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A review by badmc
Ash and Silver by Carol Berg
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Our protagonist continues to suffer in his search for justice and truth. Introspective and full of dread, with lost memory of who he was he has to save lost people from the other world, parley with magical beings, root out corruption, and free his magic from the shackles of manipulators with unknown motives.
Once again, Berg has no mercy for her characters, but we see him grow through the ordeals. The book was quite emotional, and had great villain(s). The middle felt repetitive with all the border crossings, doubt, and evasion, but the book delivered high stakes, and no easy answers. I look forward to new duology where Valen and Aros finally meet, and the war for succesion, as well as faith of magic and relations of humans and other beings gets decided.
Once again, Berg has no mercy for her characters, but we see him grow through the ordeals. The book was quite emotional, and had great villain(s). The middle felt repetitive with all the border crossings, doubt, and evasion, but the book delivered high stakes, and no easy answers. I look forward to new duology where Valen and Aros finally meet, and the war for succesion, as well as faith of magic and relations of humans and other beings gets decided.