A review by mformato
The Summer Tree by Guy Gavriel Kay

adventurous challenging slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

This book felt like a cheap knockoff of Tolkien and I wasn't surprised to find out that the author helped with The Silmarillion to some extent. The world in this book did come across as if the author knew more of the backstory that there was to everything, but except in his lengthy exposition dumps I didn't feel like we truly got to experience the beauty it held. I also didn't like how unrealistic it was that the Five just outright accepted everything going on with basically no skepticism to them. The book was a struggle to get through personally and I won't be interested in picking up the other two, especially not after skimming their summaries on Wikipedia and being even more confused.
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