maddieraereads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
aurora69006's review
adventurous
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
htb2050's review against another edition
1.0
DNF @ Chapter 15. I was looking forward to reading this book for a long time. Book 1 was okayish, Book 2 got really good and then book 3 was where all the story started making sense.
But this book is nothing like the previous 3.
Firstly forget continuity, a few chapters in you would be questioning if its the same story as the previous 3 books then you would see characters falling in love and romance and you would ask yourself where did this come from? Why wasn't it in the previous books.
The pacing was terribly slow and on top of that the writing style was a lot different so much so that if felt someone else wrote it.
All in all. Read a broucher or something else when you are at a barber's because you might find something more interesting in that then what you would in this book.
But this book is nothing like the previous 3.
Firstly forget continuity, a few chapters in you would be questioning if its the same story as the previous 3 books then you would see characters falling in love and romance and you would ask yourself where did this come from? Why wasn't it in the previous books.
The pacing was terribly slow and on top of that the writing style was a lot different so much so that if felt someone else wrote it.
All in all. Read a broucher or something else when you are at a barber's because you might find something more interesting in that then what you would in this book.
laurenslittlelibrary_'s review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
The most active book in the series so far. Lots of plot lines coming to a head and wrapping up. There were definitely a few points that I was getting tired of certain plots and I’m glad they closed (Anila in particular.) I’m definitely enjoying the series overall and I’m interested to see where the series ends up!
down_legends_and_lore's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
reliablepat's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0
stacey332's review
adventurous
tense
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
4.0
karlasamalague's review against another edition
3.0
HOLDUP! Why is no one else bothered by Sümeya and Çeda GETTING IT ON when they are LITERAL SIBLINGS???? Uhmmm. WHY???? I'm sorry that was just too weird for me. I mean at first, I thought maybe Sümeya didn't know that Çeda was her sister BUT it was, in fact, revealed that she does know. But they both seem not the acknowledge it all throughout the book so I'm just super confused like did I miss the memo where before reading this book incest was acceptable in this fantasy world??? But ugh whatever overall I loved the book. Don't really care much for Emre ending up with Çeda anyway, she deserves better than Mr. I Sleep Around To Get Information. Anyhow still excited for the next book.
guillaume_rho's review against another edition
4.0
For the fourth book of the Song of Shattered Sands, Bradley P. Beaulieu expands on the already impressive world he's built in the past books. We get to meet many characters we had only heard of before and that's the part I love most in any epic fantasy series!
It took me a bit more time than with previous books to get fully invested in the story, but once the action picked up left and right, I was fully on board.
Fezek, a new character to this book, turned out to be especially delightful!
It took me a bit more time than with previous books to get fully invested in the story, but once the action picked up left and right, I was fully on board.
Fezek, a new character to this book, turned out to be especially delightful!