Story is passable, but man when it's all said and done I was like 'Thats it? I feel like we could've gotten through this a lot faster.'Ĭharacters are still likable, their relationships are even better in this book, same old stuff. The beginning of the 'Villains survive a lot of these fights through pure bullshit.' Heroes do too, and it's probably the most noticeable for the heroes in this book. Villain viewpoints are pretty boring this time around. Although at least there are boats this time! The relationships between characters are really good once againĪgain, the setting is incredibly repetitive. Villains are incredibly hatable.īeginning of what was, one of my favourite side-storylines in any novel. I will, however, acknowledge that they are still incredibly hatable and Gwynne does a great job making me root against them.Ĭharacters are still very likeable and easy to root for. It feels like 75% of the story takes place in forests and towns that are described exactly the same.Ĭookie-Cutter 'bully' villains are incredibly interchangeable. Setting was a bit underwhelming, a common theme through the series. Almost nothing happens to the main MC for a solid 40% of the book. I was shocked.įight sequences are really clear and easy to understand There's one specific one at the end of the book that had me floored. Story is interesting, even if it is incredibly basic Relationship between the major characters never feels contrived or forced, rather it flows naturally as the story progresses Overall spoiler-free.Įnding to all the storylines was fairly grippingĬharacters are likeable and interesting (for the most part).

Now, A quick review of each book in the series (Bullet Point Style). Other than that, he did a great job with what he had to work with. However, he had this baffling tendency to whisper his shouts that took away all the impact they had.

Even now, I can still clearly hear the characters quite distinctly. My quick thoughts: Narrator did a great job with overall narration and voices. Its really a bad final book to an otherwise decent series.Īlso, I listened to the audiobooks of these series. Really, I just feel like the final book doesn't get the criticism it deserves. What it lacks, is pretty consistent throughout the series. And what it does well, it usually does pretty good. As many others who have written reviews have pointed out, it doesn't stretch itself incredibly far in terms of creativity. There is no worse betrayal than a bad ending.”― Me, 2021, after having read 10 shitty endings in a row. “There is no friend so faithful as a good book.

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