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A review by frootlupo
The Wandering Fire by Guy Gavriel Kay
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
While certainly containing more of Kay’s illustrious worldbuilding - this one definitely suffered from middle-book syndrome
The stakes never seemed as high, and many threads were either cut very short or purposefully left hanging - which doesn’t leave a very satisfying feeling
Also, while thankfully not graphic, the second half of the book was weirdly and needlessly sexual - it either came out of nowhere, which was jarring, or had it awkwardly built into the worldbuilding which was just super weird
The stakes never seemed as high, and many threads were either cut very short or purposefully left hanging - which doesn’t leave a very satisfying feeling
Also, while thankfully not graphic, the second half of the book was weirdly and needlessly sexual - it either came out of nowhere, which was jarring, or had it awkwardly built into the worldbuilding which was just super weird