book. Thankfully I can always re-read if I want to visit with them again.
I'll give the same recommendation most people seem to with this series: Start with Book 1 and don't leave too much gap between reading sessions. If a person starts reading with any book besides #1 first, they'll be totally lost. Also each book picks up right after the other ends and there's no background given in the beginnings of the book. So unless blessed with an excellent memory, it's easy to forget events if to much time passes between each book.
It was interesting that this book hardly featured Shikanoko. He was in less than a third of the whole book. He's frequently mentioned by characters but makes few appearances. The spider children are key characters in this book and the majority of the plot seems to revolve around them and Hina (each doing their own separate things).
I'm bittersweet about this book. Sweet because it was just as well written as the other ones. Bitter because there's only one more left in the series. I've come to love and care about the characters in this world and will hate having to say goodbye next book. Thankfully I can always re-read if I want to visit with them again.
I'll give the same recommendation most people seem to with this series: Start with Book 1 and don't leave too much gap between reading sessions. If a person starts reading with any book besides #1 first, they'll be totally lost. Also each book picks up right after the other ends and there's no background given in the beginnings of the book. So unless blessed with an excellent memory, it's easy to forget events if to much time passes between each book.