The Shadow of What Was Lost
Ratings267
Average rating4
What a wild ride. There's still a ton of unanswered questions, but I can reasonably assume they will be answered in due time. The plot is fantastic, and really drives the narrative forward. The pacing was fairly good, with only a couple of stumbling points. A very rough breakdown:
- Pacing: 4/5
- Plot: 5/5
- Characters 3/5
- World Building: 4.5/5
My major critisism is in throwing too many names at the reader too quickly. There felt like a hundred named characters in this book, and most of them suffer from "Fantastical-name-itis" where there's very little rhyme or reason to the naming convention, and no hints are given. There were also some relatively pointless characters, or so it seems currently.
Overall it was incredibly nice to have a plot driven story with decent characters. On initial read through, this book will benefit from rereads. I look forward to the next book.
What a wild ride. There's still a ton of unanswered questions, but I can reasonably assume they will be answered in due time. The plot is fantastic, and really drives the narrative forward. The pacing was fairly good, with only a couple of stumbling points. A very rough breakdown:
- Pacing: 4/5
- Plot: 5/5
- Characters 3/5
- World Building: 4.5/5
My major critisism is in throwing too many names at the reader too quickly. There felt like a hundred named characters in this book, and most of them suffer from "Fantastical-name-itis" where there's very little rhyme or reason to the naming convention, and no hints are given. There were also some relatively pointless characters, or so it seems currently.
Overall it was incredibly nice to have a plot driven story with decent characters. On initial read through, this book will benefit from rereads. I look forward to the next book.
What a wild ride. There's still a ton of unanswered questions, but I can reasonably assume they will be answered in due time. The plot is fantastic, and really drives the narrative forward. The pacing was fairly good, with only a couple of stumbling points. A very rough breakdown:
- Pacing: 4/5
- Plot: 5/5
- Characters 3/5
- World Building: 4.5/5
My major critisism is in throwing too many names at the reader too quickly. There felt like a hundred named characters in this book, and most of them suffer from "Fantastical-name-itis" where there's very little rhyme or reason to the naming convention, and no hints are given. There were also some relatively pointless characters, or so it seems currently.
Overall it was incredibly nice to have a plot driven story with decent characters. On initial read through, this book will benefit from rereads. I look forward to the next book.
What a wild ride. There's still a ton of unanswered questions, but I can reasonably assume they will be answered in due time. The plot is fantastic, and really drives the narrative forward. The pacing was fairly good, with only a couple of stumbling points. A very rough breakdown:
- Pacing: 4/5
- Plot: 5/5
- Characters 3/5
- World Building: 4.5/5
My major critisism is in throwing too many names at the reader too quickly. There felt like a hundred named characters in this book, and most of them suffer from "Fantastical-name-itis" where there's very little rhyme or reason to the naming convention, and no hints are given. There were also some relatively pointless characters, or so it seems currently.
Overall it was incredibly nice to have a plot driven story with decent characters. On initial read through, this book will benefit from rereads. I look forward to the next book.