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drunkducks's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
booknotes_athina's review against another edition
4.0
You can read the full review also on my blog Book Notes by Athina
So this was another Assassin's Creed book that I read and loved. It is action packed as always with these novels and the fact that I knew the history and the myth behind it made it even better.
So this was another Assassin's Creed book that I read and loved. It is action packed as always with these novels and the fact that I knew the history and the myth behind it made it even better.
tiamap's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
babbysket's review against another edition
SO BAD BRO JUST A RETELLING OF ACTUAL GAME AND WASTE OF TIME
nataliesboooks's review against another edition
3.0
The middle dragged a bit for me, and Kassandra was a somewhat flat character, but this was a fun novelization of the most recent game in the AC franchise.
voidslantern's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
twitcherpated's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
sad
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
2.75
thegreatludini's review against another edition
3.0
I feel like this is a three star book but my personal experience of having played the game first rendered it two stars for me.
This is the first novelisation of a game I’ve ever read so it’s quite interesting to experience the story in different formats. I’m normally of the belief of ‘the book was better’ but equally I’m a sucker for source material.
I personally found it quite hard to get into after having spent hours playing the game as Alexios as opposed to Kassandra. It meant some of the passages were a bit slow going for me as I had to wrap my head around the fact that the protagonist of ‘my’ story was not the protagonist of the novel.
I did really like the way the novelisation filled in the gaps but again, personally, it felt quite rushed simply because I spent a lot longer on the game and embarked on many more quests than there was room for in the book. That said, the book of my personal play of the game would have been dire (speaking of my own abilities at gaming here haha).
This is the first novelisation of a game I’ve ever read so it’s quite interesting to experience the story in different formats. I’m normally of the belief of ‘the book was better’ but equally I’m a sucker for source material.
I personally found it quite hard to get into after having spent hours playing the game as Alexios as opposed to Kassandra. It meant some of the passages were a bit slow going for me as I had to wrap my head around the fact that the protagonist of ‘my’ story was not the protagonist of the novel.
I did really like the way the novelisation filled in the gaps but again, personally, it felt quite rushed simply because I spent a lot longer on the game and embarked on many more quests than there was room for in the book. That said, the book of my personal play of the game would have been dire (speaking of my own abilities at gaming here haha).