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, 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.
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, 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.