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A review by colinhdempsey
A Bond Undone by Jin Yong
3.0
Continues with the strengths of the first book in the series; fantastic characterizations, unique conflicts, and world-building that never seems to end. Guo Jing steps up as a great main character. His arc is that he’s stupid. Incredibly so, but it’s endearing. Jin Yong turns Guo Jing’s stupidity into an advantage. It creates a wonderful contrast to Lotus’ quick wit.
The plot suffers by way of lacking an end goal. The novel plants little trails to follow that will presumably get resolved in the next two books but much of the book plods from place to place without much direction. As such much of the middle slogs. Excitement returns once everybody reaches Peach Blossom Island, but much like a sesame seed bun on a soggy meat burger, it can’t handle the banality of what preceded.
The plot suffers by way of lacking an end goal. The novel plants little trails to follow that will presumably get resolved in the next two books but much of the book plods from place to place without much direction. As such much of the middle slogs. Excitement returns once everybody reaches Peach Blossom Island, but much like a sesame seed bun on a soggy meat burger, it can’t handle the banality of what preceded.