lizthelizars's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
3.5
raechsreads's review against another edition
5.0
The Naming is an amazing book! I enjoyed all the surprises that kept me reading. It was interesting to learn about the Bard life and history and everything that came up. Cant' wait to read the next book in the series.
jellyfists's review against another edition
5.0
This was definitely one of my all time favorite reads. I loved Maerad her personality was enjoyable and she never once really got on my nerves like the main characters of many other books have a habit of doing.
diamontique's review against another edition
4.0
I thought this book was pretty good, for a first book. I actually enjoyed the little shout - out to the Earthsea trilogy with Cadvan's past escapade. I also thought the appendices were clever too.
nezzaaa's review against another edition
5.0
STILL AS GOOD AS IT WAS IN GRADE 3
had parallels to lotr (beren & luthien, a river called cirion, minas tirith) but still very original
I'm so surprised all the period references flew completely over my head, like there were at least 5 descriptive mentions of it.
Highly recommend
had parallels to lotr (beren & luthien, a river called cirion, minas tirith) but still very original
I'm so surprised all the period references flew completely over my head, like there were at least 5 descriptive mentions of it.
Highly recommend
lauramcc7's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
reflective
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? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Child abuse, War, Slavery, Death, Violence, Misogyny, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder
kristenblaire's review against another edition
The start was pretty slow, and I didn’t find the dialogue gripping. After reading some reviews, it did not appear that this was the type of book for me.
raadelma's review against another edition
3.0
The Gift was overall enjoyable start of heroine’s journey, despite being more high fantasy than what I usually like; /really/ heavy on lore and world-building and prophecies about defeating the ancient evil.
emily_michelle's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0