A review by acrdoodles
Mines of the Minotaur by Julia Golding
4.0
Mines of the Minotaur was always my least favourite of all the four books. But now that I've read it again, I feel like I appreciate this one more that I did before.
Yes, this is definitely the most angsty of all four books, but I really like how it brings forward all the different qualities of the characters.
The plot evolved differently in this book than the others, the conflict is more emotional and doesn't really require quite as much fighting and diplomacy as the others.
One of the things I really like about this book, is how we see a totally different side of the Society. We see much more how scared they are of the Universal and how much they depend on good leaders. Suddenly, the Society isn't just 'the good guys', they are actual human beings and creatures that act out on their feelings, and it's a really big part of this book.
It's about inner struggles, that everyone can be scared act out on it and seeing that not everything is as black and white as you believe.
It's an amazing book, and I cannot believe how I thought it to be the weakest of all four.
Yes, this is definitely the most angsty of all four books, but I really like how it brings forward all the different qualities of the characters.
The plot evolved differently in this book than the others, the conflict is more emotional and doesn't really require quite as much fighting and diplomacy as the others.
One of the things I really like about this book, is how we see a totally different side of the Society. We see much more how scared they are of the Universal and how much they depend on good leaders. Suddenly, the Society isn't just 'the good guys', they are actual human beings and creatures that act out on their feelings, and it's a really big part of this book.
It's about inner struggles, that everyone can be scared act out on it and seeing that not everything is as black and white as you believe.
It's an amazing book, and I cannot believe how I thought it to be the weakest of all four.