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HOW!? WHY!? WHAT!?...Sorry for that, I have finished the book roughly 30 seconds ago - and those who have already read it, do know what I am talking about.Oh, the pain. Just so much pain.And a radical improvement in the term of characterization - the amount of emotional engagement I felt while reading the book is on the par with just a few other series I have read. John's writing style is also getting better and better, with the plot fairly simple but full of side twists. The worldbuilding and m...
Best in the Series thus farBook 5 pays off a lot of ground work laid earlier in the series. It makes you want to go back and reread passages to understand why characters end up choosing sides in the great game. The battle sequences are awesome and answer questions of whether skill trumps raw power. It’s the best of Star Wars and Harry Potter with more grit. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Dear John BierceHow dare youLove Chris
Absolutely phenomenal - my favorite book from the series (so far!).Bierce once again succeeds at striking a fine balance between seriousness and fun, without making the world feel all too light-hearted. The characters are just as likeable and interesting as in the first 4 novels and the worldbuilding continues in quite interesting ways. The battle scenes are exciting and creative and Bierce uses his established magic system absolutely superbly! Throughout my read I often found myself doing one o...
Wow uhhhhhThis is difficult because I mean only to compliment my read of this book. Unfortunately, I can't play it so cool, I'm not used to such excellent reads at the fifth novel historically. I understand that this is supposed to be dramatic, the rest of the series set the tone I was expecting, so here on the 5th book I wasn't expecting a magnus opem. Wow, alright John, break our hearts again, I dare you, because I bet you can't after what you've already done, you sly dog.
I'm not gonna say much, because it's hard not to spoil things otherwise, but The Siege of Skyhold contains probably the most insane, epic battle I've read in fantasy. I guess it's not a spoiler to say that there's a siege in this. It's in the title, after all. The book can basically be divided into two parts: before the siege, and the siege. Both are really masterfully handled, and the reason for that largely boils down to Bierce's skill with worldbuilding. While a large portion of the book can
Three main problems:1) Characterization: Specifically, the lack of it. The majority of these books tends to just be long stretches of dry exposition about how the characters have become magically stronger. I was hoping we had reached an end to that so that we could really dig into character development, but unfortunately not. Maybe now that will happen because all of their teachers are dead or missing. I can dream.2) Plot structure: Given that the series is ending at 7 books I still highly doubt...
7/25/21: 4 stars. This book took me way too long to read, mostly because of a long 2 month long reading slump. I didn’t enjoy this one as much as 3-4, because 3-4 did a lot of character work while this one mostly focused on magic mechanics and preparations for the final battle, which weren’t as interesting to me. I think there was a missed opportunity to use this book to dig deeply into Godrick’s character for spoiler reasons, so that was a bit disappointing. Still, the character dynamics, espec...
Link to my blog postAs a lucky beta reader, I get to read the book early. I note down my reactions per chapter and highlight any typos I catch. I'm not a fast reader, so these additional steps do not affect my reading enjoyment much. But my beta reading role certainly takes a hit during fast paced portions of the book.Coming to the review, the series just keeps getting better. "The Siege of Skyhold" picks up immediately after the events at the end of book 4 (which I re-read as a preparation for
Note: My review is based off a beta copy, however I wouldn't expect anything to change significantly between now and release.So the short version of this review is this: Read this book! At all costs, read this book!Longer (spoiler-free) version: Wow. Just... wow. I thought I knew what I was getting myself into based on the previous books in this series. A group of teenagers learn to use their powers in various clever ways, all the while growing closer to each other as they face off against a my...
I don't know what to say. Bierce punched me in the feelings so quickly at the end I barely catched what was going on. I'm devastated. I'm tempted to grade the book lower for the pain but I can't it was excellent. One of the best and most intriguing so far. I'm crushed.
A solid entry in a consistently entertaining series. This one does deal with more mature ideas throughout, about relationships, politics, and developing a set of morals when you have no clear ideological mentors. It is nice to read a Fantasy series about young people who grapple with those issues in a detailed way, while also learning to do rad magic.
Whoa The last half of the book felt like watching a huge GOT battle scene add to that you have a weakened Stromward - death that hits home and a crazy ending. Very well done! Rating: 5/5 Cover: 3/5 Narration: N/AFavorite Line: N/A
