A review by woolgathering_jane
Shannarův meč by Terry Brooks

adventurous tense 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

2.5

 Central governments have always been the greatest danger to mankind. 
This was a classical 20-year old high fantasy. I don't even know why exactly I needed to read one of these so badly months ago, but I'm sure my need is now fulfilled for many months haha. But I have to say, I got exactly what I expected - barely any romance, fairly predictable plot, no representation whatsoever, and well-thought-out battles. The battles with all of the tactics and manoeuvres were definitely the best thing about this story, such a shame they didn't happen until the last 100 pages. Maybe I'm judging this book too harshly because it was such a slow read, but the characters all felt like they each had exactly one character trait and I honestly, I probably won't remember most of them by the end of the year. And the worldbuilding was a little disappointing, but that was because of the expectations I had. I expected a world that would be so complicated and hard to understand, and I was looking forward to it, and I got a world that I could understand after the first chapter and one short info-dump :/
This probably doesn't sound like it deserves the 2.5-star rating, but the overall feeling wasn't so bad. Just wait till you really want to read this type of fantasy, then you'll enjoy it just as much as I did for the first 200 pages before I got fed up haha
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