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Faithbreaker
by Hannah Kaner
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The end of the trilogy! I had mixed feelings. The plot was fine, but given the creativity put into the characters and the world-building, I wanted more from the narrative themes. Instead it felt like pretty standard fantasy kings-and-war crap. This book in particular had a lot of battle scenes and I could have done without all of them.
The individual character arcs were mostly rewarding. Huge spoiler—I cried whenSkediceth died! That hit hard! I loved one romance, felt super frustrated by the other; I'll let you guess which is which. I was a little surprised that Arren dies but also, honestly, felt it was kind of deserved, so no tears shed there.
I had a pet peeve about the map—if your characters are going to boast about their superior maps, and you include a map in the book, then it should be labeled with all the places where key events happen! It was not!!! Yes I actually look at fantasy maps in some cases because it helps me make sense of characters' movements—IF the map relates to the story at all! I was seriously questioning if the author and the mapmaker actually looked at each other's work.
In the end, I would have enjoyed this series a lot more if the same characters and world had an entirely different plot. Any one of the side plots started or hinted at would have been great—Elo traveling home, Telle's journey as an academic, all the politics of Lesscia—heck, I would read a novella just about Elo baking. I wanted more domesticity, questing, coming-of-age, local politics—basically everything *except* the giant battle of corrupted mediocracy vs pure evil. (Clearly I just did not find Arren very sympathetic, and/or maybe not as nuanced as Kaner intended him to be!)
The individual character arcs were mostly rewarding. Huge spoiler—I cried when
I had a pet peeve about the map—if your characters are going to boast about their superior maps, and you include a map in the book, then it should be labeled with all the places where key events happen! It was not!!! Yes I actually look at fantasy maps in some cases because it helps me make sense of characters' movements—IF the map relates to the story at all! I was seriously questioning if the author and the mapmaker actually looked at each other's work.
In the end, I would have enjoyed this series a lot more if the same characters and world had an entirely different plot. Any one of the side plots started or hinted at would have been great—Elo traveling home, Telle's journey as an academic, all the politics of Lesscia—heck, I would read a novella just about Elo baking. I wanted more domesticity, questing, coming-of-age, local politics—basically everything *except* the giant battle of corrupted mediocracy vs pure evil. (Clearly I just did not find Arren very sympathetic, and/or maybe not as nuanced as Kaner intended him to be!)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Animal death, Suicide, War
Minor: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Xenophobia