scarletine6's review
3.0
Rating 3.5
This has been the best book in the series so far, a lot of things fell into place, and the shit hit the fan in a major way. Angst-tastic! I am fascinated to read the final book and find out how Ginn Hale pulls the story together and completes the series.
This has been the best book in the series so far, a lot of things fell into place, and the shit hit the fan in a major way. Angst-tastic! I am fascinated to read the final book and find out how Ginn Hale pulls the story together and completes the series.
eicart_reads's review
challenging
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
4.5
leseratte97's review
adventurous
emotional
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? It's complicated
4.25
librahero's review
5.0
I have now invested $48 in buying the print copies of this series and when a friend asked to borrow them, I said no, because I can't have the books out of my possession. Like, I have to have them. Near me. Always. So, I'm going to buy a copy for her, too. Because it's just that amazing.
eol's review
adventurous
emotional
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? No
4.25
poultrymunitions's review
5.0
In-fucking-credible. I'm talking to my iPad like ghetto folk at the movies, tapping and tapping, racing to finish. What a story.
dee2799d's review
4.0
Took a while to finish this one because the next one is the last for the Rifter series. I don't want this to end for a couple of reasons:
1, it's going to be painful to the very last. I know it. Ginn Hale never stinted on the horrors of the holy war, character deaths, or actually made John's life easy if she could help it.
2, I want this to have a happy ending, but I don't even know what happened to Fenn yet (he might have been mentioned in the other books, I have no idea anymore: I'm actually waiting for my hardcopies to arrive so I can re-read the whole thing again), and well, John being what he is, well. As Kahlil had said, John's a god while Kahlil's not. Even if the ending to the book is happy, I'm always going to think about how one day, Kahlil won't be there for John anymore. Because I'm shit like that.
Anyway, I was reading the parts where John tries to help the Fai'daum free the girls suspected of witchcraft, whilst Ravishan was fighting against the ushi'rim (actually some new-found respect for the khalira'shim, huh), and I thought it was nice that John and Ravishan are there because they wanted to be in their own ways.
John because he's a decent guy. Actually, I would have expected him to be boring, since he's usually silent, and he's dependable, and generally like a big dog. But he's not. He kind of reminds me of William Laurence of the Temeraire fame.
Ravishan because it's his war, and he might have been made Kahlil, and even if John is both his lover and his god, Ravishan doesn't really let that cloud his decision-making skills. (Kahlil is actually even less clingy than Ravishan. I just love the dynamics between these two, all right.)
Spoiler
and I don't want to get to the part where Ravishan dies, although we already mostly have an idea what happens anyway1, it's going to be painful to the very last. I know it. Ginn Hale never stinted on the horrors of the holy war, character deaths, or actually made John's life easy if she could help it.
2, I want this to have a happy ending, but I don't even know what happened to Fenn yet (he might have been mentioned in the other books, I have no idea anymore: I'm actually waiting for my hardcopies to arrive so I can re-read the whole thing again), and well, John being what he is, well. As Kahlil had said, John's a god while Kahlil's not. Even if the ending to the book is happy, I'm always going to think about how one day, Kahlil won't be there for John anymore. Because I'm shit like that.
Anyway, I was reading the parts where John tries to help the Fai'daum free the girls suspected of witchcraft, whilst Ravishan was fighting against the ushi'rim (actually some new-found respect for the khalira'shim, huh), and I thought it was nice that John and Ravishan are there because they wanted to be in their own ways.
John because he's a decent guy. Actually, I would have expected him to be boring, since he's usually silent, and he's dependable, and generally like a big dog. But he's not. He kind of reminds me of William Laurence of the Temeraire fame.
Ravishan because it's his war, and he might have been made Kahlil, and even if John is both his lover and his god, Ravishan doesn't really let that cloud his decision-making skills. (Kahlil is actually even less clingy than Ravishan. I just love the dynamics between these two, all right.)
bookcosmos's review
3.0
3.5 stars
I really need the story to go back to the present because there's only one book left and this is just telling us what we already know from the past so...
I really need the story to go back to the present because there's only one book left and this is just telling us what we already know from the past so...