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A review by the_pale_woman
Blood of Tyrants by Naomi Novik
adventurous
slow-paced
3.0
I was more than a little disappointed in this read. I fell hard for this series, but this book has threatened its spot in my list of favorites.
I don't think it's a spoiler to say this starts with Lawrence getting amnesia. In hindsight, I might have wanted to be warned, and I generally dont even read the synopsis of a book before diving in. Amnesia is easily one of the worst plot devices, in my opinion. So, I found the first half of this book to be incredibly frustrating. The story took the amnesia plot one step further by adding in the ridiculous complexity of not allowing any character to explain the past to Lawrence. It's stupidly reasoned that it might harm his already weak mind. 🙄 So, the story bumbles about from one irritating moment to the next. His memories were restored by about halfway, but it was annoying enough to taint my earlier praise of all these books. I'll now have to say that these are great... but... you'll get to this annoying part...
It's a real shame.
However, I still love these characters and hope the next book, the last book, will give them a proper send-off.
I don't think it's a spoiler to say this starts with Lawrence getting amnesia. In hindsight, I might have wanted to be warned, and I generally dont even read the synopsis of a book before diving in. Amnesia is easily one of the worst plot devices, in my opinion. So, I found the first half of this book to be incredibly frustrating. The story took the amnesia plot one step further by adding in the ridiculous complexity of not allowing any character to explain the past to Lawrence. It's stupidly reasoned that it might harm his already weak mind. 🙄 So, the story bumbles about from one irritating moment to the next. His memories were restored by about halfway, but it was annoying enough to taint my earlier praise of all these books. I'll now have to say that these are great... but... you'll get to this annoying part...
It's a real shame.
However, I still love these characters and hope the next book, the last book, will give them a proper send-off.