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A review by madimattei
Last First Snow by Max Gladstone
3.0
I struggled with how to rate Last First Snow, waffling between three and four stars only to settle on the lower number if only because--while the story is compelling and enjoying--I enjoyed it less than the other titles in the Craft Sequence series.
As with all of the others, I managed to devour this title within a matter of two or three days. The pacing is great, the characters are interesting (i.e., flawed but compelling), and the setting is unique and evocative. While we are returning again to the same city that we explored in Two Serpents Rise, it is a different part and only enhances the beautiful world-building that Gladstone did in the previous title.
Unfortunately, for all the good things I can say about it, LFS still falls short. While it's great to see how Temoc and the conflicts of Two Serpents Rise came to be, I don't know that I necessarily needed this story told. I almost would have preferred to explore a new part of Gladstone's brilliant world or return to another character (maybe Tara from Three Parts Dead) since there was already some cross-over with TSR and Full Fathom Five. All in all, Last First Snow is a great tale I enjoyed, but it pales in comparison to the author's previous work in this series.
As with all of the others, I managed to devour this title within a matter of two or three days. The pacing is great, the characters are interesting (i.e., flawed but compelling), and the setting is unique and evocative. While we are returning again to the same city that we explored in Two Serpents Rise, it is a different part and only enhances the beautiful world-building that Gladstone did in the previous title.
Unfortunately, for all the good things I can say about it, LFS still falls short. While it's great to see how Temoc and the conflicts of Two Serpents Rise came to be, I don't know that I necessarily needed this story told. I almost would have preferred to explore a new part of Gladstone's brilliant world or return to another character (maybe Tara from Three Parts Dead) since there was already some cross-over with TSR and Full Fathom Five. All in all, Last First Snow is a great tale I enjoyed, but it pales in comparison to the author's previous work in this series.