janeywaneyb's review
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
nakid's review
3.0
While Ian seemed to grow as a writer in his Well of Echoes series, going back to Karan and Llian was a mistake. They have their same old flaws and just feel like characters that are cardboard cutouts. Their mood seems to arbitrarily shift to push the story forward and they do things which aren't of their nature.
moniquemct's review
2.0
I received a copy of this book for free through NetGalley
I really wanted to like this but it just didn’t pan out for me. The writing in this felt rushed and I didn’t enjoy the world building or the characters. I was coming out of an anti-fantasy mood when I picked it up so don’t take this at face value – try for yourself.
I really wanted to like this but it just didn’t pan out for me. The writing in this felt rushed and I didn’t enjoy the world building or the characters. I was coming out of an anti-fantasy mood when I picked it up so don’t take this at face value – try for yourself.
micrummey's review
1.0
This was a book chosen for me through a scheme by my local library during lockdown. I am the wrong type of person to review a book of this type as I don't really like fantasy especially in worlds built by the author.
This is a quest novel and it does take a long time for the quest to get going. They were too many characters but I sort of guessed this before I started reading due to a list of characters at the back.
An author should not have to do this.
I found great chunks of the novel monotonous but on occasion would come across a gripping scene or an engaging fight scene. This proved the author can write and I have no doubt some readers of fantasy will enjoy this.
It's not for me and I am not tempted by other books in the series.
This is a quest novel and it does take a long time for the quest to get going. They were too many characters but I sort of guessed this before I started reading due to a list of characters at the back.
An author should not have to do this.
I found great chunks of the novel monotonous but on occasion would come across a gripping scene or an engaging fight scene. This proved the author can write and I have no doubt some readers of fantasy will enjoy this.
It's not for me and I am not tempted by other books in the series.
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