Brady

On one hand, I read this book very quickly, the structure was new to me, and I always wanted to know what was going to happen next. But on the other hand, the first 75% of the Luceum plotline dragged and the ending was very unsatisfying.

On one hand, it feels like a lot happened (especially in Res) but on the other, I feel like there wasn't actually that much big picture plot progression? Like, the book answers a lot of questions in the first few chapters via Craeor/Obiteum, these same answers get retread in every world, and then there's only one major twist beyond that at the very end (which hopefully is not just copying Mistborn).

This very much feels like a set up book where more questions were asked than answered. The structure was new to me and I appreciate that it added complexity and made the main character less of a Gary Sue.

I liked it and I'll definitely read the next book, but I'm hoping this is the weakest book in the series.

I finished this book but didn't really enjoy it. The scope has simply gotten out of hand and the plot is too messy. The first 3 books were all pretty good and memorable, but this one wasn't. The main 3 characters at this point have all become repetitive and annoying. I decided to stop reading this series after this book. In fact, this book basically put me off of extra large books (600+ pages) completely.

Captivating from beginning to end, with high stakes outside of the dungeon

This book took the series up another notch from book 4. The ending in the castle was so tense and had so much going on, so good!

This book leveled the series up for sure. It feels like Carl has started being more in control with this book.