At first my reaction was surprise that you found this the weakest, but when you mention Terra Nova - yes, I agree. Maybe if there was a clearer path to how it happened, or more depth to the bad guy's (I'm being vague and spoiler free) actions other than "he turned crazy", it would have worked better. The timeline as it was couldn't allow it, but I feel like somehow, his downfall could have been explained better. But this was the strongest book for me for how Moirin was portrayed. I love how her maturity was shown in this book.
Yeah, I appreciated the fact that he wasn't 100% evil and showed SOME signs of respect, but as for how he got there, we didn't really get to see that path. One of the limitations of having having a first person perspective I guess.
As far as Moirin goes, her newfound maturity actually reminded me a bit of Phedre in Kushiel's Avatar. I remember that this was this feeling that Phedre and Joscelin had really matured as individuals by the time the book started. I felt the same way about Moirin and Bao this time around. They were certainly adults.
Not reading the review, because I'm SO BEHIND on this series as a whole (I've only read Kushiel's Dart!), but that's it for this universe? That's kind of a relief, in a weird way. I look forward to new stuff from her, like the sequel Saints Astray!
Yep! It's the ninth (and probably final) book written in the Kushiel universe. I'll be sad to see this series go, but it's a nice place to end it as she's covered a big chunk of the globe now.
And yay for Saints Astray! I'm excited about that one :)
So, how would you rate the SERIES as a whole? Or is that possible? Is it better to break them down by trilogy? If so, how would you rate each of the trilogies?
The first trilogy is pretty much one of my favorite series ever. It was also quite an eye opener for me, as I read it at the tender young age of 18 and wasn't aware of such er... unique sexual practices. I think this series has the strongest protagonist.
The second trilogy stumbles a bit at the beginning, but it gets really good. The final book in the series, Kushiel's Mercy, challenges Kushiel's Dart for my favorite book in the series. I think this series has the strongest romance.
Morin's trilogy is widely viewed as being weak by comparison to the first two trilogies, but I still enjoy it. I found the first book (Naamah's Kiss) to be particularly engrossing. I think this series has the most interesting world building, as it dips into the Asian fantasy genre.
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At first my reaction was surprise that you found this the weakest, but when you mention Terra Nova - yes, I agree. Maybe if there was a clearer path to how it happened, or more depth to the bad guy's (I'm being vague and spoiler free) actions other than "he turned crazy", it would have worked better. The timeline as it was couldn't allow it, but I feel like somehow, his downfall could have been explained better. But this was the strongest book for me for how Moirin was portrayed. I love how her maturity was shown in this book.
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As far as Moirin goes, her newfound maturity actually reminded me a bit of Phedre in Kushiel's Avatar. I remember that this was this feeling that Phedre and Joscelin had really matured as individuals by the time the book started. I felt the same way about Moirin and Bao this time around. They were certainly adults.
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And yay for Saints Astray! I'm excited about that one :)
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So, how would you rate the SERIES as a whole? Or is that possible? Is it better to break them down by trilogy? If so, how would you rate each of the trilogies?
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The second trilogy stumbles a bit at the beginning, but it gets really good. The final book in the series, Kushiel's Mercy, challenges Kushiel's Dart for my favorite book in the series. I think this series has the strongest romance.
Morin's trilogy is widely viewed as being weak by comparison to the first two trilogies, but I still enjoy it. I found the first book (Naamah's Kiss) to be particularly engrossing. I think this series has the most interesting world building, as it dips into the Asian fantasy genre.
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