winters

Very annoing I-am-not-like-other-girls heroine, but everyone likes her because she can kick asses. And I`m tired of the trope “good military leader=very good with sword”.

What I liked:

• main character is intelligent and competent
• his depression resonated with me
• paper work and data analysis done by clerks was important for investigation

What I didn`t like:

• that MC considered romantic relationship with 17-years old girl

Liked: the first half of the book; language; Taskin

Didn`t like: the second half; Mykkael feels like Gary Stue; the actual ride through Hell`s Chasm is one of the most boring things I`ve ever read; princess is also one of the most uninteresting characters; ending is rushed and unsatisfying; non-original romance

Liked: atmosphere, exploration, mystery

Didn`t like: unoriginal romance (two characters of oposite sexes and straight orientation can`t travel together without falling in love. Again). Characters felt shallow.

The second book about the veteran of magical wars (some fifty years ago) who with his squire and pages investigates serial murder of boys.

Disliked: romance, some plotholes