War Storm

Wow. This was disappointing. I think VA lost her way by the time she got to this book. The narration that began to get excessive in book 3 just got worse in this book with more repetitive sentiments, repetition of the plot line through 4 different POVs, lots and lots of talk with flowery metaphors, 2-3 scenes that were actually important enough to move the plot in 700 pages. 700 pages... it did not need to be this long. I rarely say that with fantasy because usually it fits, but no. I had to tandem between audio and physical to finish. I was so bored I started zoning out during the audiobook and didn't miss anything. I'm giving this 3 stars because VA is a good writer, you can tell she cares about this series and the characters, I think the underlying themes are important. I'm looking forward to reading her other series with hopes that she grew enough as writer to hone in on the repetitive writing and excessive 1st person narration. I gave Red Queen and Glass Sword 5 stars, King's Cage 4 stars... so yeah.. this didn't end how I was hoping it would. :(