Reviews

Abhorsen by Garth Nix

itkovian_books's review against another edition

3.0

The conclusion itself had a lot of catharsis, I just found myself bored through much of the middle, unfortunately. Overall, however, I still recommend this trilogy for its interesting world and characters.

Rating: 6/10
Trilogy rating: 7-8/10

ollieollie's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

randomprogrammer's review against another edition

4.0

good solid conclusion. I enjoyed the series. Apparently there are a bunch of other books, a 3.5 short story and then some later novels. Greg has read book 5 iirc, and he didn't like it as much. so for now i've stopped with this series to read other things.

allisonstockslager's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Xenophobia, Animal death, and Fire/Fire injury

charlibirb's review against another edition

5.0

A great conclusion to the Lirael story. I really love these books.

mkhaas29's review against another edition

5.0

Revisiting this series again was a lot of fun; the story held up and I was just as interested ten years later. I listened to the audiobook primarily, narrated by Tim Curry and it was great.

chefgirlsatan's review against another edition

4.0

MOGGET!!! One of the best characters ever created.

zgoda's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

frenchkey's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Still an excellent read. Pacy and tense, it's very difficult to put down. Once again, the Dog and Mogget are the best part of the book, although all characters are given their chance to shine. The twists are genuinely unexpected but well foreshadowed upon re-reading. 

marpesea's review against another edition

5.0

Abhorsen picks up immediately following the end of Lirael. This is the climactic end to the Abhorsen trilogy and an excellent book.

The audiobook, narrated by Tim Curry, is fantastic as well.