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A review by franfernandezarce
Rad van het Oneindige by Martha Wells
4.0
*4.5*
i read most of this book assuming it was the first in a series--or at least a trilogy. my fantasy-genre assumptions have fooled me once more. i just want more from this world and these characters.
to my neophite fantasy perspective, this was refreshing. the plot was absolutely original, the setting and the world-building were on point and the characters (at least the main ones) were interesting enough for me to root for them from beginning to end. besides, how refreshing it felt to have a main female character over her mid-thirties being both a badass and a sexual individual. i should point out her noting her back pain most of the time felt a bit unbeliable at first but after a brief discussion with my brother (he's 34), it made more sense.
regardless of all my praising, this book wasn't perfect. although the main plot twist was unexpected most of the lesser twists (mainly, who the baddies were) felt very predictable. think "predictability". yet, playing devil's advocate, it felt like a casualty of the plotline to have them being less well-rounded as characters than they should have been. sacrificing a bit of character development for the sake of the plot sounds like a fair compromise in my book though.
i read most of this book assuming it was the first in a series--or at least a trilogy. my fantasy-genre assumptions have fooled me once more. i just want more from this world and these characters.
to my neophite fantasy perspective, this was refreshing. the plot was absolutely original, the setting and the world-building were on point and the characters (at least the main ones) were interesting enough for me to root for them from beginning to end. besides, how refreshing it felt to have a main female character over her mid-thirties being both a badass and a sexual individual. i should point out her noting her back pain most of the time felt a bit unbeliable at first but after a brief discussion with my brother (he's 34), it made more sense.
regardless of all my praising, this book wasn't perfect. although the main plot twist was unexpected most of the lesser twists (mainly, who the baddies were) felt very predictable. think "predictability". yet, playing devil's advocate, it felt like a casualty of the plotline to have them being less well-rounded as characters than they should have been. sacrificing a bit of character development for the sake of the plot sounds like a fair compromise in my book though.