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adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I've got to think about my rating.
I can't say this was a whirlwind but it wasn't a snail either. The pacing was appropriate during the battles and the space between battles that were meant for character development and political intrigue.
The characters were not as whiny as the 3rd book but I can't say the character development over the last 3 books worked with where the characters ended up by the end of this book. It felt wishy-washy.
Also, the end didn't feel like a solid conclusion to a series. I can appreciate the "rome wasn't built in a day" feel to the end because you can't "fix" a country quickly after a rebellion and external war in one book. However, it does make the book series feel incomplete. If the novella bind-up helps solidify the series conclusion, maybe I'll give it a chance.
(Let me know because I seriously never read novellas that are tied to a series.)
All-in-all, this book was a solid book but it wasn't a solid conclusion to a series. It made me feel luke warm as I read the last couple of chapters.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Violence, Blood, and Grief
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