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A review by weedleeedle
Spellbreaker by Blake Charlton
5.0
I will admit I had my doubts about this book.
The entire series reads a bit like something of a philosophical parable. The balance between order and chaos is not necessarily one of good versus evil.
This book especially compared to the first two can be rather... uncomfortable. I don't mean this in a sense of graphic violence, raunchy sex scenes, or scandalous topics. It's just weird. The worldbuilding is incredibly unique and wholly complete in and of itself. It actually provides most of the driving force behind the conflict of the novel. It's awesome, that's all I can really say about that.
I think part of the weirdness is that the main character is a little unrelatable. She makes questionable decisions and her morality seems highly vacillate from one moment to a next. She's willing to do what it takes -- which is good I guess -- but she doesn't seem to have the redeemable qualities to make over it. She does come around in the end with a strong goal and motivation but it may or may not be entirely too late depending on your tastes.
Also her family is literally the most disjunct family ever and it's just kinda sad.
BUT.
By the end, I think this book entirely redeems whatever faults you may or may not have with the book. I really liked that ending. It was a surprise. A good surprise. The prose was beautiful, the conclusion was satisfying. Ultimately I think it was absolutely worth reading through. I'm glad I found this series again and discovered that there was actually a third book!
The entire series reads a bit like something of a philosophical parable. The balance between order and chaos is not necessarily one of good versus evil.
This book especially compared to the first two can be rather... uncomfortable. I don't mean this in a sense of graphic violence, raunchy sex scenes, or scandalous topics. It's just weird. The worldbuilding is incredibly unique and wholly complete in and of itself. It actually provides most of the driving force behind the conflict of the novel. It's awesome, that's all I can really say about that.
I think part of the weirdness is that the main character is a little unrelatable. She makes questionable decisions and her morality seems highly vacillate from one moment to a next. She's willing to do what it takes -- which is good I guess -- but she doesn't seem to have the redeemable qualities to make over it. She does come around in the end with a strong goal and motivation but it may or may not be entirely too late depending on your tastes.
Also her family is literally the most disjunct family ever and it's just kinda sad.
BUT.
By the end, I think this book entirely redeems whatever faults you may or may not have with the book. I really liked that ending. It was a surprise. A good surprise. The prose was beautiful, the conclusion was satisfying. Ultimately I think it was absolutely worth reading through. I'm glad I found this series again and discovered that there was actually a third book!