Reviews

Three Axes to Fall by Sam Sykes

asriram's review

4.0

A fitting conclusion to Sal’s story, Three Axes to Fall was a fantastic read, and quite enjoyable.

distgenius's review against another edition

dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

itsfreelancer's review

5.0

I cannot get over the ending.
I simply cannot.

Sal the Cacophony. I'm going to miss you.

If you've not read this trilogy, you're missing out on one of the baddest female protagonists of all time. This was the longest of the three and the most satisfying even though it came to an end.

Sal - vagrant, rebel, mage killer. She has single handedly started wars and destroyed cities. In book 3, the Imperial, the Revolution, the assassins and vagrants alike are all after her ass and not just for a piece of it.

Sal has just one goal. Keep "Twenty two dead roses in a chipped porcelain vase" alive. And nothing, human, animal or otherwise is going to stop her. Not even an all-out war.

unavezmas's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

IT'S NOT A DRILL: SAL FINALLY LEARNT TO ACCEPT WHEN PEOPLE CARE ABOUT HER. 😭

I loved the idea of this book. It's a culmination of ideas of the previous books. I definitely love getting in YET ANOTHER suicide mission and making it out without a scratch (pun intended). 

That being said I dislike the ending. It's so abrupt. I got the feeling author didn't know how to end it and so he made an open ending which doesn't suit the story at all imo.

I am gonna miss Sal and Liette.

emmalikescats's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I found the first half of the book hard to get through, but really liked the ending of the series.

theastrallibrary's review against another edition

5.0

I cannot put into words how much I enjoyed the end of this series. This ending was damn near everything I wanted and god did it fucking hurt at times. When I first started this series I thought I'd get this brash yet infectious female lead bent on revenger and what I ended up with was a complex and broken woman who gave so much of herself away to protect the ones she loved. This book stripped everything away and left us with one hell of a story to tell.

mycena_acicula's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

beeeeg's review

4.0

Good read, the first half is quite slow, with lots of self-sabotage, but then the pace and action really picks up in the 2nd half and it's a great end to the series.

sp00pylexi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

iamtuaig's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0