dray8614's review
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
bookswithcori's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-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? Yes
3.5
fullyfoley's review
4.0
3.5, very solid start to a series. The book started a little slow but then picked up and stayed there. There was a decent amount of exposition but not everything is spoon-fed to you, so it was fun to guess abilities or plot points.
Negative aspects would be the poorly written female characters. In a world with magic there were times when the actions women took or how women were presented took me out of the story completely.
Negative aspects would be the poorly written female characters. In a world with magic there were times when the actions women took or how women were presented took me out of the story completely.
fugater096's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
evasw's review
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
gabeq's review against another edition
3.0
3.3
O maior problema foi que o personagem principal é um garoto insuportável, e também algumas partes bem estranhas, mas a história e os outros pontos de vista salvaram o livro para mim.
O maior problema foi que o personagem principal é um garoto insuportável, e também algumas partes bem estranhas, mas a história e os outros pontos de vista salvaram o livro para mim.
acecool's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
bigbear73's review
5.0
Easily one of the best books I've read in the last year. Curse and bless you Brent Weeks for making it the start of a series.
zebrakat's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
I wish I had realized this was YA before I started it. I’m definitely not the target demographic for this book as I’m not a teenage boy.
This book had a lot of fat phobia and but of sexism.
The magic system was interesting enough. I have no intention of reading further into the series.
This book had a lot of fat phobia and but of sexism.
The magic system was interesting enough. I have no intention of reading further into the series.