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Good gosh, the cliff hanger at the end of this one… Michael, you’re killing me. I want to start reading the next one RIGHT NOW (and, let’s be honest, I’ll probably start FAIRLY soon). This book did have one of the tropes I dislike in fantasy, but I just love Sullivan’s writing and pace, so I could look past it quite easily. In terms of enjoyment, there was a bit of a decline from Legend, and a definite step down from War. I am still highly anticipating the last, though… And won’t it be bittersweet!

anditravel's review against another edition

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2.5

Mit dieser ganzen Unterwelt und den Göttern kam ich gar nicht klar. Es hat mir auch keinen Spaß mehr gemacht, diesen Handlungsstrang zu folgen. Lediglich der Strang mit Suri war super und hat mich davon a gehalten, die Serie vorzeitig zu beenden. Schade, doe Serie hat mir bis zum 4. Band recht gut gefallen ..

heatherrae's review

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adventurous dark emotional funny sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

reader89's review against another edition

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adventurous informative mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

ferrisscottr's review

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2.0

I have read every novel and short story that Sullivan has ever published and consider him to be one of the preeminent writers on the planet today and this was the first time I've ever counted the pages to find out how much longer the books was, it was the first time ever I had to force myself to pick the book up and continue reading.

The world building was fine, the characters were fine ~ my issue had to do with the lack of story/plot. It felt like 400 pages of filler. Everything that happened in this book could have fit into one chapter and when you drag one chapter out for 400 pages it become mind numbingly boring.

Here's my plot summary:
Suri is captive.
Persephone doesn't know what to do.
The Fhrey want dragons.
Everyone else travels across the land of the dead.
The end.

Hoping that Mr. Sullivan gets his mojo back in the next book as I generally love his writing and look forward to each new book he puts out but for me this book was a miss. I notice that it gets very high ratings/reviews so maybe it's just me.

jesshadlow's review against another edition

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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

3.25

gizmoto16's review against another edition

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4.0

Another Cliffhanger

I guess I shouldn't be surprised that this I've ended with another cliffhanger. At least it's only a week until the last book comes out.

I still enjoyed this book, but it's just not quite as good as the earlier ones in my opinion. I think I liked our original protagonists the most, and they've all kinds of taken a back seat in the last couple books. I love all the characters though so I don't know. I guess it just seems less exciting because nothing has been resolved these last two books.

I'm sure the last book is gonna have a big finish though and wrap things up nicely.

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