Marius Sørensen
9/10
Amazing book, though most of its strength comes from wrapping up the previous 6 books, though I guess this is the point of a series of books.
The book in itself felt a little dry to me in the middle when Harry and Hermione are wandering around and trying to figure out what they should do all by themselves. However, the last couple of chapters (especially the one about Snape in the Pensieve) are absolutely outstanding.
I like how this book handles the final confrontation between Harry and Lord Voldemort way better than the films and it saddens me that they changed it so much. Harry having ample time to explain to Voldemort that he was wrong on several occasions works way better in the books than in the films.
Finally, it is worth noting that this series was way better for me on the second readthrough.
8/10
First half was ok, but the second half was a 10/10 for me. Understanding the magic system and wrapping up the story while seeing serious development in every character was awesome.
7/10
Some cool backstory, but very direct and to the point. Could have benefited with some more meat on the bone.
9/10
This is such a cool idea. I really hope someone adapts this into a series. The aspects are interesting and I just want to meet more of them. The way Leeds doesn't want to acknowledge that the work being done is all him is very relatable.
-1 point because it should have been longer and the motivation in the story was a bit shallow.
8.5/10
Very cool magic system, likable characters, and a great sequence of twists and turns towards the end.
I have no direct problems with this book, but it took me a while to finish it. I felt like I wasn't 100% captivated and HAD to read as much as possible. Hence, the good but not perfect rating. It's definitely worth a reread, and a sequel would be awesome.
Graphic Audio Reread:
8/10 - Somehow, it seemed a bit childish on this listen
9/10 - GA adaption, though. Good music and narration. My only problem was that at times, the ambient sounds would wash out the dialog.
7.5/10
I'm reading these books in publication order and enjoyed this way more than the first book.
Caspian feels fleshed out and has motivation to fight his war. My main complaint is still the very fast pace though. There is a lot of build up to a war between two interesting factions, and then this war i a decided in less than half a chapter. This feels a little unfulfilling to me.
7.5/10
I love seeing the story play out from different points of view, so this was a cool book. It feels like it was cut a bit short, but ReDawn might solve that. It might also have been more intriguing if I read this while I was reading the main Skyward story rather than a year after.
7/10
The middle part, with the endless politics for Wirr and the seemingly meaningless “training montage” for Davian and Ishelle, didn't work for me at all.
In the 2-3 last chapters, I feel like the prose is mediocre at best. I couldn't get invested in the action as these action-packed scenes never “flowed” for me.
The epilogue pulls this up from a 3-star, 6/10 rating.
7.5/10
The second book in the series is still good, though I liked the first one better. My favorite aspect of the first book was getting to know Dunk and Egg, and there wasn't as much of that in this one.
I am starting to realize that these books read like a dnd one-shot.
9/10
Yeah, this is a good short story right here. It was lovely to be back in Westeros for the first time in years. I even started watching the show again regardless of the inevitable disappointment.
5.5/10 - Meh
I guess YA like this just isn't for me, but this felt uninspired the whole way through. I won't be reading the next one, for now at least.
9/10
Sanderson is the master of fun magic systems and creative actions scenes. So when he creates a book which is 20% banter and 80% action it can't really go wrong.
The entire Mistborn series continues to be an absolute must-read!
6.5/10
This book is a bit too fast paced for me. I feel like I should have a better understanding/relationship to the characters than I have time to develop. Would love some more dialogue to flesh out the four kids.
Additionally, the Christianity doesn't do it for me. I have no problem referring to the children as sons/daughters of Adam/Eve. However, when Aslan sacrifices himself for Edmunds sins and is reborn, it just feel unoriginal. I can understand that C. S. Lewis wanted to tell that story to his daughter and added his own twist though.
As of now this book is not a re-read for me. I will have to finish the series to see if it gets better. However, I think this is a book I can read for my children (when I have some).
Side note: I feel like if you like The Hobbit better than LOTR, this might be for you.
4/10
Not really able to get invested at all. Characters, story and the world itself all just leaves me thinking “Meh...”. Giving up on this series.
5.5/10 - Audiobook
Meh. Too short to get me invested. Characters were ok, but nothing special. Hope the pacing is fixed somehow in the coming books. At least it was an easy listen. Very good narrator though.
7/10
Veldig bra bok, men ikke helt det vi lette etter. Starten var perfekt og oppsummeringen av grunnferdigheter og problematferd i slutten av boken er kjempebra!
Vi lette egentlig etter en bok for å sette oss mer inn i det å skaffe hund selv og endte derfor opp med å hoppe over mange av kapitlene som handlet med om forfatterne enn hundehold. Hvis dette er det man ser etter en nok denne boken en klar innertier!
8.5/10
Horrifying literature with a perfect mix or higher level politics and personal accounts from the camp.
I think the book is 20 years old, so the language is a bit heavy and weird at times, at least in the norwegian translation.
5.5/10
I will have to reread this in written format. This rating might be unfair as I felt that most of the problems with pacing and me being confused all the time could be solved by reading the written version.