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A review by scroggin_cooper
Test of the Twins by Tracy Hickman, Margaret Weis
4.0
A lot of flash, but not a lot of substance.
Liked:
1. Coming full circle. This series has been chiefly hit or miss for me. I've liked quite a few aspects of this and disliked several aspects. This book was the ultimate ending for one of the quintessential fantasy series of the late 20th century. It wraps things up nicely and paths the way for new heroes to take center stage.
2. Returning. Returning to the present was the thing we'd been waiting for. It's pretty nice to have Tanis reunite with his buddies, and ultimately take down Fistandatilus.
3. Kitiara finally biting it. Kitiara hasn't been one of my favorite characters. I feel like she hasn't had enough time to develop, which is another major complaint of mine. But her finally dying was quite satisfying.
4. The siege of the Tower of High Sorcery. This was probably the most memorable part of the book. It was rather fun, which reminded me of some platforming videogames having Tas riding his dragon and having to navigate to collect Tanis and Caramon.
Disliked:
1. Undercooked garlic. These characters are still very vanilla in my opinion, many of them don't have enough garlic of character for me to give a damn about them. Crysania still is lacking depth, as is Par Salian.
2. Too short. As the intro to this review says, this book has a lot of flash, but not a lot of substance. This book is way too short. It's like 330 pages. I feel like this could have been at least 450 pages.
Liked:
1. Coming full circle. This series has been chiefly hit or miss for me. I've liked quite a few aspects of this and disliked several aspects. This book was the ultimate ending for one of the quintessential fantasy series of the late 20th century. It wraps things up nicely and paths the way for new heroes to take center stage.
2. Returning. Returning to the present was the thing we'd been waiting for. It's pretty nice to have Tanis reunite with his buddies, and ultimately take down Fistandatilus.
3. Kitiara finally biting it. Kitiara hasn't been one of my favorite characters. I feel like she hasn't had enough time to develop, which is another major complaint of mine. But her finally dying was quite satisfying.
4. The siege of the Tower of High Sorcery. This was probably the most memorable part of the book. It was rather fun, which reminded me of some platforming videogames having Tas riding his dragon and having to navigate to collect Tanis and Caramon.
Disliked:
1. Undercooked garlic. These characters are still very vanilla in my opinion, many of them don't have enough garlic of character for me to give a damn about them. Crysania still is lacking depth, as is Par Salian.
2. Too short. As the intro to this review says, this book has a lot of flash, but not a lot of substance. This book is way too short. It's like 330 pages. I feel like this could have been at least 450 pages.