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echorose202's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Minor: Rape
justalittlefox's review
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
meixiaotian's review
3.0
It’s a series of events in which plot threads are wrapped up. Some of them really quickly, like one character off-handedly mentioning that two antagonists killed each other in the past. It lacks the drive of previous books; the characters are mostly just reacting to enemies and waiting for more enemies to appear.
smcleish's review against another edition
3.0
Originally published on my blog here in December 2001.
The culmination of Lisle's Secret Texts fantasy trilogy is really rather predictable. The major events of the novel have been extensively prepared in the first two volumes, and she sticks to the conventions of the genre more than before, so that there are no eleventh hour surprises.
Much of the effort Lisle has put into the series has gone into setting up the situation in the first two novels, particularly into the atmospheric Diplomacy of Wolves, so that the unwinding of the plot is not a major disappointment.
The culmination of Lisle's Secret Texts fantasy trilogy is really rather predictable. The major events of the novel have been extensively prepared in the first two volumes, and she sticks to the conventions of the genre more than before, so that there are no eleventh hour surprises.
Much of the effort Lisle has put into the series has gone into setting up the situation in the first two novels, particularly into the atmospheric Diplomacy of Wolves, so that the unwinding of the plot is not a major disappointment.
glamafonic's review against another edition
2.0
Ms. Lisle seems unable to actually end a series in a satisfactory manner. Though, this series suffers all the more for it given that it was already generally inferior to her World Gates Trilogy.
Not especially memorable or sympathetic characters and long, hard journeys without any real pay-off seem to be the main features of this trilogy.
Not especially memorable or sympathetic characters and long, hard journeys without any real pay-off seem to be the main features of this trilogy.
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