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4.0 AVERAGE
4.0 AVERAGE
First: Ce'Nedra peacing out in the Hall of the Rivan King once she realizes what's up is one of the greatest moments in the whole series and also hilarious. Also that later, Polgara and Belgarath are like, "yeah, it took an actual god to get Ce'Nedra to go to Riva, you do not want to fuck with that girl" is pretty great.
Ce'Nedra does not get enough credit from anyone, though I appreciate in the next book Ran Borune is like "she gave me an epileptic fit to steal the legions! BOSS BITCH KWEEN". We're talking a 16 year old princess raised to believe the Prophecy is fake, who has been sleeping on the ground with the truest believers, brainwashed by a god to go to Riva, forced to marry a guy out of nowhere and be happy about it, who still has the tactical wherewithal to realize the army needs a figurehead and logical reasons why she is the best choice AND pulls off this plan with basically zero adult supervision or help. If I were the Alorn kings and my 16 year old boy figurehead ran off to be a noble idiot and took the best sorcerer and spy in the world and this 16 year old girl is like "hi, I volunteer as tribute and I understand that I'm not actually doing military planning, just being a figurehead and raising troops including the legions you desperately need and will not be able to otherwise get!" I'd be like "YAS BOSS BITCH RIVAN KWEEN!" and not 5 chapters of "but she's a GIRL!" after three thousand years of Polgara doing whatever she wanted and giving 0.0 fucks about it.
Oh, no, she can be kind of shrill and stuck-up, except in any situation where that's not called for. See also her entire reaction to Faldor's once Garion gives up Zubrette. I mean, random peasant girl too good to sleep on ground, but not the Imperial princess? I'd be miffed, too. She saves the wren for Polgara. When Layla calls Ce'Nedra on her kind of justified fit, she's like "OMG, you mean Garion and the world's gonna die unless this army works? so how do I make the army work?" and Ce'Nedra *finds the damn answer*. She even has genuine ethical dilemmas she worries over like a real person!
What I'm saying is that Ce'Nedra is the real MVP of this book and I think she's slept on as a great female fantasy character. Thus ends another one of my rambles about these books, which I love too much.
Ce'Nedra does not get enough credit from anyone, though I appreciate in the next book Ran Borune is like "she gave me an epileptic fit to steal the legions! BOSS BITCH KWEEN". We're talking a 16 year old princess raised to believe the Prophecy is fake, who has been sleeping on the ground with the truest believers, brainwashed by a god to go to Riva, forced to marry a guy out of nowhere and be happy about it, who still has the tactical wherewithal to realize the army needs a figurehead and logical reasons why she is the best choice AND pulls off this plan with basically zero adult supervision or help. If I were the Alorn kings and my 16 year old boy figurehead ran off to be a noble idiot and took the best sorcerer and spy in the world and this 16 year old girl is like "hi, I volunteer as tribute and I understand that I'm not actually doing military planning, just being a figurehead and raising troops including the legions you desperately need and will not be able to otherwise get!" I'd be like "YAS BOSS BITCH RIVAN KWEEN!" and not 5 chapters of "but she's a GIRL!" after three thousand years of Polgara doing whatever she wanted and giving 0.0 fucks about it.
Oh, no, she can be kind of shrill and stuck-up, except in any situation where that's not called for. See also her entire reaction to Faldor's once Garion gives up Zubrette. I mean, random peasant girl too good to sleep on ground, but not the Imperial princess? I'd be miffed, too. She saves the wren for Polgara. When Layla calls Ce'Nedra on her kind of justified fit, she's like "OMG, you mean Garion and the world's gonna die unless this army works? so how do I make the army work?" and Ce'Nedra *finds the damn answer*. She even has genuine ethical dilemmas she worries over like a real person!
What I'm saying is that Ce'Nedra is the real MVP of this book and I think she's slept on as a great female fantasy character. Thus ends another one of my rambles about these books, which I love too much.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The book I which both Ce’nedra and Polgara are the worst.
I’ve thrown enough temper tantrums to make sure that he knows not to take me for granted. If he’s suffered enough, I may forgive him.
I’ve thrown enough temper tantrums to make sure that he knows not to take me for granted. If he’s suffered enough, I may forgive him.
This is the fourth book of a pentology. It is important for me to note that before writing this review I have read all five books. Not all of my reviews for the five books results in 5 stars, only the first three. I gave the fourth book 4 stars and the final book only got 3. As a result, I have given the entire series only 4 stars.
In this fourth installment, a new mission is begun and the original cast is split into two paths. Once again, the similarity to the LOTR is evident where Garion goes one way, like Frodo, and the others go to war. The similarities were starting to bug me and despite good action, I could only give this book 4 stars.
In this fourth installment, a new mission is begun and the original cast is split into two paths. Once again, the similarity to the LOTR is evident where Garion goes one way, like Frodo, and the others go to war. The similarities were starting to bug me and despite good action, I could only give this book 4 stars.
5 Stars
Castle of Wizardry is the fourth book in The Belgariad Series by David Eddings. I grew up reading David Eddings and he has always been a favourite author of mine, having provided many hours of epic adventures for me to lose myself in- so his books are amongst my most memorable reads, if only for happy and sentimental reasons. One of my reading buddies, my brother from another mother, and I have been on a trip down memory lane reading books that captivated us through the years. We both have David Eddings listed as one of our favourite authors, so as part of our reading challenge for 2019 we decided to add his collection of books to our list of reads. I really enjoyed revisiting these books, as I have done several times through the years. I still remember the first time I lost myself in these stories, and I guess I will never tire of these adventures.
The Belgariad series is made up of five books:
-Pawn of Prophecy (Book #1)
-Queen of Sorcery (Book #2)
-Magicians Gambit (Book #3)
-Castle of Wizardry (Book #4)
-Enchanters Endgame (Book #5)
Even though there are five books in this series, it is essentially one story, so I will be reviewing all five books as one.
This first book is a bit slow, as it lays the foundation to the rest of the series. We meet Belgarrion (Garrion), Silk, Barak, Old Wolf, Polgara, and other characters who take us on a journey of discovery, an epic fantasy that comes to life right before your eyes. Mr. Eddings world building really makes this story seem so very real and believable. This is a superb coming of age story, mixed with some action, mystery, prophecy, ancient evil, humour, wit, and magic.
The stories are well written, and even though some parts are a little ‘dated’, it has held up really well over time.
The characters continued to develop and grow over the course of the series- giving them and the story an extra depth.
Still one of my favourite fantasies- and one of the first book series that kindled my love of everything fantasy!!
Happy Reading!
Castle of Wizardry is the fourth book in The Belgariad Series by David Eddings. I grew up reading David Eddings and he has always been a favourite author of mine, having provided many hours of epic adventures for me to lose myself in- so his books are amongst my most memorable reads, if only for happy and sentimental reasons. One of my reading buddies, my brother from another mother, and I have been on a trip down memory lane reading books that captivated us through the years. We both have David Eddings listed as one of our favourite authors, so as part of our reading challenge for 2019 we decided to add his collection of books to our list of reads. I really enjoyed revisiting these books, as I have done several times through the years. I still remember the first time I lost myself in these stories, and I guess I will never tire of these adventures.
The Belgariad series is made up of five books:
-Pawn of Prophecy (Book #1)
-Queen of Sorcery (Book #2)
-Magicians Gambit (Book #3)
-Castle of Wizardry (Book #4)
-Enchanters Endgame (Book #5)
Even though there are five books in this series, it is essentially one story, so I will be reviewing all five books as one.
This first book is a bit slow, as it lays the foundation to the rest of the series. We meet Belgarrion (Garrion), Silk, Barak, Old Wolf, Polgara, and other characters who take us on a journey of discovery, an epic fantasy that comes to life right before your eyes. Mr. Eddings world building really makes this story seem so very real and believable. This is a superb coming of age story, mixed with some action, mystery, prophecy, ancient evil, humour, wit, and magic.
The stories are well written, and even though some parts are a little ‘dated’, it has held up really well over time.
The characters continued to develop and grow over the course of the series- giving them and the story an extra depth.
Still one of my favourite fantasies- and one of the first book series that kindled my love of everything fantasy!!
Happy Reading!
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
funny
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
tense
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
This one was alright, but my least favorite of the Belgariad stories so far. Just felt like it was dragging a little in the beginning and most of it was given over to the building-up of the grand finale that will surely come to a head in the next book. So it felt to me like a book full of exposition. Still some interesting asides in the journey, though, new characters, and further development and maturation of those we already know. I'm excited to finish the series!