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A review by sarahdm
Age of Swords by Michael J. Sullivan
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I wasn't expecting for this to be the all female hero adventuring group book, but it was and I'm honestly delighted. Every woman is strong, smart, brave, and total bad asses while also being incredibly diverse in their personalities. There are also autistic and disabled MAIN characters. Every character is so tenderly written and crafted. I love all of them. This is SO REFRESHING in the epic fantasy genre. This is some good soup.
That being said I think Age of Swords does suffer from MBS: Middle Book Syndrome. There are points where it did kind of drag but over all I loved the characters so much, once the narrative started picking up I could not put it down.
I honestly think Age of Swords in near perfection.
That being said I think Age of Swords does suffer from MBS: Middle Book Syndrome. There are points where it did kind of drag but over all I loved the characters so much, once the narrative started picking up I could not put it down.
I honestly think Age of Swords in near perfection.