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lucybbookstuff 's review for:
The Veiled Throne
by Ken Liu
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Against all odds, I liked this quite a bit more than The Wall of Storms!
I do have to acknowledge, that's due in large part to the fact that I immersion read it. (Also occasionally just did audio and let my attention slip a little... especially for certain chapters in part 4. If you know, you know.) I can't bring myself to rate this higher, knowing that my enjoyment rested so heavily on the reading format.
However, I do also think the narrative in this book just suited me better. For one, I think much of the plot was more exciting - the product of so much build-up in the previous two books. But also, I really enjoyed staying with various factions for such long periods of time. The character work really flourished here. And I generally love when core characters are split up across the world, especially when their actions, although independent, are all tied up with one another. So this book worked really well for me, for the most part!
I definitely do believe that part 4 really didn't need to do all that...... but I didn't hate it (thanks to letting myself multitask through those bits).
This left me quite excited for Speaking Bones! Looking forward to it... after a bit of a break.
I do have to acknowledge, that's due in large part to the fact that I immersion read it. (Also occasionally just did audio and let my attention slip a little... especially for certain chapters in part 4. If you know, you know.) I can't bring myself to rate this higher, knowing that my enjoyment rested so heavily on the reading format.
However, I do also think the narrative in this book just suited me better. For one, I think much of the plot was more exciting - the product of so much build-up in the previous two books. But also, I really enjoyed staying with various factions for such long periods of time. The character work really flourished here. And I generally love when core characters are split up across the world, especially when their actions, although independent, are all tied up with one another. So this book worked really well for me, for the most part!
I definitely do believe that part 4 really didn't need to do all that...... but I didn't hate it (thanks to letting myself multitask through those bits).
This left me quite excited for Speaking Bones! Looking forward to it... after a bit of a break.