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Definitely the most challenging book I've ever read in terms of the sheer density of the thing! That being said, it was digestible enough to thoroughly enjoy, and I really enjoyed exploring this incredibly in-depth universe; especially the philosophy elements! It's almost like Herbert created this entire universe just for the philosophy. It's insanely thorough and thoughtful beyond words. Every action and thought of every character is illustrated beautifully; no element escapes description. This is a literary masterpiece for sure.

I think it can be universally said that the beginning of this book is hard to chew; there is a lot of worldbuilding and lore thrust at you, and a lot of characters to remember. If you grind through it, it doesn't take long before everything starts falling into place, and you wonder how you were ever lost. I will say, though, that this book should get a medal for the amount of times it made me fall asleep. I think I fell asleep over 20 times while reading it; not because it was boring, but because it was so dense. One scene might take 30+ minutes to read, due to the high level of description and detail. The plot also slows down quite a bit in the centre of the book and doesn't pick up again until you're ~80% of the way through

when Paul is reunited with Gurney Halleck

. I also feel like the ending was a bit rushed.

All in all, I'm super glad I decided to pick up Dune and am absolutely gassed for the movie coming out in October!! I will be there!

Content Warnings

Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

HOLY F*CKING SH*T

A Dark and Hollow Star by Ashley Shuttleworth

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adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

Here is my review based off the journal entries I wrote whilst reading this book!

Positives:

I really, really enjoyed the main characters and their interactions, and loved the chemistry and banter when they were all together.
The dialogue was done really well.
The story as a whole was pretty fun! Nothing too special but definitely always exciting and always left me eager to find out what happened next.
URBAN FANTASY! The setting and world-building was super cool.
Good queer representation.

Negatives:

I don’t know much about faeries so I drowned in lore at the beginning and found myself having to Google things often (e.g. the different courts, seelie vs unseelie, creatures such as redcaps).
THE SENTENCES ARE SO LONG. Sometimes it seemed much more like a ramble than anything cohesive. Trying to read some parts of this book was akin to reading a passage without punctuation. A sentence was sometimes as long as a paragraph, and it hurt my brain. I wish it was more polished and concise, because this book has so much potential!

Overall, I definitely look back on this book fondly and I can't wait for the next one to come out!

Side note: I drew fanart of Aurelian Bessel and the author saw it and loved it!

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blyndwolf's reviews 64 reviews

blyndwolf's reviews
64 reviews