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A review by rogue_runner
The Scarab Path by Adrian Tchaikovsky
3.5
I did enjoy this, but now knowing (on finishing) that this was originally a TTRPG, EVERYTHING makes sense. I'm invested in approximately (only) one character alone, and that is Thalric. I was invested in Tisamon before the first arc came to an end- and tbh, the death of half the 'cool' characters was what kinda made me put this down.
Totho is particularly unlikeable and uninteresting to me, but at least there wasn't a lot of Stenwold this time.
There is about 1/4 of the book just filled with random war scenes though, which honestly? I'd rather have some substantial plot rather than that sort of padding these days.
Interesting enough reading, but I'm so bored of fantasy that just leans so heavily on fight scenes throughout.
Totho is particularly unlikeable and uninteresting to me, but at least there wasn't a lot of Stenwold this time.
There is about 1/4 of the book just filled with random war scenes though, which honestly? I'd rather have some substantial plot rather than that sort of padding these days.
Interesting enough reading, but I'm so bored of fantasy that just leans so heavily on fight scenes throughout.