C10
TLDR : Worldbuilding is fantastic. Story is ok sor far but characters are very meh. Romance is badly done.
I LOVE the worldbuilding. It is really well-made, you can see a lot of thought was put into it. It is a great scenery for a fantasy story. I loved the griffin society, the druins, the Black City. Everything titan-related is good. The Imperium is a bit of a cliché, but it is not too bad.
And the story ? It could be better, and it could be worse. The Ynis part is the best one IMO. I think the Leven one is the one with the most pages, but it feels kind of lacking. Leven is not interesting as a character, and her quest is too simplistic. I still don't know what Cillian is doing here and neither does he.
The Kaeto part is the worst. This man is the less credible character I have seen in a while. He should be smart, ruthless and efficient, but he is a whining little bitch.
My main problem with Jen William's books is the romance. It feels SO forced. That was already the case in The Winnowing Flame trilogy, and it has not much improved in this series. It feels like Williams needs to tick the boxes "gay couple" and "lesbian couple" even if it brings nothing and doesn't make much sense. The straight couple in Talonsister has zero alchemy, you can see page after page how the author pushes the characters towards being a couple even though it feels painful even for them.
TLDR : Worldbuilding is fantastic. Story is ok sor far but characters are very meh. Romance is badly done.
I LOVE the worldbuilding. It is really well-made, you can see a lot of thought was put into it. It is a great scenery for a fantasy story. I loved the griffin society, the druins, the Black City. Everything titan-related is good. The Imperium is a bit of a cliché, but it is not too bad.
And the story ? It could be better, and it could be worse. The Ynis part is the best one IMO. I think the Leven one is the one with the most pages, but it feels kind of lacking. Leven is not interesting as a character, and her quest is too simplistic. I still don't know what Cillian is doing here and neither does he.
The Kaeto part is the worst. This man is the less credible character I have seen in a while. He should be smart, ruthless and efficient, but he is a whining little bitch.
My main problem with Jen William's books is the romance. It feels SO forced. That was already the case in The Winnowing Flame trilogy, and it has not much improved in this series. It feels like Williams needs to tick the boxes "gay couple" and "lesbian couple" even if it brings nothing and doesn't make much sense. The straight couple in Talonsister has zero alchemy, you can see page after page how the author pushes the characters towards being a couple even though it feels painful even for them.