So this is a YA book, and going into it, I expected the regular YA tropes. While there were a few tropes here and there, it wasn't as much as I expected.
So this is a YA book, and going into it, I expected the regular YA tropes. While there were a few tropes here and there, it wasn't as much as I expected.
The book, rather than being plot-based, is character-based. It follows the development of a character from being a juvenile psycho to being mature.
The entire thing is a complex weave of even more complex characters, themes of violence, betrayal, love and redemption.
The plot becomes more complex here as the author continues from where he left off in Words of Radiance. So far, I have a feeling the main storyline is yet to start.
When you put up naturally disloyal humans up against a threat they cannot ignore, the result will be to unite against all odds or die.
The world-building is great, the plot is good, I love the character in this book so much, and the ships aren't that bad. The story is also diverse, something we all look for in books these days.
His relationships with his loyalists improve, even as his journey of self-discovery gathers pace. He now sees them in a light that better mirrors his rapidly-evolving psyche.
This book is my kind of fantasy. It has magic, battles, great characters, and amazing history. It's suspense-filled, the pace is perfect, and it is neither slow nor too fast.
The story is filled with loads of complex, witty, funny dialogue and thought-provoking stuff, all without being overly grim. Quality thing
He learns that his heart has been shattered into pieces, with each containing a fragment of his memory. He will need to find and absorb all pieces to regain his memory.
If the magic system in Divine Cities was a fine meal, the one in Foundryside is nothing short of an exquisite banquet. It's so well done.
African Myth is being systematically erased, and Fantasy becoming more 'modern' and cosmopolitan.
