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kastix's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
bookishactor's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
1ashley_reads1's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
donnadeck's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
sunscour's review against another edition
5.0
Absolutely fantastic, a true pirate fantasy. I loved the world building, I loved the sprinkle of backstory to flesh out the politics and I just loved the found family aspect.
evgswin's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
helloitsareader's review against another edition
3.5
i liked it, and i think its a great book but i'm not so sure it is for me
i definitely wanna give the second book a try and i will but it is not very high on my tbr
i definitely wanna give the second book a try and i will but it is not very high on my tbr
stayshiny's review against another edition
Wasn't hitting the spot and all the slang was confusing. Will pick it up again later. Wanted something more dragon focused.
cherrybluedreams's review against another edition
Dnf at 40%. It is very important to me to feel connected to the characters in the story, or at the very least to feel intrigued about the plot or to find the world building compelling. None of these things happened.
max341q132543253's review against another edition
5.0
Might as well review the whole series here as none are standalones.
Five stars to the first two books and four and a half for the third. The world is refreshingly unlike our own, the characters develop plausibly and interestingly through the series, and my disbelief was nicely suspended for all but the final climax, which is not always easy.
My only complaints are that the series tended to stay close to real-world nautical situations, so that there wasn't as much elevation of stakes throughout as I'd have liked, and when the deep magic did start to hit it seemed a bit jarring; also, the author tends to write run-on sentences, using commas when periods or semicolons would do better. Otherwise, great work.
Five stars to the first two books and four and a half for the third. The world is refreshingly unlike our own, the characters develop plausibly and interestingly through the series, and my disbelief was nicely suspended for all but the final climax, which is not always easy.
My only complaints are that the series tended to stay close to real-world nautical situations, so that there wasn't as much elevation of stakes throughout as I'd have liked, and when the deep magic did start to hit it seemed a bit jarring; also, the author tends to write run-on sentences, using commas when periods or semicolons would do better. Otherwise, great work.