The Siege of Skyhold by John Bierce

The Havath Dominion is marching to war. Humiliated in the ruins of Imperial Ithos, the Exile Splinter stolen from their grasp by the ancient sphinx Kanderon Crux, Havath's Duarchs have assembled an army that dwarfs the entire population of Skyhold. Led by their Great Powers, monsters and mages individually capable of leveling a city, they pose a threat that even Kanderon, one of the mightiest of Great Powers, and her equally monstrous allies might be unable to stop.

As the Havathi forces push closer and closer to Skyhold, Hugh and his friends train relentlessly, hoping to make a difference in the oncoming siege. While they venture into dangerous realms of untested experimental magic, though, they're already caught up in currents far beyond their control.

Once you're a pawn in the games of the Great Powers, there's no escape.

Great book yet again. My brother had made me worry about the ending. But I feel okay about. I feel it was propperly lead up to. It definitely didn't come out of nowhere. Only the death of one person seems super useless to me but I can't have everything.

I cannot wait till the next one is out though. A certain person has some explanating to do.

Very good book. I couldn't put it down. The 1st 50% is a bit slow, but only because they are preparing for the Siege of Skyhold. While the Last 25% is absolutely a page turner. The twists the turns, i loved meeting new and old characters and the changes that we see in them. but i am definitely prepared for Book 6, which needs to be here yesterday..

CAWPILE SCORE
C-8
A-7
W-8
P-9
I-9
L-9
E-9
TOTAL-8.43/10

Que carajo!!?!! No puede terminar así, alustin te odio

12th March 2022:

Book 5 was more tenser and had more moral conflict than the earlier books in the series as it wasn't the focus.

Lost City of Ithos and Siege of Skyhold is where things get solidified more plot wise and give the reader an idea of where things are heading as they get more serious and darker.

Nevertheless all the books this far weren't something I didn't enjoy. There were light when starting out yes, but precisely the reason I enjoyed them. Even if the later books get more serious and darker there are still some elements that aren't lost, mainly the friendship and understanding between the crew.

But I do understand that things may seem more awkward or unexplained to some readers as much as there will be others who enjoy for those very same reasons that feel different to them.

Siege of Skyhold I thoroughly enjoyed. A consistent theme till now has been the progression in magic as fitting the genre, which in each book and this one was perfectly executed.

John Bierce is particularly good at “show don't tell”. That shined in the previous book and here things change a bit in the sense that pacing is well balanced but the tension is well maintained and well built into the details.

In the end, I felt a lot and lot of emotions and the ending was once again shockingly incredible.
Can't wait to read book 6 when it comes out.

I won't deny though these books need some better editing. But it isn't as bad as to the point that it's impossible to read. Just a little nitpick.

My final rating, is 5/5.