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Shaman King. Omnibus, Vol. 12 by Hiroyuki Takei
3.0
As much as I love shaman king, it can’t be denied that it has such an anticlimactic and underwhelming ending. After 300+ chapters of build up, it ends with the power of friendship but it makes sense as to why since no power up can rival a literal god.
This omnibus is mostly just the one shots and short stories released after the series which were fun but it felt a little unbalanced with the main story ending so soon in the book.
Shaman king is still one of my all time favorite manga series but the ending is too anticlimactic and feels a little rushed for my liking.
This omnibus is mostly just the one shots and short stories released after the series which were fun but it felt a little unbalanced with the main story ending so soon in the book.
Shaman king is still one of my all time favorite manga series but the ending is too anticlimactic and feels a little rushed for my liking.
Words of Radiance Part Two by Brandon Sanderson
5.0
I whole heartedly believe Words of Radiance to be the greatest book to exist and The Stormlight Archive to just to be a masterpiece of a series.
Words of Radiance took the worldbuilding from Way of Kings and elevated it so much with great character development and characterization and the world itself and the way it all felt natural and a steady progression.
There’s so much to this book that makes it so great that it’s impossible to list them all but the character interactions were interesting and fun, the action was super immersive and even gave me chills many times and it was a fun read all throughout.
And the characters are great, every single character is distinct and unique with different struggles that fit and move the narrative in a natural way without it feeling out of place or a plot convenience, everything had a purpose and a reason
The Interludes this time were a lot longer however they offered a much more direct understanding to the story characters such as giving a viewpoint from the parshendi which made the things happening towards the end a lot more impactful.
There wasn’t much I didn’t enjoy, I felt like a certain event should’ve been a little later in the story but I won’t say for spoilers and I don’t think shallan’s backstory is quite as gripping or expansive as kaladin’s was in The Way of Kings (but it was still good).
The entire experience has been great so far and I’m excited to read the rest of the series
Words of Radiance took the worldbuilding from Way of Kings and elevated it so much with great character development and characterization and the world itself and the way it all felt natural and a steady progression.
There’s so much to this book that makes it so great that it’s impossible to list them all but the character interactions were interesting and fun, the action was super immersive and even gave me chills many times and it was a fun read all throughout.
And the characters are great, every single character is distinct and unique with different struggles that fit and move the narrative in a natural way without it feeling out of place or a plot convenience, everything had a purpose and a reason
The Interludes this time were a lot longer however they offered a much more direct understanding to the story characters such as giving a viewpoint from the parshendi which made the things happening towards the end a lot more impactful.
There wasn’t much I didn’t enjoy, I felt like a certain event should’ve been a little later in the story but I won’t say for spoilers and I don’t think shallan’s backstory is quite as gripping or expansive as kaladin’s was in The Way of Kings (but it was still good).
The entire experience has been great so far and I’m excited to read the rest of the series
Edgedancer by Brandon Sanderson
4.0
A really good novella that offered a lot more insight into Lift’s character and how the events at the end of Words of Radiance affect the wider world of Roshar.
I had a lot of fun reading this and Sanderson obviously does a great job with immersion and making the world feel alive as well as portraying characters emotions perfectly and the dialogue is fun and interesting with Lift being quite a unique character.
However, i don’t think this Novella reaches the highs that the rest of the stormlight archive books have achieved so far, which I wouldn’t expect from a side story anyway. The action was good but not as good as it has been in the past books imo and the character interactions, whilst also good, felt similar at times with Lift always being sarcastic and having a quirky response to everything and everyone.
But I really enjoyed reading this and it seems pretty essential to the series and with the ending of this and Words of Radiance, I’m looking forward to reading Oathbringer.
I had a lot of fun reading this and Sanderson obviously does a great job with immersion and making the world feel alive as well as portraying characters emotions perfectly and the dialogue is fun and interesting with Lift being quite a unique character.
However, i don’t think this Novella reaches the highs that the rest of the stormlight archive books have achieved so far, which I wouldn’t expect from a side story anyway. The action was good but not as good as it has been in the past books imo and the character interactions, whilst also good, felt similar at times with Lift always being sarcastic and having a quirky response to everything and everyone.
But I really enjoyed reading this and it seems pretty essential to the series and with the ending of this and Words of Radiance, I’m looking forward to reading Oathbringer.
Final Fantasy VII Remake: Traces of Two Pasts by Kazushige Nojima
3.0
3.5/5
It was quite a nice read and as a big Final Fantasy 7 fan, I enjoyed learning more about the backstories of the characters and the different perspectives.
However, most of the interesting backstories are already explained throughout the games so this books is more focused around the impact of those events and the after effects (more so in Tifa’s story) and the core elements such as the sephiroth scene is skipped over and instead focused on how Tifa got to Midgar etc, which is interesting to learn about but not something necessary for those looking for something that will give a more deeper understanding of the characters than already shown through the games.
I found Arieth’s story to be a lot more interesting with more insight into her life in the slums and her relationship with Elmyra but it’s more of an extended flashback from the game with the key elements already being shown prior.
The pacing can be quite slow at times too, with many scenes feeling like the side quest equivalents but there are also many fun interactions and also some more in depth look into some of the new original characters included in the remake.
Definitely a fun and enjoyable read for those fans of the games but knowledge of the games is required to read this or else it’ll be confusing and the descriptions of the setting isn’t as great as it could be so it’s helpful knowing how everything looks. I would love to have a book for the rest of the characters and learn more.
It was quite a nice read and as a big Final Fantasy 7 fan, I enjoyed learning more about the backstories of the characters and the different perspectives.
However, most of the interesting backstories are already explained throughout the games so this books is more focused around the impact of those events and the after effects (more so in Tifa’s story) and the core elements such as the sephiroth scene is skipped over and instead focused on how Tifa got to Midgar etc, which is interesting to learn about but not something necessary for those looking for something that will give a more deeper understanding of the characters than already shown through the games.
I found Arieth’s story to be a lot more interesting with more insight into her life in the slums and her relationship with Elmyra but it’s more of an extended flashback from the game with the key elements already being shown prior.
The pacing can be quite slow at times too, with many scenes feeling like the side quest equivalents but there are also many fun interactions and also some more in depth look into some of the new original characters included in the remake.
Definitely a fun and enjoyable read for those fans of the games but knowledge of the games is required to read this or else it’ll be confusing and the descriptions of the setting isn’t as great as it could be so it’s helpful knowing how everything looks. I would love to have a book for the rest of the characters and learn more.