50 Book Challenge Book 4
Witch
by Marie Brennan
Sequel to Warrior
I ready Warrior yesterday and really enjoyed it so of course the only logical book for me to pick up today was the sequel. I must admit some disappointment in this book though. The plot is still great and the characters are riveting however I feel Brennan stretches herself too thin. In Warrior there are 2 main characters and the perspective flip flops between the two. A few supporting characters stand out in Warrior as well but in Witch it seems more of those supporting characters have been elevated to main character status and the perspective tries to show points of view from too many different characters. In order to expand on one area of the plot others lie forgotten only to be loosely tied up near the end of the book. I feel Brennan would have been better served choosing to focus on one or two characters again and finding another way to show us what is going on in the rest of the world. Additionally, I found myself feeling frustrated that though the perspective changes from one character to another the voice remains the same. One character seems to think the same way the other characters do so there is not enough character definition. Overall I enjoyed this book but I don't think I will be reading Brennan's third book that is out now.
by Marie Brennan
Sequel to Warrior
I ready Warrior yesterday and really enjoyed it so of course the only logical book for me to pick up today was the sequel. I must admit some disappointment in this book though. The plot is still great and the characters are riveting however I feel Brennan stretches herself too thin. In Warrior there are 2 main characters and the perspective flip flops between the two. A few supporting characters stand out in Warrior as well but in Witch it seems more of those supporting characters have been elevated to main character status and the perspective tries to show points of view from too many different characters. In order to expand on one area of the plot others lie forgotten only to be loosely tied up near the end of the book. I feel Brennan would have been better served choosing to focus on one or two characters again and finding another way to show us what is going on in the rest of the world. Additionally, I found myself feeling frustrated that though the perspective changes from one character to another the voice remains the same. One character seems to think the same way the other characters do so there is not enough character definition. Overall I enjoyed this book but I don't think I will be reading Brennan's third book that is out now.