Dan
Prequels rarely work, and this book is no exception.
The author spends hundreds of pages building up to a revelation we already knew from Book 1, so there’s no real suspense. It adds nothing substantial to the story that would justify its length. Honestly, this could have worked as a short novella—but not as a 600-page novel.
Skip it and hope Book 3 delivers something better.
Prequels rarely work, and this book is no exception.
The author spends hundreds of pages building up to a revelation we already knew from Book 1, so there’s no real suspense. It adds nothing substantial to the story that would justify its length. Honestly, this could have worked as a short novella—but not as a 600-page novel.
Skip it and hope Book 3 delivers something better.