Reviews

Athyra by Steven Brust

avery_switch's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

4.25

distgenius's review

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

itabar's review against another edition

2.0

Didn't work for me. It's told in 3rd person from the viewpoint of a boy. The story wasn't particularly complicated or convoluted as the previous books were.

Also, I've forgotten who Loran was and why he and Vlad hate each other. Wish it had been explained.

csdaley's review against another edition

4.0

At one time, many years ago, this was one of my favorite series. Then life got busy and I didn't like the last book as much and I left the series behind. I decided I wanted to give it one more chance.

I reread the first two books but realized I remembered the story enough to get on with it. I am glad I did. I liked this book a lot. I didn't love it but it had all the things I remember love about this series. Including a main character who is not always that likable. I will most certainly go onto the next book.

geofisch's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

soursock's review against another edition

3.0

Story was good but not a fan of this change in narration

wildflowerz76's review against another edition

2.0

I read the first two of this series some time last year. And the next two a month or so ago. So when I made my last Amazon order, I got the next 4. This one? This one's making me wish I hadn't. I don't mind the change in perspective from Vlad to someone else. But the story is just so damned boring. Nothing much happens. The boy isn't interesting in the least. The age thing is confusing me. Perhaps they've explained it in previous books and I've forgotten, but still. I'm reading Orca now and it's better, but not great. I'll probably stop reading this series for a while after I finish it and try the next two later. Ug.

krakentamer's review against another edition

2.0

oh boy... I've enjoyed the first 5 books in the series quite a bit, but this one... pretty boring. At the 40% mark, I bumped the narration speed to 1.5x just to get the book finished before I pulled my (remaining) hair out.
So hopefully this was just an anomaly and that the rest of the books will be less dragging.

nlord's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

suzannekm's review against another edition

4.0

I'm always tempted to skip this one when I read this series through. (I confess I do skip Tekla.) But I'm always glad that I read it when I finish it. The outside view of the conflicted Vlad is wonderful and is such a turning point.