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spin2winlenny 's review for:
Deeply Gravely Quite Anxiously Concerned
by Peter Medeiros
I originally saw this book on goodreads. I read some of the review and decided to give the series a try. And I love it! I give the book 5 stars not because it's a perfect book, but because my enjoyment was so high.
The warnings that some reviews gave were basically for a confusing beginning, where the author drops you into the action without much of an explanation and starts throwing plot (and a pile of new words and exotic names) at you. In this, it did remind me of the Malazan Book of Fallen, as some other reviews had alluded to (another series that I enjoyed very much). Erikson (and Esselmont) taught me the patience needed to trust the author - if you don't quite understand that word yet, or what exactly is going on, trust the author. Sometimes the author will let you down and the novel is simply poorly written but that is not the case here.
What impressed me the most was the setting - is is absolutely incredible, and very original. From the Seethe to the way dragons are imagined, from the Avan to Humans, and all the incredible history of the world, I am waiting on pins and needles to find out more.
I am very excited to read the next novel. I can't wait to see what is in store for me in this beautifully imagined, exotic world. Indris is just the type of character I love - a powerful character who knows that he is powerful (though might not grasp how powerful he actually is).
Not an easy read (too many new words and concepts), but a very enjoyable one!
The warnings that some reviews gave were basically for a confusing beginning, where the author drops you into the action without much of an explanation and starts throwing plot (and a pile of new words and exotic names) at you. In this, it did remind me of the Malazan Book of Fallen, as some other reviews had alluded to (another series that I enjoyed very much). Erikson (and Esselmont) taught me the patience needed to trust the author - if you don't quite understand that word yet, or what exactly is going on, trust the author. Sometimes the author will let you down and the novel is simply poorly written but that is not the case here.
What impressed me the most was the setting - is is absolutely incredible, and very original. From the Seethe to the way dragons are imagined, from the Avan to Humans, and all the incredible history of the world, I am waiting on pins and needles to find out more.
I am very excited to read the next novel. I can't wait to see what is in store for me in this beautifully imagined, exotic world. Indris is just the type of character I love - a powerful character who knows that he is powerful (though might not grasp how powerful he actually is).
Not an easy read (too many new words and concepts), but a very enjoyable one!