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natalie36's review against another edition
2.0
FINALLY FINISHED.
I really do like the main characters, Terisa and Geraden, but this was just way too drawn out with some truly questionable scenes/attitudes.
I really do like the main characters, Terisa and Geraden, but this was just way too drawn out with some truly questionable scenes/attitudes.
kadidiawc's review against another edition
Way too complicated trying to understand the “magic”
And not all that interesting either
Language didn’t grab me
And not all that interesting either
Language didn’t grab me
kkxx2's review against another edition
3.0
Ridiculously boring and dry, but it has a solid plot and character development.
bookwyrm_kate's review against another edition
2.0
Couldn't finish; so very, very boring. Character was so passive, she was like watching paint dry.
madirowa's review against another edition
I got so far through this book.... I was halfway done. And that's saying something because this book is a massive brick! I wanted to finish. I really did, but I've realized after putting it down in April and not picking it back up a few months later that there is no way I can force myself to read it.
At first I was interested. I thought that the magic with the mirrors was very cool, but that can only carry the book for so long. The main character, Terisa, was far too frustrating for me to handle any longer. She is so dull and all her motives are completely wrong. She drove me insane.
One of Terisa's actions that was pretty much the breaking point for me was her attraction(if that's the word for it) for an annoying rude middle aged man. How old is she again, in her young twenties? Yes okay, whatever, I mean it's not like there is this cute and adorable young man about your age who is practically in love with you hanging around. I mean, come on! What is wrong with her?
Maybe the book gets better, I won't know because I just can't finish the book. I was able to tolerate Terisa until her actions just started to make no sense. If don't know what love is, please don't try to find it with a middle aged man! Once I get through about 50% of the book I usually try to finish, but this is just not one of those cases.
At first I was interested. I thought that the magic with the mirrors was very cool, but that can only carry the book for so long. The main character, Terisa, was far too frustrating for me to handle any longer. She is so dull and all her motives are completely wrong. She drove me insane.
One of Terisa's actions that was pretty much the breaking point for me was her attraction(if that's the word for it) for an annoying rude middle aged man. How old is she again, in her young twenties? Yes okay, whatever, I mean it's not like there is this cute and adorable young man about your age who is practically in love with you hanging around. I mean, come on! What is wrong with her?
Maybe the book gets better, I won't know because I just can't finish the book. I was able to tolerate Terisa until her actions just started to make no sense. If don't know what love is, please don't try to find it with a middle aged man! Once I get through about 50% of the book I usually try to finish, but this is just not one of those cases.
itabar's review against another edition
1.0
In a word: Boring. Prolix.
In two words: glacial plotting. Unsympathetic characters.
In five words: Pathetic, colorless, wimpy uninteresting heroine.
I'm 1/3 of the way through listening to this (9 hours or so!!) and I'm thinking of quitting. Maybe I'll read it so I can skim. God he's wordy and keeps saying the same thing over and over and over again (maybe I don't exist, my father didn't love me). Boohoo. Hullo? We get it!!
Mostly, I want to slap the heroine. And the king. Or kill them both so the story would be over.
In two words: glacial plotting. Unsympathetic characters.
In five words: Pathetic, colorless, wimpy uninteresting heroine.
I'm 1/3 of the way through listening to this (9 hours or so!!) and I'm thinking of quitting. Maybe I'll read it so I can skim. God he's wordy and keeps saying the same thing over and over and over again (maybe I don't exist, my father didn't love me). Boohoo. Hullo? We get it!!
Mostly, I want to slap the heroine. And the king. Or kill them both so the story would be over.
drakean8's review against another edition
Don't remember much except trying to figure out why the second book was titled what it was
raven_acres's review against another edition
3.0
Good book, but dragged on way to long. I got that the main character had self-esteem issues, but I didn't need to see it over and over again. I'm hoping the second one is better about getting through the story.
wildflowerz76's review against another edition
1.0
DNF. Again, luckily from the library. I've owned Lord Foul's Bane for ages and ages, but never got around to giving it a shot. For some reason, I put this one on hold at the library. I just couldn't get into it at all. It felt very 80s in the modern world part with all the mirrors and stuff. I kept picturing everyone with big hair and giant hoop earrings. I just couldn't get interested, so on the DNF pile it goes.