Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

Quests for Glory by Soman Chainani

2 reviews

lakinglaze's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

I liked this book more than I’ve liked the others in the series. It’s still problematic and the plot is far too easy to guess, but the ideas are still fun. I’m four books in now and I’m still of that mind that this is a good idea, but not a great execution. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Torture, Death, Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, War, Physical abuse, Murder, Gaslighting, Confinement, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Grief, and Blood

nytephoenyx's review

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? Yes

3.5

The general online consensus on this book was that it wasn't good (as second trilogies often aren't), but I liked it well enough. I had the ending figured out early, but Soman Chainani's slow reveal sometimes left me second-guessing. It's going to be an exciting trilogy! I'm not the target audience, so the twist may be more elusive to others, especially those who only read a little fantasy.

I was disappointed by the lack of Hort and Nicola. The beginning of the book made them out to be quite significant, and maybe they will be, but they still feel like sidekicks. What would the story have been like told from their POV instead of Sophie, Agatha, and Tedros?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Kidnapping, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent and Child death