A review by gayathirir312
The Shadow of What Was Lost by James Islington
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
fast-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
4.0
The Shadow of What Was Lost is the first book of The Licanius Trilogy. I'd been hearing very good things about this series and I decided to start reading. I have to say,I'm impressed. The level of details, complexity and planning is incredible. The mystery is so well done and sustained throughout the book and the lore is quite interesting. This book was such a page turner and I couldn't put it down. I didn't feel like resting till I'd completed this book.
There were so many twists throughout the book and new secrets emerged as each twist was unravelled. There are multiple POVs in this book and it was interesting to see the story progression through each of them. None of them were boring and I loved reading about the morally grey characters and their motivations. The world building is too good. I love the magic system in this and it has a lot of potential to be expanded in the future. The writing style is very engaging and I'm going to be binge reading the rest of the trilogy.
Do pick this up if you are a fan of fantasy or you love Sanderson's writing.
There were so many twists throughout the book and new secrets emerged as each twist was unravelled. There are multiple POVs in this book and it was interesting to see the story progression through each of them. None of them were boring and I loved reading about the morally grey characters and their motivations. The world building is too good. I love the magic system in this and it has a lot of potential to be expanded in the future. The writing style is very engaging and I'm going to be binge reading the rest of the trilogy.
Do pick this up if you are a fan of fantasy or you love Sanderson's writing.