jg93's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-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
5.0
rosan's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
tim_townes's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-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
4.5
A great and fitting end to the trilogy. Not quite as tightly paced as Jade War, but it manages to deliver satisfying endings to all of the main characters.
andi_reads_books's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-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
5.0
djmarin's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-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
5.0
thetainaship's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-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
4.5
npersendt's review against another edition
2.0
2.5
Rant:
This book had so much potential. The ending felt too black and white for characters who were known for doing bad things. I wish Lee had committed to killing Hilo during the bombing and gone with the Ayt Mada power struggle. I would have eaten that shit up but no instead we got a book that just did not know when to end. I did not care for the last 250 pages of this book. There were so many characters that I did not care for, Nico is disgustingly boring and underwritten.
Considering how good the first two books were I had a lot of high expectations for this one and I was excited to see where the characters were going. Especially Wen. Wen was my favourite character in Jade War and she was relegated to being next to useless. Shae just worked on my fucking nerves for most of the book. Anden was okay. I felt like he was only there to move the plot along and did not get very much character development.
I think the biggest problem with this book is that for most of it Ayt Mada was not the villain until the very end. And then she just became a cartoon. There were so many different little irrelevant stories that just over thickened the plot. The GSI and Sunto stuff made me want to come down from the mountain. Boring and irrelevant, take me back to bad bitch Ayt Mada. I definitely think Lee should write a prequel about Ayt who was one of the best written characters in the whole series.
Im being overly negative towards a book that some parts I did enjoy. All of the Maik Tar bits was so heartbreaking and well written. Chefs kiss. I really loved Ru as a character but I also felt like his death had little to no consequences. Jaya was also so great. I wish there had been some type of indication that she would have taken over as horn. However the final interaction between Jaya and Shae left a very bad taste in my mouth about Shae. Last but not least my favourite part of the entire series is Hilo's character arc. He was not perfect but fuck he was great. An exceptionally memorable character. The perfect Anti-Hero.
Rant:
This book had so much potential. The ending felt too black and white for characters who were known for doing bad things. I wish Lee had committed to killing Hilo during the bombing and gone with the Ayt Mada power struggle. I would have eaten that shit up but no instead we got a book that just did not know when to end. I did not care for the last 250 pages of this book. There were so many characters that I did not care for, Nico is disgustingly boring and underwritten.
Considering how good the first two books were I had a lot of high expectations for this one and I was excited to see where the characters were going. Especially Wen. Wen was my favourite character in Jade War and she was relegated to being next to useless. Shae just worked on my fucking nerves for most of the book. Anden was okay. I felt like he was only there to move the plot along and did not get very much character development.
I think the biggest problem with this book is that for most of it Ayt Mada was not the villain until the very end. And then she just became a cartoon. There were so many different little irrelevant stories that just over thickened the plot. The GSI and Sunto stuff made me want to come down from the mountain. Boring and irrelevant, take me back to bad bitch Ayt Mada. I definitely think Lee should write a prequel about Ayt who was one of the best written characters in the whole series.
Im being overly negative towards a book that some parts I did enjoy. All of the Maik Tar bits was so heartbreaking and well written. Chefs kiss. I really loved Ru as a character but I also felt like his death had little to no consequences. Jaya was also so great. I wish there had been some type of indication that she would have taken over as horn. However the final interaction between Jaya and Shae left a very bad taste in my mouth about Shae. Last but not least my favourite part of the entire series is Hilo's character arc. He was not perfect but fuck he was great. An exceptionally memorable character. The perfect Anti-Hero.
traysharps's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I really don’t know how to feel about this book. For me, I think the first book was so explosive and full of action and clan conflict and it set things up so intensely, and I expected that to be way more present in the second and third books. It was always in the background, but I feel like the story lost sight of itself in this last one especially. It was certainly emotional and wild and there was big drama, but it didn’t really feel like a cohesive story that matched the first book and most of the second book. This third one was a decades long trip through sporadic tragic moments and hardship, and it really only started to feel like the original big picture story at the very end. I found it evoked emotion and I was interested to see what kind of ending we would reach, but I am kind of disappointed about this one.
winchested's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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
5.0