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readingfar's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
sad
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
4.0
skylabeouf's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
alyssafraley's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-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
4.0
loveinkind's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
informative
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
mk92's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
stormlightreader's review against another edition
4.0
A solid entry in the series. This book is the first one I've read where I really started to appreciate the historical note at the end of the book. Cornwell's detail and historical knowledge is so good and his battle scenes are among my favourites. I enjoyed this instalment as much as all the others in the series so far. Death of Kings is the first of 4 books that I read back to back, because I was enjoying Finan (and Uhtred) so much. We finally get to see the end of Alfred and Edward coming to power. I liked reading more about Osferth, and feel like he had some good character development.
Things to remember:
Things to remember:
Alfred dies Edward is king Uhtred is getting older
krep___'s review against another edition
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
llamasteph's review against another edition
5.0
I enjoyed Death of Kings probably the most out of the series so far. Maybe I was just in the right frame of mind to read it but I didn’t feel like it dragged at any point, and it definitely kept me hooked.
One thing that I felt improved in this book as well was I didn’t notice quite so much of the bits from Uhtred like in previous books where he says what his plan is and then immediately tells you that it goes wrong with sentences like:
“I promise, on my oath, we will go home”.
The gods laughed.
“...he will die there”.
I was wrong about that.
The gods are capricious, and I was about to amuse them.
And Alfred was right. I was a fool.
It was nice to find out whether or not a plan had worked or if Uhtred would be betrayed etc. as you went along in the story rather than the annoying “foreshadowing” which happened quite a lot in some places in previous books.
One thing that I felt improved in this book as well was I didn’t notice quite so much of the bits from Uhtred like in previous books where he says what his plan is and then immediately tells you that it goes wrong with sentences like:
“I promise, on my oath, we will go home”.
The gods laughed.
“...he will die there”.
I was wrong about that.
The gods are capricious, and I was about to amuse them.
And Alfred was right. I was a fool.
It was nice to find out whether or not a plan had worked or if Uhtred would be betrayed etc. as you went along in the story rather than the annoying “foreshadowing” which happened quite a lot in some places in previous books.