A review by frootlupo
Waybound by Will Wight

adventurous emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

A satisfying conclusion to a solid and fun series, Waybound accomplished basically everything I wanted it to - though not much more than that. 

 

In a way it’s hard to separate Waybound from the series as a whole when reviewing it. So much of the story is spent on payoffs to setups from across the series. I don’t think this is a bad thing however - it’s the twelfth book in a series, it doesn’t really need to have a lot of it’s own narrative structure as basically the book is just a big long climax for the larger narrative arc of the series - and it feels that way. Probably the fastest paced and most jammed packed instalment of the series, Waybound quickly started running and never let up. At times I found myself wondering how Will Wight was going to fit everything he needed to in this one book - and he did so by just never giving our character a second to breathe or think. 

 

Being brutally honest, I did finish the series wishing a couple loose ends were tied up more cleanly or more satisfyingly - especially with how the two large narrative threads finally merged. I would have loved if the resolutions to both narratives hinged more on each other instead of just reflecting each other. However, despite some earnest wishing, this didn’t affect my enjoyment of Waybound, or Cradle as a whole. 
 
After 12 books, I look back fondly - I had a lot of fun with the characters, and would recommend Cradle easily!