Reviews

Shadows Linger by Glen Cook

jgshinton's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.0

gossamerwingedgazelle's review against another edition

5.0

Sometimes, you put off reading a book. You make up reasons. You forget about it, remember, are unsure.... I finally read the second "Black Company" novel. What is wrong with me?!? Why did I take so long to read this? It was fantastic! It was fantastic from the beginning right on through the end. I generally don't like fantasy, but this book was wonderful. I heartily recommend... unless you are fussy about sexism. The main characters use a few unpleasant words (and I literally mean "a few", since there are about two or three usages that I can think of) and descriptions of women. It is in character and seems in no way to reflect the author's feeling about female characters, since there are some quite powerful female characters in the story. But if that's going to bother you, you might want to read something else.

yuvalamir's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

johnthebiker300's review against another edition

4.0

Very enjoyable.
Getting into the series now I have finished the second book.

audiobookworm's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

4.5

xtet4045's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

jmac1378's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

swyver's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-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

3.0

stupidusernames's review

3.5

The prose is infinitely better than the first book. Glen Cook takes his time in this novel to flesh out both old and new characters. The plot is a slow burn but picks up in the second half.

justinreadsalot's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Overall, this is a good grim dark/ dark fantasy story. A lot better than the first book (this is the 2nd in the series). I haven't read much grimdark, this is technically my 2nd grimdark novel so I don't have much to compare it too other than first book, but I think it's decent. I definitely enjoyed this one, a lot more than the first. Glen cooks writing isn't my favorite and there are times where I get lost in what's happening. The story is engaging though.