I'm a lot more clueless. Am starting the Last Mortal Bond very soon.
I was pissed at Adare for what she did to Valyn although some of Valyn's decisions in that book were questionable at times. Never saw that coming. Furthermore, I never clued in to the fact the advisor with the blindfold might have been hiding HIS eyes much like Adare. Felt like an idiot.
Is The Last Mortal Bond the last book in the series? I completely forgot it was coming out today, I'll be picking it up very soon.
ETA: I also finished Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson yesterday. It was so good. So awesome! I'm still psyched about it.
Is The Last Mortal Bond the last book in the series? I completely forgot it was coming out today, I'll be picking it up very soon.
ETA: I also finished Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson yesterday. It was so good. So awesome! I'm still psyched about it.
Was busy with my post grad exams and job. Have read three books this month:
1. The Knight's Shadow.
I find this better than previous one. 8.77
2. Marie's Rutkoski's The Winner's Curse &
3. The Winner's Crime
It's more of a medieval romance book than a fantasy book. And I didn't like romance formula. But otherwise, it's good. And some great scenes. The one big issue with this book is bad handling of emotions (not able to transform the emotions to the reader). 8.1
Now searching for the next series. How is Shadows of the Apt?
On the last 100 pages of Prince of Dogs. A plotline thought occurs to me. If anyone's read it and can confirm yes or no I'd be obliged.
So it's hinted that Alain is actually the baby in the opening of book 1 and not Sanglant. Sanglant is the Prince of Dogs. Alain can control Lavastine's hounds. The theory I'm working with right now is that Sanglant can also control the dogs, which would mean they're somehow related. Maternal brothers, perhaps?
On the last 100 pages of Prince of Dogs. A plotline thought occurs to me. If anyone's read it and can confirm yes or no I'd be obliged.
So it's hinted that Alain is actually the baby in the opening of book 1 and not Sanglant. Sanglant is the Prince of Dogs. Alain can control Lavastine's hounds. The theory I'm working with right now is that Sanglant can also control the dogs, which would mean they're somehow related. Maternal brothers, perhaps?
Finished Prince of Dogs. Improved over the first book in a number of ways, and the ending was more of a setup than overdriving next to the opponent in preparation for a 720c. Carrying straight on with The Burning Stone.
Hacking away to finish a LOTR re-read so I can move on to the 1001 Nights, pick up and re-start Tale of the Heike, or start the Dark Tower series. I have a ridiculous amount of reading to catch-up on.
You know how Sanderson's whole deal is that he doesn't like magic that does what the plot demands? Nebulous magic with undefined limits so it can get the writer out of any jam? The whole reason for Sanderson's heavily rules-based magic systems? He's gotten bored of that, apparently, and in addition to adding a bunch of metals and therefore powers with the beginning of this series, as well as the ability for people to combine the two racial magics, he's just handwaving Clarke's third law into the series now. Regardless of how justified by the narrative, it still defeats the purpose of Sanderson's rules-based magic. It can still do whatever he needs it to, he just has to foreshadow it is all. It's a backslide into laziness from him.
Not only that, there were the tedious character archetype issues I mentioned a few pages back and a ton of loose ends, including
the implication that the Lord motherfucking Ruler survived the events of Mistborn.
I'm a lot more clueless. Am starting the Last Mortal Bond very soon.
I was pissed at Adare for what she did to Valyn although some of Valyn's decisions in that book were questionable at times. Never saw that coming. Furthermore, I never clued in to the fact the advisor with the blindfold might have been hiding HIS eyes much like Adare. Felt like an idiot.
I've just finished Providence of Fire too. It's a fun, easy to read, pulls no punches kind of series, which whilst enjoyable, is certainly nothing ground breaking. To be honest I was expecting something outstanding when I started the series after reading the heaps of praise from this site and others, but I've been disappointed in that respect. I'll definitely read the sequel and have already pre-ordered it, but I'm fully expecting my feelings to remain the same.
Ben and Jon. You're not the only one who balked at seeing their credits gone, but to be honest, it's more fair now and I think most of us have learned to live with the loss.