kirisuna
I feel like because this is SO hyped right now I had soaring expectations that were a bit unfair to the book. If I had found this on my own, with no expectations, I think I may have enjoyed it more. The writing is good, the world building expansive, and the characters (at least Carl) have depth. Some parts are a little too goofy for me and lose me a little. Also, some of the more action packed scenes that have a lot going on can be a bit hard to follow — I’m not sure that is the fault of the writing as much as just a lot of complex but extremely detailed things happening very quickly, and a lot of description around the mechanics of items and things that are a little hard for me to follow.
I do see lots of little crumbs that can lead to a super rich story in later novels, which I feel like is a hallmark of a good series.
Overall, this was a good book. It really was. I will be reading the second. It just wasn’t as mind bendingly, earth shatteringly incredible as everyone seems to be making it out to be. But maybe the series just gets better and better!
I feel like because this is SO hyped right now I had soaring expectations that were a bit unfair to the book. If I had found this on my own, with no expectations, I think I may have enjoyed it more. The writing is good, the world building expansive, and the characters (at least Carl) have depth. Some parts are a little too goofy for me and lose me a little. Also, some of the more action packed scenes that have a lot going on can be a bit hard to follow — I’m not sure that is the fault of the writing as much as just a lot of complex but extremely detailed things happening very quickly, and a lot of description around the mechanics of items and things that are a little hard for me to follow.
I do see lots of little crumbs that can lead to a super rich story in later novels, which I feel like is a hallmark of a good series.
Overall, this was a good book. It really was. I will be reading the second. It just wasn’t as mind bendingly, earth shatteringly incredible as everyone seems to be making it out to be. But maybe the series just gets better and better!