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A review by ladyfaceplant
Bloodline by Will Wight
adventurous
emotional
relaxing
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Honestly, this one went too fast. I think because the last book was so much longer, I was expecting a bit more. I don’t have a huge amount to say this time since there weren’t a lot of revelations in this book but it was great to see Lindon reunite with his family and his reaction to seeing them how they truly were for the first time was really painful. When they didn’t believe that Lindon could possibly be powerful and that someone else was lending him their power, it was heartbreaking.
As always, the Suriel & Makiel chapters were kind of boring. I’m sorry! However, I am intrigued by the Mad King and I liked his perspective a little more. Interesting that it was him who attacked Ozriel when he was trying to save those people before running away. I can never quite get what the Vroshir and the Mad King’s deal is. They seem to want the same thing as the Abidan but they just want to be the one with all the worlds - like they just come and steal people from the Abidan and just put them on a different world? But then sometimes they’re just killing people and destroying worlds. I don’t 100% get it but maybe it’ll become clearer when our protagonists ascend and see it all for themselves.
I had forgotten how frustrating the residents of Sacred Valley were and I very much shared Lindon’s frustration with them but again I respect Will Wight’s choice to do the less satisfying but more interesting thing. The whole escape from and then fight with the dreadgod was a bit messy with the back and forth but I liked the final plan with Dross’ sacrifice. He’d better not be gone though! I miss him already. My theory is that he moved over to the wandering titan’s mind in that final moment but maybe that’s wishful thinking and he really is gone. He was one of my favourites! RIP Dross, you were always so silly and I loved you for it.
I still can’t quite figure out why the Monarch’s aren’t willing to team up to fight the dreadgods. If they outnumber them and have similar levels of power, shouldn’t they be capable of beating them? I know they lost a lot of Monarchs last time they tried but why? I feel like there’s something going on there that’s not been fully explained yet. I was also wondering why Fury had to ascend (unless that was just for political reasons - two monarchs in one family might be too much of a threat to the other sects). One theory I have is that dreadgods and Monarchs have to be kept in balance for some reason - though I suppose that wouldn’t make sense since Seshethkunaaz died in the last book and he was a Monarch. Hmm. Food for thought.
Regardless, I’m very excited for the next book. I hope all the excitement doesn’t stop Lindon and the others from getting back on their advancement grind. I wanna see some Archlords, baby!
As always, the Suriel & Makiel chapters were kind of boring. I’m sorry! However, I am intrigued by the Mad King and I liked his perspective a little more. Interesting that it was him who attacked Ozriel when he was trying to save those people before running away. I can never quite get what the Vroshir and the Mad King’s deal is. They seem to want the same thing as the Abidan but they just want to be the one with all the worlds - like they just come and steal people from the Abidan and just put them on a different world? But then sometimes they’re just killing people and destroying worlds. I don’t 100% get it but maybe it’ll become clearer when our protagonists ascend and see it all for themselves.
I had forgotten how frustrating the residents of Sacred Valley were and I very much shared Lindon’s frustration with them but again I respect Will Wight’s choice to do the less satisfying but more interesting thing. The whole escape from and then fight with the dreadgod was a bit messy with the back and forth but I liked the final plan with Dross’ sacrifice. He’d better not be gone though! I miss him already. My theory is that he moved over to the wandering titan’s mind in that final moment but maybe that’s wishful thinking and he really is gone. He was one of my favourites! RIP Dross, you were always so silly and I loved you for it.
I still can’t quite figure out why the Monarch’s aren’t willing to team up to fight the dreadgods. If they outnumber them and have similar levels of power, shouldn’t they be capable of beating them? I know they lost a lot of Monarchs last time they tried but why? I feel like there’s something going on there that’s not been fully explained yet. I was also wondering why Fury had to ascend (unless that was just for political reasons - two monarchs in one family might be too much of a threat to the other sects). One theory I have is that dreadgods and Monarchs have to be kept in balance for some reason - though I suppose that wouldn’t make sense since Seshethkunaaz died in the last book and he was a Monarch. Hmm. Food for thought.
Regardless, I’m very excited for the next book. I hope all the excitement doesn’t stop Lindon and the others from getting back on their advancement grind. I wanna see some Archlords, baby!