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"As big as the world is, Nassun is beginning to realize it's also really small. The same stories, cycling around and around. The same endings, again and again. The same mistakes eternally repeated."
I don't even know how to summarize this book, the capstone on what will probably make my shortlist of favorite fantasy series ever.
I loved the interweaving of stories in this one especially. You get the current viewpoints from characters you've already grown to love struggling through a Season. In the middle of these stories, you also get chapters from a new viewpoint telling their story (spoilers) from the very far past. These two together paint a whole picture of how we got here and why, bringing you to some real "A-HA!" moments as you put pieces together.
The last few chapters in particular were spectacular, in a series full of spectacular chapters. I simultaneously didn't want these characters to get to their final stages, and also couldn't stop reading. Too many really great series never end up sticking the landing, and I was afraid this one would be no different. I was mistaken, in all the best ways.
"As big as the world is, Nassun is beginning to realize it's also really small. The same stories, cycling around and around. The same endings, again and again. The same mistakes eternally repeated."
I don't even know how to summarize this book, the capstone on what will probably make my shortlist of favorite fantasy series ever.
I loved the interweaving of stories in this one especially. You get the current viewpoints from characters you've already grown to love struggling through a Season. In the middle of these stories, you also get chapters from a new viewpoint telling their story (spoilers) from the very far past. These two together paint a whole picture of how we got here and why, bringing you to some real "A-HA!" moments as you put pieces together.
The last few chapters in particular were spectacular, in a series full of spectacular chapters. I simultaneously didn't want these characters to get to their final stages, and also couldn't stop reading. Too many really great series never end up sticking the landing, and I was afraid this one would be no different. I was mistaken, in all the best ways.
