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A review by jpsjps
The Fury of the Gods by John Gwynne
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
What a disappointment. I feel bad because I know Gwynne went through a tragedy while writing this book, but that ending stunk.
The whole back half of this book felt extremely rushed. There were so many similar action scenes back to back, that my eyes glazed over and it all turned to mush.
Surprisingly, Elvar went from my least favorite POV character to my favorite. I think this is because everyone else became just so bland. I also hated that at least five different characters arcs ended in “VENGEANCE IS GOOD. KILL KILL KILL.” It is so bad that not one, but two different children are taught this lesson.
Then it ends with them saying it’s time to live a peaceful life, and in my head I’m just like “You guys are psychopaths!” It reminded me of the ending of a hilarious B-movie called “Miami Connection.”
It just sucks cause the first half of the book is of the same quality as the rest of the series, and then the last 200 pages take a nosedive. Damn.
The whole back half of this book felt extremely rushed. There were so many similar action scenes back to back, that my eyes glazed over and it all turned to mush.
Surprisingly, Elvar went from my least favorite POV character to my favorite. I think this is because everyone else became just so bland. I also hated that at least five different characters arcs ended in “VENGEANCE IS GOOD. KILL KILL KILL.” It is so bad that not one, but two different children are taught this lesson.
Then it ends with them saying it’s time to live a peaceful life, and in my head I’m just like “You guys are psychopaths!” It reminded me of the ending of a hilarious B-movie called “Miami Connection.”
It just sucks cause the first half of the book is of the same quality as the rest of the series, and then the last 200 pages take a nosedive. Damn.