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Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Review: This book starts off fairly slow but picks up pace about halfway through. There seem to be more storylines to follow than previous. I had a bit of trouble remember who some of the newer characters were as it's been a year or two since I last read the series, but Britain does a good job of reminding the reader about who people are and where they come from.
There wasn't any major plot development in this book, at least not until the very end. However, I enjoyed the story that was told. Some more mysteries are figured out about the wall, along with some positive character development with Alton. I enjoyed the group that went into the forest, with the exception of Grant. He seemed to be along to cause unneeded drama, both when he was well and when he was unwell. You could have removed him from the story easily. Grandmother continues to be a creepy old woman. Give who her "God" turned out to be I found it very funny that she was laughing at the Groundmites for acting like he was their god. Her granddaughter is going to be a very, very creepy and powerful bad guy. I also enjoyed the Amberhill story line. It's clear that something cool is going to happen with him and he'll probably be very important to the plot in the future.
I didn't really see the point of the Zachary/Estora storyline. I just made good characters into unlikeable characters, forced Zachary and Estora into an awkward early marriage and just generally took up space and made more unneeded drama.
I was very unhappy with the ending of the book. I never like cliffhangers, in TV, movies or books. I dislike them even more when I'll have to wait 4-5 years for a resolution instead of a year or less.
This book was darker than previous books, but I think the series is naturally heading that way, so I'm fine with that.
Overall an enjoyable book to read.
Review: This book starts off fairly slow but picks up pace about halfway through. There seem to be more storylines to follow than previous. I had a bit of trouble remember who some of the newer characters were as it's been a year or two since I last read the series, but Britain does a good job of reminding the reader about who people are and where they come from.
There wasn't any major plot development in this book, at least not until the very end. However, I enjoyed the story that was told. Some more mysteries are figured out about the wall, along with some positive character development with Alton. I enjoyed the group that went into the forest, with the exception of Grant. He seemed to be along to cause unneeded drama, both when he was well and when he was unwell. You could have removed him from the story easily. Grandmother continues to be a creepy old woman. Give who her "God" turned out to be I found it very funny that she was laughing at the Groundmites for acting like he was their god. Her granddaughter is going to be a very, very creepy and powerful bad guy. I also enjoyed the Amberhill story line. It's clear that something cool is going to happen with him and he'll probably be very important to the plot in the future.
I didn't really see the point of the Zachary/Estora storyline. I just made good characters into unlikeable characters, forced Zachary and Estora into an awkward early marriage and just generally took up space and made more unneeded drama.
I was very unhappy with the ending of the book. I never like cliffhangers, in TV, movies or books. I dislike them even more when I'll have to wait 4-5 years for a resolution instead of a year or less.
This book was darker than previous books, but I think the series is naturally heading that way, so I'm fine with that.
Overall an enjoyable book to read.
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