Mer Barr
This is a massive tome at 25 hours so there was no way I'd get through this at my pace, in the 2 weeks I had access to it.
Four Doors
Character - 5 of 5 - heavily character driven. There are many characters and whose brain you're sitting in can change from chapter to chapter, thankfully the author titles chapters by their name or quickly refers to their name so you don't get too lost.
Setting - 4 of 5 - at 25 hours much of the text is describing the world, the magic, and the characters beyond the core group.
Story - 2 of 5 - progression of the story line can stall for chapters at a time, which I personally don't like. Several chapters were spent on backstory for the entire core group, which I personally did not find productive for understanding the characters (it could have been said in less chapters) nor moving the story along. I'll give it an extra .5 for an intriguing group of characters but I'm not going to spend more leisure time on a 25-hour book containing what I consider filler.
Language - 2 of 5 - good writing that does a great job of describing the people, action. The language is not the emphasis for this book.
This is a massive tome at 25 hours so there was no way I'd get through this at my pace, in the 2 weeks I had access to it.
Four Doors
Character - 5 of 5 - heavily character driven. There are many characters and whose brain you're sitting in can change from chapter to chapter, thankfully the author titles chapters by their name or quickly refers to their name so you don't get too lost.
Setting - 4 of 5 - at 25 hours much of the text is describing the world, the magic, and the characters beyond the core group.
Story - 2 of 5 - progression of the story line can stall for chapters at a time, which I personally don't like. Several chapters were spent on backstory for the entire core group, which I personally did not find productive for understanding the characters (it could have been said in less chapters) nor moving the story along. I'll give it an extra .5 for an intriguing group of characters but I'm not going to spend more leisure time on a 25-hour book containing what I consider filler.
Language - 2 of 5 - good writing that does a great job of describing the people, action. The language is not the emphasis for this book.