Beattz
This was unsatisfying. I'm bummed because I loved the first two so much. I was 80% of the way through the book before anything really happened. Then what happened happens and that's great and all, but it just wasn't enough. This volume definitely felt much more like a set up for a conclusion than a conclusion itself.
That being said, the setting, the characters, the story are very well written, and still entertaining. It just felt hollow next to how full to bursting the other volumes in the series were. Like. I still have no idea why Gladys had any chapters at all. It was pure filler content. And I know this was loosely based on historical figures and all, but the fact that Mungo never really got a comeuppance was an incredible letdown. I wanted to see that man flayed for what he put Languoreth and Lailoken through. But alas...
*i see now that what i read elsewhere - that the next book will be a prequel is incorrect. that there will be a 4th installment. which is what i had thought after reading all the author's notes, but a (unfortunately not thorough enough) search of the internet lead I me astray. can you believe it??
So, the review stands, but i am very much looking forward to how this story really ends.
This was unsatisfying. I'm bummed because I loved the first two so much. I was 80% of the way through the book before anything really happened. Then what happened happens and that's great and all, but it just wasn't enough. This volume definitely felt much more like a set up for a conclusion than a conclusion itself.
That being said, the setting, the characters, the story are very well written, and still entertaining. It just felt hollow next to how full to bursting the other volumes in the series were. Like. I still have no idea why Gladys had any chapters at all. It was pure filler content. And I know this was loosely based on historical figures and all, but the fact that Mungo never really got a comeuppance was an incredible letdown. I wanted to see that man flayed for what he put Languoreth and Lailoken through. But alas...
*i see now that what i read elsewhere - that the next book will be a prequel is incorrect. that there will be a 4th installment. which is what i had thought after reading all the author's notes, but a (unfortunately not thorough enough) search of the internet lead I me astray. can you believe it??
So, the review stands, but i am very much looking forward to how this story really ends.