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bookdragon_blog's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
forestidylls's review against another edition
3.0
Well. That was depressing. I'm not sure what the point of the book was, since nothing aimed for was ever accomplished, and all that happened was a lot of death for nothing and all the innocent people were still imprisoned at the end.
amyingomar's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.25
phoenix2's review against another edition
4.0
A good book with our favorite characters. Nice twist and hostorical facts.
typewriterjess's review against another edition
1.0
This should have been titled "In Which Everything Goes Kaput for our Fine Heroes". This was quite the apocalypse of the musketeers. If you're a big fan of The Three Musketeers, I don't recommend reading this rather long account of doom and despair. Our fine fellows make some very bad decisions, especially Aramis (shame on you, man! Shaaaame!) which *SPOILER* leads to ALL of their deaths! I was really, really not expecting that, and, d'Artagnan aside, THEY DIE REALLY STUPID DEATHS. Athos' death is probably the saddest death I have ever read, aside from a few characters in Dickens' The Old Curiousity Shop. I cried for a long time. This book is concentrated pain, and I do not recommend reading it.
ipanzica's review against another edition
5.0
An exciting and fun book! This book is a great read even if you haven't read the other books in this series. Though if you are reading this book because you loved the movie The Man in the Iron Mask, I have to warn you that the movie is very different from the book. For example, the King was not a big villain in the book who is a huge threat. So the King being replaced by his brother feels less like replacing a tyrant with a kind and humble king and more like replacing an average king with a puppet king controlled by the Musketeers. This is made even worse by Though overall it was a great read; I liked all of the characters, the plot was interesting, and it had a lot of funny moments sprinkled into the action and drama.