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nghia's review
2.0
I consider Bloodheir the "real" stat of The Godless World series. Winterbirth introduces you to the world and characters but it isn't until Aeglyss is broken and reborn, until the Inkallim move south en masse, until we see some other Thanes, that the series *really* starts in earnest.
Unfortunately, the broadening scope of the plot means the now standard fantasy problem of more characters. That means less time on each character. In Bloodheir you begin to feel that there are no real "bad guys". This isn't a story about fighting the Ultimate Evil.
Essyr and her brother continue to be ciphers. It wasn't really until the 3rd book that I became comfortable with that.
Unfortunately, the broadening scope of the plot means the now standard fantasy problem of more characters. That means less time on each character. In Bloodheir you begin to feel that there are no real "bad guys". This isn't a story about fighting the Ultimate Evil.
Essyr and her brother continue to be ciphers. It wasn't really until the 3rd book that I became comfortable with that.
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