annekepaige's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
felinity's review against another edition
5.0
Every time I read this I marvel at Kerr's ability to draw us in, to make the omniscient narrator so transparent that you barely notice the change in voice, and to keep Rhodry so close to the brink of madness without his tumbling over.
We're in a new incarnation cycle. Time's moving on, faster in some cases than others, and this volume more closely ties the Westlands' story into that of Deverry. Jill and Dallandra are both tracking down clues, some of which are *almost* revealed. (Readers who like cryptic puzzles will enjoy this; others will just read faster to get the answers!)
We're in a new incarnation cycle. Time's moving on, faster in some cases than others, and this volume more closely ties the Westlands' story into that of Deverry. Jill and Dallandra are both tracking down clues, some of which are *almost* revealed. (Readers who like cryptic puzzles will enjoy this; others will just read faster to get the answers!)
catamongstthepages'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
katmarhan's review against another edition
4.0
The plot threads snake out in all direcrions rather than drawing together. We have a long way to go in this saga, but this is an excellent installment in the Deverry cycle.
angrywombat's review against another edition
4.0
The westlands cycle picks up pace.
Jill makes her way to find the refugee People in the far south. Rhodry returns to Deverry and takes on an apprentice, and we start to get a good look at just what the Guardians really are, and how they are stirring up events in the world.
This was a fast and easy to read book, and it is really ratcheting up the tension for the rest of the cycle. Need to start the next one immediately!
Jill makes her way to find the refugee People in the far south. Rhodry returns to Deverry and takes on an apprentice, and we start to get a good look at just what the Guardians really are, and how they are stirring up events in the world.
This was a fast and easy to read book, and it is really ratcheting up the tension for the rest of the cycle. Need to start the next one immediately!
vaderbird's review against another edition
4.0
5 star - Perfect
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
wordnerdy's review against another edition
4.0
https://wordnerdy.blogspot.com/2022/02/2022-book-32.html
I’ve reached the point in this series where what which character was doing in which book in which of their reincarnations has started to blur together, and only the most recent set piece is clear in my mind, so no plot summaries here. There’s definitely lots of action and riding around on horses and some cool new characters (I really love the characters in these books) and some cameos from some old characters, plus some dogs. I do hope we get flashbacks to Jill's research trip at some point, because I'm me, and I like scenes of people reading books even more than scenes of people riding around on horses. Another enjoyable volume, perfect escapism. A-.
I’ve reached the point in this series where what which character was doing in which book in which of their reincarnations has started to blur together, and only the most recent set piece is clear in my mind, so no plot summaries here. There’s definitely lots of action and riding around on horses and some cool new characters (I really love the characters in these books) and some cameos from some old characters, plus some dogs. I do hope we get flashbacks to Jill's research trip at some point, because I'm me, and I like scenes of people reading books even more than scenes of people riding around on horses. Another enjoyable volume, perfect escapism. A-.