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5.0
After recently reading quite a few mediocre books this was a real pleasure to read. The world was really interesting and there were some really novel ideas - the sleep of Tashtalon was the thing that got me hooked on the book.
The story involves torture and cruelty, but the way the book is written gives it a bit of a legend or fairy tale feel to it. Due to this the violence maybe didn't seem as real as it could have been. For the same reason at points the characters felt a bit flat (and a bit black & white), and I would have liked a few more surprising twists and turns, especially towards the end.
Despite that, the book was an exciting page turner and the setting was definitely the thing that kept my attention the most. One thing worth mentioning is that although this is mainly a fantasy story, a bit of sci-fi seemed to be creeping in here and there.
The story involves torture and cruelty, but the way the book is written gives it a bit of a legend or fairy tale feel to it. Due to this the violence maybe didn't seem as real as it could have been. For the same reason at points the characters felt a bit flat (and a bit black & white), and I would have liked a few more surprising twists and turns, especially towards the end.
Despite that, the book was an exciting page turner and the setting was definitely the thing that kept my attention the most. One thing worth mentioning is that although this is mainly a fantasy story, a bit of sci-fi seemed to be creeping in here and there.
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