The Black Prism

3.5 ⭐️

I loved the world, and the characters and the magic system.

And I wanted to see more of them, instead of the MEGA HYPER detailed descriptions of sailing vessels and crafting, and battles. Seriously, the last battle spanned like 11 chapters (not exaggerating and that's only the second stage) and the majority of it was the author droning about random colour crafters doing random battle stuff in excruciating detail. At one point I was just considering to DNF this amazing story at 92%, just so that I don't have to read about another random person doing something that matters not one bit.

I also wished that the villain was better developed, instead of someone who is mentioned once and then shows up in the final battle to spook us.
The story was good, but didn't feel as epic as it should've.

Also, I wish the author would've kept it more vague with the sexual details. At times it felt more than slightly awkward to read this book.

Despite all that, Brent Weeks has crafted a magnificent world and obviously has a great sense of humour. I chuckled at few spots. I also liked the way the book ended.

I will continue with the series and hope for a bit better book 2.