OYENTE

Isabelle

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Loved this book!

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5 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
Historia
5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 11-19-24

Super minor and vague spoilers ahead
A few pros:

1. Plot is great! Very engaging and faster paced than some of his other books

2. Hoid being the narrator was such a cool way to tie this story into the Cosmere.

3. I felt like this book had a lot of really wholesome life lessons. I don't want to spoil any specifics but this book is super quotable and honestly made me stop and think a few times.

4. I love a strong heroine! I think it was cool that Tress was gentle and considerate and strong at the same time. Super snarky and badass female characters are great too, but I feel like this was a less typical take on what strength can look like.

5. I also loved the depiction of romantic love in this book! The lack of toxicity was so refreshing and honestly kind of beautiful.

6. This was a lot more lighthearted than a lot of Brandon Sanderson's other books, which I also love, but sometimes they're heavy and I love the tone change here.

Cons: I actually don't think I have any but I already committed to the pro/con format and I don't feel like redoing everything 😅 I highly suggest reading this book! I can be pretty picky about how men write female characters but I wouldn't have changed a thing here, I really loved this story!

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Overall decent story, amazing narrator!

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4 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
Historia
4 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 07-17-24

Content Warning: this book does have a scene where kids get k!lled. It's not super graphic and you actually only see the immediate aftermath and not the act itself but just a heads up. It felt pretty unnecessary to the plot and you could probably just skip like half that chapter without missing much else if you don't want listen to that part.

I'm torn with this book because I really liked the first two and this one was just a little bit disappointing to me. I'm glad to know how the story ends but honestly it was hard to stay engaged with this book compared to the first two.

The villain character development in this book is still interesting but I feel like the protagonist and her friends are all mostly finished with their character arcs by book 2. That being said, at least this author is consistent and doesn't just destroy character arcs to create drama. The main protagonist is pretty down to earth and doesn't hide behind a massive ego but she's also not whiny at all so I can understand why there wasn't much more growth for her to undergo. She's a solid heroine regardless!

If you liked books 1 and 2 I'd still suggest reading this one to get some closure. I think I might have enjoyed it more if I had read the last one directly after the first 2 but I had to wait a couple months for book 3 to come out and by the time it did I was feeling a little disconnected from the storyline. If you're reading everything straight through for the first time it might be better!

This narrator is probably one of the very best ones I've ever listened to. Her accents and different character voices are fantastic and she adds so much to the story with her inflection and everything. 10/10 for narration!

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Amazing story and narration!

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5 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
Historia
5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 01-12-24

I loved this unique perspective of a strong woman in a man's world. Retellings of Arthurian Legend usually either sideline women or have very strong female characters but ignore the huge historical challenges they had to face to become powerful. This author did a fantastic job of keeping historical context in mind and I highly recommend this book! The narration also felt very natural! 10/10

Content warning for themes and mention of domestic violence and SA (although the SA was definitely included for the plot and not for some disgusting shock factor. It was not actually graphic or depicted, only spoken about.) The unfortunate truth is that consent was largely unimportant until very recent history, especially from a married woman in regards to her husband. Kudos to the author for being tactful but not shying away from such a difficult topic.

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Great characters and pretty unique magic system!

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5 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
Historia
5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 10-08-23

The way the author designed the magic system is really interesting! it kind of gives World of Warcraft vibes with the way powers have specific names and cooldown periods in a fight.
He also does a great job of writing strong female characters who are cool and tough without being the usual super sarcastic, intentionally abrasive heroine. (I do like those too, but this was a refreshing change from the norm!)
I also think he does a great job with character development and I appreciate him not having the main characters constantly make obvious mistakes just to move the plot along. The narrator is also very good! I will say, I definitely preferred the way the narrator voiced the dragons in this book to the way they sounded in the first!

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Great plot, great narrator!

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5 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
Historia
5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 08-18-22

I've read these books before on kindle and really liked them but the narrator made them even better!

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Very well narrated!

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5 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
Historia
5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 11-03-20

The narrator did a great job keeping up the energy in this book. I struggled to finish it when I tried reading a physical book but the audiobook was enjoyable and flew by!

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Such a good book!

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5 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
Historia
5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 10-22-20

This one was even more captivating than the first! I can't wait to read the next one!

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really good audiobook!

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5 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
Historia
5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 08-24-20

great plot, good twists, very good narration! I accidentally listened to the second book first and still really enjoyed this one.

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very whimsical

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4 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
3 out of 5 stars
Historia
5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 07-02-20

I was thrown off a little by the switching narrators and all the different voices they tried to do. The story was good overall but just generally not my type of fantasy.

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Even better than the first book!

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5 out of 5 stars
Ejecución
5 out of 5 stars
Historia
5 out of 5 stars

Revisado: 06-29-20

This is one of my favorite books and the reader did a good job! I love the complex characters!

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