Tyler Thomas
Jack's first books had to be a classic! What a fantastic story!
Jack's first books had to be a classic! What a fantastic story!
The book overall was pretty disappointing though the end and set up for the next arc in the series is quite well done. Many of the characters are set up to deal with new and unique struggles which should make for a great launch in book 6. The main problem with this book for me was the pacing and just a feeling of bloat like the book could have been under 1000 pages and not lost any of the emotional impact. The constant jumping between POV characters in each chapter got pretty annoying so I didn’t feel like some important character moments hit as hard.
Another thing I was not a big fan, as I am a Christian, is the inclusion/glorification of a gay relationship with one of the main characters. I'm fine with those things being present in books as a mention to describe a character but when it becomes a prominent part of the narrative where that scene is a climatic part of the book, then I start to wonder if this is a book I should continue reading. I am willing to give Brandon some leeway here as the vast majority of this books are not like this, but it will make me start to consider not reading his works if this trend continues.
I’m still looking forward to book 6 but there need to be some changes from book 5 for sure.
The book overall was pretty disappointing though the end and set up for the next arc in the series is quite well done. Many of the characters are set up to deal with new and unique struggles which should make for a great launch in book 6. The main problem with this book for me was the pacing and just a feeling of bloat like the book could have been under 1000 pages and not lost any of the emotional impact. The constant jumping between POV characters in each chapter got pretty annoying so I didn’t feel like some important character moments hit as hard.
Another thing I was not a big fan, as I am a Christian, is the inclusion/glorification of a gay relationship with one of the main characters. I'm fine with those things being present in books as a mention to describe a character but when it becomes a prominent part of the narrative where that scene is a climatic part of the book, then I start to wonder if this is a book I should continue reading. I am willing to give Brandon some leeway here as the vast majority of this books are not like this, but it will make me start to consider not reading his works if this trend continues.
I’m still looking forward to book 6 but there need to be some changes from book 5 for sure.
The book overall was pretty disappointing though the end and set up for the next arc in the series is quite well done. Many of the characters are set up to deal with new and unique struggles which should make for a great launch in book 6. The main problem with this book for me was the pacing and just a feeling of bloat like the book could have been under 1000 pages and not lost any of the emotional impact. The constant jumping between POV characters in each chapter got pretty annoying so I didn’t feel like some important character moments hit as hard.
I’m still looking forward to book 6 but there need to be some changes from book 5 for sure.
The book overall was pretty disappointing though the end and set up for the next arc in the series is quite well done. Many of the characters are set up to deal with new and unique struggles which should make for a great launch in book 6. The main problem with this book for me was the pacing and just a feeling of bloat like the book could have been under 1000 pages and not lost any of the emotional impact. The constant jumping between POV characters in each chapter got pretty annoying so I didn’t feel like some important character moments hit as hard.
I’m still looking forward to book 6 but there need to be some changes from book 5 for sure.
