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sophiewilliams's review against another edition
3.0
This was ok... The storylines didn't have much interaction which was a shame and would have made it stronger
denise_puca's review against another edition
4.0
Up to 80% of the book I was definitely enjoying it to a 5 star level - the ending felt like the author just rushed through it and didn’t give it justice. The final battle was just boring - if you expect something like the Ichani vs Imardin you will be disappointed. Why would Sonea store the power of the entire Guild and then NOT fight anyone? That doesn’t make any sense. And what’s with Regin being cold and boring for 2.5 books and then becoming all cuddly? It feels like some parts were cut.
novina_maree's review against another edition
3.0
Forbidden magic //
Dividing and uniting //
Challenging the past
Dividing and uniting //
Challenging the past
shelflifewithirene's review against another edition
5.0
I cannot *believe* this actually happened. I have to go into mourning now
white_as_rainbow's review against another edition
2.0
Nie jestem w stanie nawet wyrazić jak bardzo mnie ta seria zawiodła.
Pierwszy tom - nawet git.
Drugi tom - mogłoby go nie być, nic się tam nie działo i pomimo, iż czytałam go dwa tygodnie temu to już mało co pamiętam.
Tom trzeci - z nikim się nie zżyłam i mało kogo polubiłam na tyle, żeby być zaangażowana w jego losy. Ktoś umiera? Ok, whatever. Finał był taki, jakby go nie było. Żenada.
Wątki romantyczne, które nagle zawładnęły tą seria były złe. Te stare dziady miały większe dylematy sercowe, niż 15latki w młodzieżówkach. Jeśli naprawdę mężczyźni tak przeżywają wszystko, jak ci w tej książce, to ja im bardzo współczuję.
Ja chcę mojego Akkarina BACK!!!!
Pierwszy tom - nawet git.
Drugi tom - mogłoby go nie być, nic się tam nie działo i pomimo, iż czytałam go dwa tygodnie temu to już mało co pamiętam.
Tom trzeci - z nikim się nie zżyłam i mało kogo polubiłam na tyle, żeby być zaangażowana w jego losy. Ktoś umiera? Ok, whatever. Finał był taki, jakby go nie było. Żenada.
Wątki romantyczne, które nagle zawładnęły tą seria były złe. Te stare dziady miały większe dylematy sercowe, niż 15latki w młodzieżówkach. Jeśli naprawdę mężczyźni tak przeżywają wszystko, jak ci w tej książce, to ja im bardzo współczuję.
Ja chcę mojego Akkarina BACK!!!!
callmeanuke's review against another edition
3.0
Let me start by saying that Traitor Spy isn't anything like the The Black Magician and it never convinced me or intrigued me as much as those books did. The main problem in the Traitor Queen is the characters we get to follow. They are just not interesting enough and the characters we'd actually like to hear more about, don't get as much space in the book. Dannyl's storyline was interesting every now and then, but ended quite disappointingly. I expected him to do more when the war finally happened, even though he was the ambassador.
Lorkin was mostly boring, and he went on too much about Tyvara being so important to him. It was interesting to see what happened with the gemstones, but in the end even that seemed quite a disappointment and I was actually wondering what would happen to the wasteland.
The "final battle" ended way too easily for my liking. I kept thinking things were going too smoothly for the Traitors, expecting the Sachakan to turn things around but that never happened. The battle was over so soon. It was however fascinating to read how the slave system was overthrown, but Canavan could have done more with that. We never really saw much about the slave rebellions.
And, unfortunately, we don't get enough Sonea, and Sonea isn't anything like the important heroine she was in TBM. But one of the things I did love was the developing relationship between Sonea and Regin. Regin of all people! Canavan actually handled that really well. We knew him as the bully from TBM, but I would never have expected his character to develop the way he did. I was pleasantly surprised and he was one of the people I would really like to have seen more of. Unfortunately we didn't get that either.
Yes, it was a good book, I liked where it was going. But at the same time there were too many things going on, and none of these things were developed in a way that would make them very fascinating. A lot of likeable and interesting characters didn't get mentioned in the book as much as they should have been, and a lot of uninteresting persons were dwelled upon too much. One of the most disappointing things was that Cery didn't get the ending he deserved. I loved him in the TBM, but in Traitor Spy all he did was moan about how old he was now. He should have had a heroic ending at least.
If you have read TBM, I would still recommend you to read Traitor Spy but you should not expect it to be of the same level. I usually can't put a book down if it's good, but I could easily lay Traitor Queen aside in the evening. That's not a good thing. At the same time, I did want to finish it, I enjoyed a lot of the storylines, there were some very interesting things happening, the conversations were usually really good, and we got to follow some of our beloved characters from the previous books again. But Canavan could have done much much more with it.
Lorkin was mostly boring, and he went on too much about Tyvara being so important to him. It was interesting to see what happened with the gemstones, but in the end even that seemed quite a disappointment and I was actually wondering what would happen to the wasteland.
The "final battle" ended way too easily for my liking. I kept thinking things were going too smoothly for the Traitors, expecting the Sachakan to turn things around but that never happened. The battle was over so soon. It was however fascinating to read how the slave system was overthrown, but Canavan could have done more with that. We never really saw much about the slave rebellions.
And, unfortunately, we don't get enough Sonea, and Sonea isn't anything like the important heroine she was in TBM. But one of the things I did love was the developing relationship between Sonea and Regin. Regin of all people! Canavan actually handled that really well. We knew him as the bully from TBM, but I would never have expected his character to develop the way he did. I was pleasantly surprised and he was one of the people I would really like to have seen more of. Unfortunately we didn't get that either.
Yes, it was a good book, I liked where it was going. But at the same time there were too many things going on, and none of these things were developed in a way that would make them very fascinating. A lot of likeable and interesting characters didn't get mentioned in the book as much as they should have been, and a lot of uninteresting persons were dwelled upon too much. One of the most disappointing things was that Cery didn't get the ending he deserved. I loved him in the TBM, but in Traitor Spy all he did was moan about how old he was now. He should have had a heroic ending at least.
If you have read TBM, I would still recommend you to read Traitor Spy but you should not expect it to be of the same level. I usually can't put a book down if it's good, but I could easily lay Traitor Queen aside in the evening. That's not a good thing. At the same time, I did want to finish it, I enjoyed a lot of the storylines, there were some very interesting things happening, the conversations were usually really good, and we got to follow some of our beloved characters from the previous books again. But Canavan could have done much much more with it.
siobhansmanybooks's review against another edition
4.0
Whilst I really enjoyed this book, and it was an easy read, it didn't blow me away like other Trudi Canavan books have done.
Everything was wrapped up neatly, which in a way I appreciate, because who loves loose ends, but I feel like there could have been more conflict. More emotion! When something devastating happened I didn't even cry, because I don't think it grabbed me enough.
That all said, I did really like it! It was great to have this story to go through with old familiar and loved characters, and see where they had got to in life.
Everything was wrapped up neatly, which in a way I appreciate, because who loves loose ends, but I feel like there could have been more conflict. More emotion! When something devastating happened I didn't even cry, because I don't think it grabbed me enough.
That all said, I did really like it! It was great to have this story to go through with old familiar and loved characters, and see where they had got to in life.
bethan_clark's review against another edition
2.5
Perhaps my fault for reading six of this series in like a week, but this disappointed me. From a sequel trilogy I wanted some kind of fresh spin. And yes the plot and world expansions are good and interesting, but everything else felt a bit samey without as much payoff because we're already used to the main characters. I think I prefer Juliet Marrilier's approach to sequels, where you follow only the new generation of characters and old familiar characters do appear but they aren't perspective characters anymore: it's a new story. In this, Dannyl, Sonea, and Cery's perspective plots didn't feel very compelling. The romance plot didn't feel exciting for this reason.
Also if you do have Sonea in it, a now-older, powerful person who's an intimidating figure to the new younger characters, I want to see the cool scene where she does something powerful and cool! Which never arrived.
Also if you do have Sonea in it, a now-older, powerful person who's an intimidating figure to the new younger characters, I want to see the cool scene where she does something powerful and cool! Which never arrived.