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josiah17's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A great overall improvement from Voice of War. The worldbuilding takes an expansive leap with an incredible twist to the history of Arasin and the Heralds. And this twist makes this world more grim than I expected.
The character work improves, especially with Laurel. I'm frankly blown away by what Argyle has done with Laurel as a character. And I loved Chrys's resilience throughout his arc. Alverax also came into his own as the story progressed and he received an important role to play.
Argyle also knows how to write action scenes with the magic system he's created. Really captivating and vivid action sequences.
It's certainly not a perfect book. There are maybe a few plot conveniences, and the dialogue isn't perfect, nor is the prose. But again, it's an overall improvement, and I really quite enjoyed the book once I realized I had reached the final page.
Edit 10/17/23: Moving down to 4 stars
The character work improves, especially with Laurel. I'm frankly blown away by what Argyle has done with Laurel as a character. And I loved Chrys's resilience throughout his arc. Alverax also came into his own as the story progressed and he received an important role to play.
Argyle also knows how to write action scenes with the magic system he's created. Really captivating and vivid action sequences.
It's certainly not a perfect book. There are maybe a few plot conveniences, and the dialogue isn't perfect, nor is the prose. But again, it's an overall improvement, and I really quite enjoyed the book once I realized I had reached the final page.
Edit 10/17/23: Moving down to 4 stars
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore and Violence
Minor: Medical content
connorjdaley's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This is book 2 of the Threadlight series. I listened to the first entry, Voice of War, via the author’s newsletter…which made it free! (Get yours here: https://download.zackargyle.com/voice-of-war-audiobook) I wanted to continue with it, so I went with audio for the second too. Adam Gold is a fantastic narrator.
No smack talking, but I did find the sequel to be leaps and bounds better than the first! There was amped up action, dialogue, and emotion. The writing was a nice step up as well. Certainly an improvement on what was already a great start. The author did a great job of continuing to pull on all the threads he started with in the first, and creating some others!
Again, this is just truly one of the most intriguing magic systems I’ve read in a long time. Called Threadlight, there are even bigger and badder things to deal with and learn about in this sequel, and the magic just kept getting bigger and better.
The author continues on with the multi-perspective narrative. He does so with the same success as the first, while even the side characters are incredibly fleshed out and real. And did I mention death? Deaths? Deathses? None of them feel good, and each of them hurt in their own way. I was impressed.
Totally worth it, and definitely sold me even more on the first. Check it, and the author out!
No smack talking, but I did find the sequel to be leaps and bounds better than the first! There was amped up action, dialogue, and emotion. The writing was a nice step up as well. Certainly an improvement on what was already a great start. The author did a great job of continuing to pull on all the threads he started with in the first, and creating some others!
Again, this is just truly one of the most intriguing magic systems I’ve read in a long time. Called Threadlight, there are even bigger and badder things to deal with and learn about in this sequel, and the magic just kept getting bigger and better.
The author continues on with the multi-perspective narrative. He does so with the same success as the first, while even the side characters are incredibly fleshed out and real. And did I mention death? Deaths? Deathses? None of them feel good, and each of them hurt in their own way. I was impressed.
Totally worth it, and definitely sold me even more on the first. Check it, and the author out!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and War