A review by bookbats
Lords and Ladies by Terry Pratchett
3.75
Characters - 4/5
Plot - 3/5
Worldbuilding - 4/5
Writing - 4/5
Nanny Ogg and Magrat got more of a chance to shine in this one, which was nice, and it was good to see Granny, sort of, realize she hadn't always treated Magrat fairly and her exclusion of her cause problems.
I enjoyed the elves as villains aspect of the story (although I'm slightly confused as to why they're called elves when they're clearly faeries? Not the same thing as far as I'm aware but that's me being pedantic) and the idea that beauty does not always equal goodness take down of traditional fairytale tropes.
However this book really seemed to take a while to get going, I know Pratchett's plots can be a bit meandering but this was even more so than usual. The whole Ridcully and Granny Weatherwax used to be a thing thing felt kind of random and weird to me as well.
Indira Varma is an incredible narrator as always but even she couldn't totally keep my attention as I waited for the story to get going and I just didn't enjoy it as much as the previous two.
Plot - 3/5
Worldbuilding - 4/5
Writing - 4/5
Nanny Ogg and Magrat got more of a chance to shine in this one, which was nice, and it was good to see Granny, sort of, realize she hadn't always treated Magrat fairly and her exclusion of her cause problems.
I enjoyed the elves as villains aspect of the story (although I'm slightly confused as to why they're called elves when they're clearly faeries? Not the same thing as far as I'm aware but that's me being pedantic) and the idea that beauty does not always equal goodness take down of traditional fairytale tropes.
However this book really seemed to take a while to get going, I know Pratchett's plots can be a bit meandering but this was even more so than usual. The whole Ridcully and Granny Weatherwax used to be a thing thing felt kind of random and weird to me as well.
Indira Varma is an incredible narrator as always but even she couldn't totally keep my attention as I waited for the story to get going and I just didn't enjoy it as much as the previous two.