friendofgosig's review against another edition
3.0
Not my favourite of the series, it felt quite bitty, as if there was a list of things to tidy up before the story finished, and they were just being ticked off before they could get to the final battle.
_neiljosten's review against another edition
2.0
i feel like i need to clarify that the storyline wasnt bad and i still enjoyed that part as much as i did when i was a kid But . the age gap .. its uncomfortable
alexblackreads's review against another edition
3.0
Edit: Nope, couldn't do it. Knocked it down to 3 stars.
I was disappointed by this book. As a kid, this was one of my favorites of the series and I remember reading this on its own, just picking it off my shelf at random because I loved it so much. But honestly, it didn't quite live up to that the way the rest of the series did. I did still thoroughly enjoy it (4 stars is not a rating I give lightly), but I was expecting another 5. I found it a little dull, and I just wasn't all that interested in the Divine Realms, where a lot of this book took place. It felt like it was avoiding the action in Tortall and then once they did return, it felt a bit disjointed.
But my overall biggest problem was the romance. Daine is 16 in this book and the love interest is 30. I hadn't forgotten that, but somehow in my head I'd aged her up a bit and closed the gap. As an adult, that's disgusting to me and I couldn't get past that. If this wasn't already a favorite, I probably wouldn't have even rated it this high. As it was, I actively ignored the romance and mostly just pretended it didn't exist.
*tagged as favorites as it's one of my favorite series
I was disappointed by this book. As a kid, this was one of my favorites of the series and I remember reading this on its own, just picking it off my shelf at random because I loved it so much. But honestly, it didn't quite live up to that the way the rest of the series did. I did still thoroughly enjoy it (4 stars is not a rating I give lightly), but I was expecting another 5. I found it a little dull, and I just wasn't all that interested in the Divine Realms, where a lot of this book took place. It felt like it was avoiding the action in Tortall and then once they did return, it felt a bit disjointed.
But my overall biggest problem was the romance. Daine is 16 in this book and the love interest is 30. I hadn't forgotten that, but somehow in my head I'd aged her up a bit and closed the gap. As an adult, that's disgusting to me and I couldn't get past that. If this wasn't already a favorite, I probably wouldn't have even rated it this high. As it was, I actively ignored the romance and mostly just pretended it didn't exist.
*tagged as favorites as it's one of my favorite series
sortabadass's review against another edition
3.0
Listening to this book while reading Nabokov's Lolita was a rather grim, although unintended, comparison. When Numair called Daine "magelet," I could not help but hear Humbert's "nymphet."
minervadashwood's review against another edition
3.0
Probably my least favorite in the series. It tries to do too much in <250 pages. A disappointing end, honestly. But not awful.
mimified's review against another edition
3.25
I would have enjoyed this book much better if the author avoided the love story.. it's so weird to see a romantic relationship come out of nowhere like that ,especially with the age difference
sophiewilliams's review against another edition
3.0
Generally a good book. Was disturbed by the relationship between a 16 and 30 yr old though. Didn't bother me the first time I read it (when I must have been about 12) but now more of an issue to my brain.
tirragen's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship