Reviews

Darknesses by L.E. Modesitt Jr.

distgenius's review

adventurous hopeful 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? No

3.5

olityr's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

vaderbird's review

3.0

5 star - Perfect
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish

jeremybost's review

4.0

Fairly good...I disliked the more frequent POV switches though, and there were some boring spots.

michaeldennis's review

3.0

Sometimes with Modesitt books there's a dry spell where you can't tell where he's heading with the story and there's a lot of detail about nothing. This book had a big chunk in for about the first 3/4 where the main character is going from place to place, battling, being overall great at everything he does, but there doesn't seem to be a point at it.

The last 25% is fast-paced, explaining more about the world, being introduced to new world-building concepts.

I wish the book was more like the latter. Maybe it just suffers as a middle book in the series?

cheshirematt's review

1.0

[DNF]
I got tired of this series.

egfrith's review

adventurous emotional mysterious slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Gore

Minor: Chronic illness and Infertility