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eososray's review against another edition
1.0
I thought I should go back and read the first book even though I didn't like the second book but I found this story even worse. It was choppy and all the reluctant heros were way too frustrating.
balancedmultitudes's review against another edition
adventurous
3.75
Als Jugendliche unglaublich gern gelesen aber dieses Mal hat es mich irgendwie nicht so gepackt. Leider.
arcania's review against another edition
1.0
Le début d'une grande épopée style Seigneur des Anneaux. La constitution d'un groupe, d'une communauté éclectique, puis la quête. C'est vraiment la mise en place d'une grande histoire qui se déroulera sur plusieurs tomes. Mais au final ça rend celui-ci moins passionnant. C'est malheureusement pas mon genre.
marineb09's review against another edition
3.0
I first read this book maybe 10 years ago (and in french) and LOVED the hell out of it ... breathtaking, I binge read the serie in one go and couldn't stop thinking about it.
I kept this feeling with me since then.
I wanted to try again with this serie, but this time, in VO ;) and well... I am so upset now. I couldn't identify with this book anymore, I don't know why but I couldn't read it like I used too, I felt bored, not excited by the complexity of the characters and the world ... Maybe I wasn't in the mood to read adult fantasy and I push through ... and I ended up not enjoying the expérience..
Will see if I continue on maybe in a couple of month or not ... :(
I kept this feeling with me since then.
I wanted to try again with this serie, but this time, in VO ;) and well... I am so upset now. I couldn't identify with this book anymore, I don't know why but I couldn't read it like I used too, I felt bored, not excited by the complexity of the characters and the world ... Maybe I wasn't in the mood to read adult fantasy and I push through ... and I ended up not enjoying the expérience..
Will see if I continue on maybe in a couple of month or not ... :(
matty4's review against another edition
4.0
Premier tome de cette sage de dark fantasy. On y suit l'histoire de plusieurs personnages : Elena, une jeune sorcière ; Er'ril de Standi, un guerrier vieux de 500 ans hiver ; Nee'lahn, la dernière nyphai ; Kral, un puissant montagnard ; l'el'phe Méric ; Mogweed et Fardale, des si'lura (métamorphes) ; par son oncle Boln et Tol'chuk, un sage og're de demi-sang.
Les évènements de ce premier tome ne se passent que sur quelques jours, mais rapidement l'action y prend place et nous embarque dans une sacrée histoire. Au fur et à mesure, les différents personnages se retrouveront chez l'oncle Born, cette rencontre a pourtant été décidée bien plus tôt par la destinée.
J'ai beaucoup aimé ce tome, qui était plutôt un tome introductif sur la suite qui nous attend. Mon personnage préféré est surement Kral, parce qu'il me fait penser à Cassian.
Très très hâte de lire la suite.
Les évènements de ce premier tome ne se passent que sur quelques jours, mais rapidement l'action y prend place et nous embarque dans une sacrée histoire. Au fur et à mesure, les différents personnages se retrouveront chez l'oncle Born, cette rencontre a pourtant été décidée bien plus tôt par la destinée.
J'ai beaucoup aimé ce tome, qui était plutôt un tome introductif sur la suite qui nous attend. Mon personnage préféré est surement Kral, parce qu'il me fait penser à Cassian.
Très très hâte de lire la suite.
ettegoom's review against another edition
1.0
It was a relief to finish this. I felt like I ought to be more invested in the characters, but frankly, they were two dimensional and uninspiring. I won't read the rest of the series.
christdrake's review against another edition
3.0
Cross between Tolkien and Anne Bishop but the flow and character development isn't as good. 5 books in the series, and I just finished the third (Witch War).
mewsie's review against another edition
3.0
Here is the tale about Elena: a simple country girl whose life takes a sudden turn for the worse when she becomes a woman. She is no longer the daughter of an apple farmer in a quiet valley; now she becomes a Wit'ch, a woman who can wield great power but is feared among her land. Her destiny was forged five centuries earlier when three mages brought their powers together and sacraficed themselves to create the Book, which contains the last powers of the Chi in a land that was to succumb to dark powers. Once Elena became the Wit'ch, the Dark Lord who now rules over her land of Alasea is seeking her power, and she finds herself alone, very confused, and running away from the only home she knew. On her journey to find someone that can help her, she meets up with others who help her battle the Dark Lord's minion: a one-armed man, a half-breed troll, a nymph, and two shapeshifters stuck in their current forms. They work together to keep Elena from falling into the hands of the Dark Lord.
I read this book on recommendation from my husband and was pleasantly surprise with it. The book was a bit tough to stick with at the beginning, whether it was the writing style or the focus shifting constantly between characters, but it melded nicely in the end. I did like the fact that the story didn't just focus on Elena but included the stories behind her ragtag friends as well. Clemens did a good job giving life to these supplemental characters with intriguing stories of their own. Yes, there are issues with his writing style, especially all those added apostrophes (hence the three stars), but I think that it was worth working through since the story had a nice plot and good character development.
I read this book on recommendation from my husband and was pleasantly surprise with it. The book was a bit tough to stick with at the beginning, whether it was the writing style or the focus shifting constantly between characters, but it melded nicely in the end. I did like the fact that the story didn't just focus on Elena but included the stories behind her ragtag friends as well. Clemens did a good job giving life to these supplemental characters with intriguing stories of their own. Yes, there are issues with his writing style, especially all those added apostrophes (hence the three stars), but I think that it was worth working through since the story had a nice plot and good character development.