A review by geldauran
Goldenhand by Garth Nix
4.0
A few minor complaints : I think the pacing missed the mark here. With the exception of Sabriel, none of the abhorsen books have a traditional pace/plot, but I still think this one would have been better off spending the larger chunk of the book on the end.
The ending felt rather anticlimactic, but it still tied up a lot of loose ends from Lirael/Abhorsen/Clariel, so I was happy.
Despite having a main POV character from the far north, and despite some of the book taking place North of the Bridge, there wasn't enough world building to satisfy me. What we got was enticing little snippets, but not the exploration that I feel I've been waiting a decade+ for.
The entire book was also aggressively pushing happy endings on all fronts. After feeling bothered by this, I wondered why I was so bothered by this, and have now decided that damn it- I like happy endings.
Overall, I was very happy to return to this book world. There were many small details that really satisfied me. I liked Ferin and Young Laska. Sabriel and Touchstone were charming as ever. It felt like a.... conclusion to the series in a lot of ways, which made me sad. But yeah, a solid effort all around.
The ending felt rather anticlimactic, but it still tied up a lot of loose ends from Lirael/Abhorsen/Clariel, so I was happy.
Despite having a main POV character from the far north, and despite some of the book taking place North of the Bridge, there wasn't enough world building to satisfy me. What we got was enticing little snippets, but not the exploration that I feel I've been waiting a decade+ for.
The entire book was also aggressively pushing happy endings on all fronts. After feeling bothered by this, I wondered why I was so bothered by this, and have now decided that damn it- I like happy endings.
Overall, I was very happy to return to this book world. There were many small details that really satisfied me. I liked Ferin and Young Laska. Sabriel and Touchstone were charming as ever. It felt like a.... conclusion to the series in a lot of ways, which made me sad. But yeah, a solid effort all around.