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The Masked Empire by Patrick Weekes
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3.5
First off, I enjoyed Patrick Weeke’s writing style a lot here, way more than David’s. It felt more like a traditional fantasy novel instead of a video game writer trying to write a book.
I really enjoyed the first 100 pages of this book, but like many other reviewers, it went downhill for me after that. Many of the characters were really well crafted but ultimately unlikable (and not even in a fun way) and the only characters i DID care for either died or were betrayed at every turn.
Also, this is a really hard book to read for the elf fans. In the end, i’m glad to have read it to have much more context about Celene, Gaspard, and Briala—but I also had to skim every battle scene and now have more elf characters to cry over before the next game comes out and we MAYBE get some closure on the Solas situation.
First off, I enjoyed Patrick Weeke’s writing style a lot here, way more than David’s. It felt more like a traditional fantasy novel instead of a video game writer trying to write a book.
I really enjoyed the first 100 pages of this book, but like many other reviewers, it went downhill for me after that. Many of the characters were really well crafted but ultimately unlikable (and not even in a fun way) and the only characters i DID care for either died or were betrayed at every turn.
Also, this is a really hard book to read for the elf fans. In the end, i’m glad to have read it to have much more context about Celene, Gaspard, and Briala—but I also had to skim every battle scene and now have more elf characters to cry over before the next game comes out and we MAYBE get some closure on the Solas situation.