The design and UX isn't done, Rob and Abbie, okkurrrr! 😌
veronica87's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars
"It is a beginning," he said at last. "Against all despair, it is a small flame of hope."
This second book in the Memory, Sorrow and Thorn trilogy picks up largely where the first book ended. Our main heroes are fractured, forced by circumstance to pursue separate missions, and all the while the forces that threaten to forever destroy the land of Osten Ard grow stronger.
I found this second book more evenly paced than the first book. There was no slow start this time around and the story held my attention from start to finish. Well, admittedly, there was a certain interlude that got a little bogged down but it didn’t last too long and it concluded with a bevy of activity that will surely have long-reaching consequences.
Readers will continue to follow some old favorite characters and the story keeps the momentum going by switching its focus from one third person POV to another. There are losses along the way as one would expect from a good-vs-evil story on this scale but there are also some new characters that are introduced so that helps to lessen the losses and I, for one, am curious to know them better.
The final book was originally published in one large hardcover book but it was too big to be made into one single paperback version, so it was split into two books for that format. Since I have the paperback version, I still have two equally huge books to read…but I’m not complaining. I’ve grown attached to most of these characters. I’ve lost some and expect that I will lose even more before I read that final page but I have no doubt that the author’s special way with words will ease me through the rough parts.
"This is what we’ve been searching for. This is where we will begin the long road back."
"It is a beginning," he said at last. "Against all despair, it is a small flame of hope."
This second book in the Memory, Sorrow and Thorn trilogy picks up largely where the first book ended. Our main heroes are fractured, forced by circumstance to pursue separate missions, and all the while the forces that threaten to forever destroy the land of Osten Ard grow stronger.
I found this second book more evenly paced than the first book. There was no slow start this time around and the story held my attention from start to finish. Well, admittedly, there was a certain interlude that got a little bogged down but it didn’t last too long and it concluded with a bevy of activity that will surely have long-reaching consequences.
Readers will continue to follow some old favorite characters and the story keeps the momentum going by switching its focus from one third person POV to another. There are losses along the way as one would expect from a good-vs-evil story on this scale but there are also some new characters that are introduced so that helps to lessen the losses and I, for one, am curious to know them better.
The final book was originally published in one large hardcover book but it was too big to be made into one single paperback version, so it was split into two books for that format. Since I have the paperback version, I still have two equally huge books to read…but I’m not complaining. I’ve grown attached to most of these characters. I’ve lost some and expect that I will lose even more before I read that final page but I have no doubt that the author’s special way with words will ease me through the rough parts.
"This is what we’ve been searching for. This is where we will begin the long road back."
pemdas97's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-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
3.75
korvien's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.5
neewanji's review against another edition
Lovely continuation of Simon & friends' adventure.
scedne0's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
damonrb's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0