Typically I am not a huge fan of second books in a trilogy - most of the time they don't serve much purpose except to set things up for the final act (i.e. book) but this one I found to be an actual story in its own right. I really wish I knew whether I thought that the first few times I read the book or not... given I rated this three stars back in 2012 clearly I didn't think that much of it though.Potentially the reason I enjoyed this more this time around was because I was waiting for pretty

Both worse and better than the first.The Good--------------------------------------Some characters of interest: The Hag, Mirar, and Reivan are all interesting characters that work toward an interesting future and reveal the past.Background: Finally near the end of the novel we learn more about the background of the War of the Gods and the Wilds. Really the most interesting part of the novel.Interesting moral conflict: finally at the end of the novel we get a moral dilemma that is interesting (ev...

So I was hoping the characters would gain some depth in book 2, unfortunately they didn't. Although it was interesting to get to know the opposite side to the Circlians, they were very much like the Circlians. The characters were boring, especially Auraya, the main character. Due to the dullness of the characters, even the interesting parts of the stories were kind of boring and I was actually bored during large parts of the book. Mirar is the only halfway interesting character, but none of them...

Ok, so there is definitely a pattern with Trudi Canavan's books that seem to apply to each series. Main female character is accepted into higher social/religious/political standing because of her unexpectedly high level of skills/powers. Once she comes into her powers fully, she defies her superiors, breaks rules, rebels for the sake of truth and because it's the right thing to do while still remaining on the good side of the other important characters as much as possible. Meanwhile she falls in...

I desperately want to like this series, because all the elements are there. Magic, war, unique to her world races, love affairs, Gods, etc. It just seems Canavan has no idea what to do with these elements, and the writing is just so sub par it's hard to read. Her races all have the same mannerisms and characteristics. They have nothing unique about them other then the way they look, and yet two of the races are mostly cut off completely from the human world. Their culture and mannerisms and dial...

Book 2... nicely written but a little vague. When I was reading, i seems that i was jumping from one story to the next. But it is not something i dislike, after all, the story of the age of the five consists of multiple characters, too many not to be mentioned. It would surely spoil the entire story if none of the characters were explained or stated properly.I have come to love Auraya since I first read the first book. To me, she is simple much more than the Gods thinks she is and I like the way...

The pacing was still weird (and as much as I want to like Auraya, she's generally the least exciting POV), but we got more into the background - and you know how much I love background info - and learn more about what's going on with the gods and some of the characters (Mirar!). Definitely looking forward to the last book.

I had to struggle to read through this book. Only because I already was invested in the world and the overall story did i continue reading this book. I love how religion and magic is connected in this world. Very well worked out consequences of religion fanatics, how heathens are treated and how gods can abuse their power. So why did I struggle? the 'love' parts had me very anoyed and left me thinking the book would be better without it.

This series has been quite disappointing to reread so far. I remember loving it when I first read it (admittedly about 12 years ago). The first book spent a long time building up to and event that was over quite quickly, but that's an improvement on this part which has been dally around without any main events. The key characters haven't come together either. I assume that a lot will happen in book three to make up for that.A big focus in the story yet again is Auraya's lovelife which doesn't ha...

Last of the Wilds (Age of the Five, #2), Trudi CanavanAge of the Five is a trilogy of fantasy novels by Australian author Trudi Canavan; it consists of the novels: Priestess of the White, Last of the Wilds and Voice of the Gods. The fictional series recounts the story of Auraya, a young priestess who, after rising to the highest rank in her world's religious hierarchy, subsequently discovers that the gods she worships are significantly different entities from those in whom she was originally tau...

RTC. Though I must admit this book was very very slow, the 4 stars are for the lore.

Last of the Wilds is the second book in the Age of the Five trilogy, after Priestess of the White . Where I had a hard time getting into the book with the first one in the series, with Last of the Wilds I got sucked in immediately. This was partly because it's the second book in the series – the story doesn't need as much set up, plus I wanted to know what happened next after the events of book one – and partly because the prologue was captivating and written from the point of view of one of

I was so excited to read this and I was not disappointed!! I loved the first book of Age and Five but somehow I loved this one more. I read the last half of this book in one sitting last night: it was so gripping and the revelations just kept on coming! I feel more attached and invested in Auraya than ever. Her character is fantastically written and the decisions in this book made so much sense even though I was extremely surprised by them in the moment. My feelings on a lot of secondary charact...

Rounded up from 3.5 stars.**Spoiler-free**Like many others, I came to this trilogy after utterly adoring the Black Magician trilogy and its related books. And, like many others, was disappointed by Priestess of the White. But this instalment is better than the first of the series.Things I liked:The backstory and lore were interesting and delivered more than in the first book. Emerahl is an intriguing character, as is Leiard. I also enjoyed Reivan’s/The Pentadrians’ stance; this made for an enjoy...

The action in 'Last of the Wilds' maybe wasn't full of twists and rapid changes of situation but I think it was a necessary manipulation. Why is that?Well... firstly because of that the reader can finally take a closer look at normal life of our characters. I, for example, thought it's not that great to be one of the Whites... even boring sometimes. And that's it! By creating such atmosphere of things moving slowly the author succeeded in giving the whole story more authenticity.Besides, I start...

(3.5 - 4 stars)While I'm generally enjoying these books much more than I did when I first read them 10 years ago, I guess this is just a little... middle-booky?IMHO, the pacing is a little wonky- for the most part, it's petty slow and definitively doesn't have the typical arc the first book had, and then at the end petty much everything happens at once, leaving at least Auraya in a pretty emotional place.Aurayas and Mirars arcs are my personal favourites from this book. Their situations change t...

SPOILER FREEThe plot in Last of the Wilds, the second entry of The Age of Five Trilogy by Trudi Canavan is a lot slower than the first, but it’s rich in lore, history, magic, and character development.This is a book about discovery, rather than epic fantasy battles and war like The Priestess of the White.AURAYA’S JOURNEY IN LAST OF THE WILDS IS DIFFICULT FOR HERShe spends so much of it fighting an uphill battle (metaphorically) and for a while it doesn’t feel like she’s going anywhere.Auraya doe...

Just as amazing as I remembered, 5 stars! The narration was great, the story was epic and I just love Emrahl so much! She's my absolute favourite and I wish Trudi Canavan would write a whole series just about her adventures.

Way better than the first book. Mirar is a way better character than Leiard ever could have been (sorry Leiard). I always wonder if Leiard was the reason that the first book seemed so dry, and whether or not Canavan did that on purpose to underscore the incomplete nature of his character. Genius if true! Anywho, great book!

Very good but...This book was a fascinating read and well worth the wait. It was written excellently and the concepts behind the various use of magic were well explored. We see more from the Pentadrians' point of view and way of life and learn a lot more about the various characters that make up the White, the Wilds and the Elai as well as learning more about the Gods. I found the constant shift of viewpoint distracting and slightly annoying. I can see some of it necessary, but wonder whether so...