Scan barcode
A review by bings
Beyond the Shadows by Brent Weeks
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
The start of this one threw me a little bit... You are all over the place. Unlike the others that is mostly told from Kylar's perspective, this one is from multiple perspectives and follows so many threads that need to tie together in the end that you can feel a little overwhelmed in the beginning.
Though, once you get used to jumping from one POV to the next, you get sucked back into the world and all it's characters. The most info dumpy off all three books. Makes you think that it might have been worth considering a fourth book to take more time to set up the stakes correctly.
A good ending to the trilogy, it wraps up enough to feel like an ending, though leaving it open just enough that Brent Weeks can return to this world and these characters.
The one bad thing that really irked me sometimes though, there is no sense of time with the travels, this character needs to be here, end chapter, next time we are with the character they have arrived at said place. Like, what happened on the road, how long did the travelling actually take???
Though, once you get used to jumping from one POV to the next, you get sucked back into the world and all it's characters. The most info dumpy off all three books. Makes you think that it might have been worth considering a fourth book to take more time to set up the stakes correctly.
A good ending to the trilogy, it wraps up enough to feel like an ending, though leaving it open just enough that Brent Weeks can return to this world and these characters.
The one bad thing that really irked me sometimes though, there is no sense of time with the travels, this character needs to be here, end chapter, next time we are with the character they have arrived at said place. Like, what happened on the road, how long did the travelling actually take???