Reviews

The Thousand Eyes by A.K. Larkwood

caitamber24's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional

3.5

keyolea's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

2.0

I loved the first quarter of this book. I was excited to see where the characters were going to go in their new life as adventurers, and how they would interact with the rise of the old gods.
Then there was a 15 year time jump that killed the whole story for me.

Jumping 15 years into the future destroyed any affinity I had for the characters. What was Shuthmili doing the whole time? the author even has her wonder the same thing when Tsereg gets the god empress to take off the mantle. Her love for Csorwe is not enough for me to hand wave away 15 YEARS of war crimes as the hand of the god empress while all she achieves towards getting Csorwe back is releasing Sethennai. The most powerful mage of a generation makes a life altering bargain with a goddess and this does NOTHING towards her goal.  

As far as  I can tell, the only reason for this time jump is so Tsereg can be the last chosen bride. why? we don't need them in the story at all. 15 years also makes it totally unbelievable that Csorwe wakes up totally fine. What happened to divine forces destroying mortal bodies? Scrap the time jump or reduce it. Let Oranna manifest as the Unspoken instead of just shoving another powerful woman aside to be a sacrificial mother. Let Shuthmili's bargain with Zinandour actually play a role in bringing back Csorwe, or taking down Sethennai. /spoiler>

tiredbookworm206's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

taylormsinclair's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful tense 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? Yes

5.0

kestrael's review against another edition

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

4.5

jessebea's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

book_benagachi's review

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

itsfreelancer's review against another edition

5.0

I did not anticipate the end.
Or the end of the series.
Or the timeskip.
Or the fact that I won't meet these characters again.

It's been a hell of a ride with Tal, Csorwe and Shuth.

paragraphsandpages's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

5.0

vaporization's review against another edition

4.0

The Unspoken Name had an issue with pacing, it just felt so long. This one was much better with that. The relationship between Tal and the kid (whose name I can't remember) was cute. I don't really remember that much about this book other than I liked it better than the first book.