A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas
Well, bummer. I had high hopes for this one. Sure, I did not care for A Court of Thorns and Roses at all BUT A Court of Mist and Fury was so so so good that I thought this third (and supposed to be final) installment would continue on the upward trend.
Sadly, I just found this book to be boring. It lacked something that ACOMAF had...tension? Character development? Movement? I'm not sure. But it definitely didn't have that "spark" I found in ACOMAF. I thought I'd breeze through it in a day or two...instead it took me almost two full weeks because it just stalls out a couple of chapters in.
Between pacing issues and a lot talking....and more talking...and even more talking...I just found myself wishing the book would be over. I hate that I felt this way because, again, this was one of my most anticipated book releases of the year. And, sure, there were parts that were quite interesting -- especially toward the end when the talking was (finally) over and things (finally) started to move. But when a book is 699 pages long it should have the plot, momentum, and character development to carry it along those 699 pages otherwise it just puts the reader to sleep.
I am curious as to where SJM will take the series now that this initial trilogy has been wrapped up? There are a few threads that could be picked up and explored (I'm partial to learning more about Vassa) so I guess we will wait and see. I will, of course, still read the next one when it comes out in the hopes that it resonates like ACOMAF
Sadly, I just found this book to be boring. It lacked something that ACOMAF had...tension? Character development? Movement? I'm not sure. But it definitely didn't have that "spark" I found in ACOMAF. I thought I'd breeze through it in a day or two...instead it took me almost two full weeks because it just stalls out a couple of chapters in.
Between pacing issues and a lot talking....and more talking...and even more talking...I just found myself wishing the book would be over. I hate that I felt this way because, again, this was one of my most anticipated book releases of the year. And, sure, there were parts that were quite interesting -- especially toward the end when the talking was (finally) over and things (finally) started to move. But when a book is 699 pages long it should have the plot, momentum, and character development to carry it along those 699 pages otherwise it just puts the reader to sleep.
I am curious as to where SJM will take the series now that this initial trilogy has been wrapped up? There are a few threads that could be picked up and explored (I'm partial to learning more about Vassa) so I guess we will wait and see. I will, of course, still read the next one when it comes out in the hopes that it resonates like ACOMAF