Take a photo of a barcode or cover
3.1 AVERAGE
3.1 AVERAGE
adventurous
inspiring
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I found this book confusing. There were too many characters to keep straight. The writing style was a bit juvenile. There were several places where something happened and then the story had to be told several times to different characters, in full each time. There was an incident at the end that had to be told a three or four times from the different perspectives of characters. Totally unnecessary in my opinion. And there was a pretty major plot hole at the end.
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Spoilers below...
Okay, I rarely want to throw a book against the wall, but this one made that urge come out pretty strongly. After wading through four books that were basically 3rd rate versions of The Belgariad, I was at the point of continuing to the end just to see how they wrapped things up.
Then they did it.
They pulled a "Dallas".
The difference was that they didn't make it all a dream, but they DID make it all "just not happen". Everything that the characters experienced, every friendship that developed, every relationship between the various peoples of the world the books are set in, every wrong that was righted and every right that was wronged...was gone. Undone. An all-powerful character just snapped their fingers and undid it all.
Totally ticked me off. The characters wasted years of their lives, and I wasted days of mine in reading these books. Total BS!!!!
So all of you aspiring writers, let me give you a hint: If you are going to get to the end of a book or a series of books and just undo everything that you spent all of that time doing, and that the readers spent all of that time experiencing, then don't bother to write it at all, okay? Save us all the time and effort, and just write something else, because it is a rotten cheat and makes otherwise mild-mannered readers like myself want to throw your book against a wall.
Okay, I rarely want to throw a book against the wall, but this one made that urge come out pretty strongly. After wading through four books that were basically 3rd rate versions of The Belgariad, I was at the point of continuing to the end just to see how they wrapped things up.
Then they did it.
They pulled a "Dallas".
The difference was that they didn't make it all a dream, but they DID make it all "just not happen". Everything that the characters experienced, every friendship that developed, every relationship between the various peoples of the world the books are set in, every wrong that was righted and every right that was wronged...was gone. Undone. An all-powerful character just snapped their fingers and undid it all.
Totally ticked me off. The characters wasted years of their lives, and I wasted days of mine in reading these books. Total BS!!!!
So all of you aspiring writers, let me give you a hint: If you are going to get to the end of a book or a series of books and just undo everything that you spent all of that time doing, and that the readers spent all of that time experiencing, then don't bother to write it at all, okay? Save us all the time and effort, and just write something else, because it is a rotten cheat and makes otherwise mild-mannered readers like myself want to throw your book against a wall.
I'm on the fence about that ending.
First things first though the last books in series have the enormous job of 'tying all the ends together'. This book seemed to open up more.
For me there were a lot of things left unexplained. Also a lot of the characters seemed to have knowledge of things they'd had no chance to investigate beforehand. I also didn't like how undeveloped the characters were in the end... Literally.
That ending man, just... Ugh.
Not the worst read but not the best, probably gonna be thinking about this one for a while though.
First things first though the last books in series have the enormous job of 'tying all the ends together'. This book seemed to open up more.
For me there were a lot of things left unexplained. Also a lot of the characters seemed to have knowledge of things they'd had no chance to investigate beforehand. I also didn't like how undeveloped the characters were in the end... Literally.
That ending man, just... Ugh.
Not the worst read but not the best, probably gonna be thinking about this one for a while though.
The ending of this book ruined the entire series for me. Huge disappointment.
I really wanted to like this series as much as his earlier series (Belgariad, Tamuli, etc) but in the end I just didn't. The first installments in this series was fine, but the last one was very unsatisfying and, to me, the ending approached cheating. I know that David Eddings is no longer with us and I have to wonder if someone else completed this book after his passing. If you've read the earlier books in this series and are considering this one, don't bother. Or at least don't read the last third of the book. I only gave this two stars because of his earlier series.
5 star - Perfect
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
adventurous
challenging
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I have been a fan of David Eddings since I read the Belgariad back in 1985 and I have enjoyed all the books he has written since then, that is until The Dreamers series.
Eddings plots and characterisation have always been uncomplicated but enjoyable and endearing, however, with The Dreamers series and especially The Younger Gods, this all changed.
The writing style is still one that is easy to read, but the plot and characterisation have become more puerile with each book, with The Younger Gods being the worst of the lot.
This book also suffers from the same information being repeated by several characters to each other and is written as if they haven't heard it before, it also has several scenes that repeat within a few pages, though rather than being a typo error this looks like there were several drafts of a number of scenes and rather than choose one, both were added, making sure to cut away to another scene before coming back to the one you have just read.
The conclusion to the story is also very unsatisfactory and left me feeling very underwhelmed.
If you enjoy Eddings books, then I would advise against reading this book, or the series, as it will spoil your impression of the man and his past works.
Eddings plots and characterisation have always been uncomplicated but enjoyable and endearing, however, with The Dreamers series and especially The Younger Gods, this all changed.
The writing style is still one that is easy to read, but the plot and characterisation have become more puerile with each book, with The Younger Gods being the worst of the lot.
This book also suffers from the same information being repeated by several characters to each other and is written as if they haven't heard it before, it also has several scenes that repeat within a few pages, though rather than being a typo error this looks like there were several drafts of a number of scenes and rather than choose one, both were added, making sure to cut away to another scene before coming back to the one you have just read.
The conclusion to the story is also very unsatisfactory and left me feeling very underwhelmed.
If you enjoy Eddings books, then I would advise against reading this book, or the series, as it will spoil your impression of the man and his past works.
3 ½ Stars
The Younger Gods is the fourth book in The Dreamers Series by David Eddings. This series takes place in a new ‘universe’, but the stories feel a lot like Mr. Eddings other books but are my least favourite of his stories.
I did enjoy the books, but for me they don’t feel quite as epic as his other reads. These books were a little slow in places, and I found it hard to ‘get into’ the stories- in comparison to his other works. Some of the books, especially the first book, feel way too long- and would have worked just as well, if not better, if they had been shortened. There was a lot of dialogue, and a lot of repeated information, which was frustrating and slowed down the flow of the story/stories.
The world building though, was really well done, as expected from Mr. Eddings. The fantasy and adventure was fun- if not a little corny and cheesy in parts.
This is a story of Gods, Monsters, and humans- and even though I have rated it lower than his other work, it is still worth the read for a true fantasy lover.
The Dreamers Series Books are:
-The Elder Gods (Book #1)
-The Treasured One (Book #2)
-Crystal Gorge (Book #3)
-The Younger Gods (Book #4)
Happy Reading!
The Younger Gods is the fourth book in The Dreamers Series by David Eddings. This series takes place in a new ‘universe’, but the stories feel a lot like Mr. Eddings other books but are my least favourite of his stories.
I did enjoy the books, but for me they don’t feel quite as epic as his other reads. These books were a little slow in places, and I found it hard to ‘get into’ the stories- in comparison to his other works. Some of the books, especially the first book, feel way too long- and would have worked just as well, if not better, if they had been shortened. There was a lot of dialogue, and a lot of repeated information, which was frustrating and slowed down the flow of the story/stories.
The world building though, was really well done, as expected from Mr. Eddings. The fantasy and adventure was fun- if not a little corny and cheesy in parts.
This is a story of Gods, Monsters, and humans- and even though I have rated it lower than his other work, it is still worth the read for a true fantasy lover.
The Dreamers Series Books are:
-The Elder Gods (Book #1)
-The Treasured One (Book #2)
-Crystal Gorge (Book #3)
-The Younger Gods (Book #4)
Happy Reading!