![]() ![]() Inappropriate tone for the context: too many perky or equanimous voices that don't match the action at all. I also have a BIG issue with the narrator, a carry-over from the first book. We lose focus of our MC too often, and for too long. On the contrary, it kills any suspense by revealing too much If we hadn't seen the lady in red go ask for help, the setback at the siege would have been so much more impactful. The number of POV is getting out of hand and bring precious little to the actual story. Events are just streaming by, without highlight of let-off. ![]() Disdain for earthly pleasures is a common trope for scholars. I think the author is missing good opportunities for conflict by making him so uncharacteristically emotionless (he is a teenager after all, and hormones should rage a bit more), but I can accept that it's a byproduct of his being engrossed in his quest for power. He's consistent, if a bit young for his maturity at times. I still have no problem with the MC's choices. ![]() Safely entertaining, but still suffers from the issues that plagued the first volume, namely lack of build-up. ![]()
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