Reviews

The War of the Dwarves, by Markus Heitz

reubend1ca9'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? No

3.75

emilys_pageturners's review against another edition

3.0

I enjoyed reading this book but it was not as good as the first book in this series. The pacing was very slow, especially in the first half of the book. It did not grasp my attention nor made me very curious about what would happen next. During the second half of the book the pacing did pick up a bit and more things happened. I did enjoy it and maybe my expectation was just too high. I will read the next book in this series because I am curious what will happen in the next book. This whole book though was literally about the war of the dwarves. I guess the title gave it away.

neelix's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.0

nifni's review

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Violence

ttrashpirate's review against another edition

3.0

2.5/5

nerdydreamer107's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

3.25

ehsjaysaunders's review against another edition

4.0

Still thoroughly entertained, but...it felt like far more plot threads just kinda went nowhere, than in the last one.

3.5/5 Heitz ain't afraid to off characters, even ones you might feel have been through more than enough already.

janeycooper's review against another edition

5.0

Hörspiel Teil 2.1
Und 2.2

henry_eyrich's review against another edition

3.0

I felt that this book was very similar to the first novel in the series. It had the same typical and predictable plot lines of an evil villain that Tungdil manages to kill in the end. I felt that the characters really have not received any development in the book, besides tungdil and even him it is minor. I felt that the author this has not made up his mind on where to grow and development Tungdil because he has eluded to the thirdling traits in him and then in other sections of the book completed disregards that trait. I would like the author to spend more time on the characters and world building so that the story is more flushed and easier to read. One part I did really enjoy was any part in the freeling's kingdom, i thought that the whole premise was very interesting and loved to see the world building in it. I did enjoy this book but it was just too similar to the first one. The author really needs to change things up with the third book. I will continue to read this series since dwarves are by far my favorite fantasy character.

welther's review against another edition

1.0

There is nothing really bad about this book, but it's written in a simple, language friendly way catering to 10-15 year olds. It's not the big things, but a lot of little things that makes it rather boring and unsatisfying to a more mature reader.
I won't bother with a longer review, but the one word that comes to mind is "childish"; with that I'm referring to everything about the book - the plot, subplots, characters, villains, language use.

I wouldn't have finished this book if I didn't have some long night watches, but it was useful to help practicing my speed-reading. I can recommend it to anyone, but kids looking for a "first" book to read.