Reviews

The Shadow of What Was Lost by James Islington

nate_maulding's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

I am writing this review well after I read the series. I have to admit that I only remember overall themes and storylines about this book. I definitely plan to reread this and give a better review. Even still, I remember loving these books and I value them as one of my favorite series and Islington as one of my favorite authors.

morina2120's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

rezimmerli's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.5

amithien's review against another edition

Poor wrting

zacheriw22's review against another edition

4.0

Decent Fantasy..Okay Characters….Overall it’s good.

alexanderhargreaves24's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

bojosephh's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

nice_frogboy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

the first third of this book is a little patchy, but it finishes strong. the main thing to get through i think is the large lore dumps that are delivered by characters who are immediately revealed to be liars or spooks, which is not a great position to be in, because you don't really know which elements of the worldbuilding you can hang your hat on.

ria4's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.25

wildebeast913's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

4.75

Had a ton of fun - felt like a twist every few pages