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travis_92's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
shirin_mandi's review against another edition
5.0
Oh, this was goood!!
"I know what I know. what I don't know is what you think you know. And if you use that tone again, you'll be picking it up from the floor."
"I know what I know. what I don't know is what you think you know. And if you use that tone again, you'll be picking it up from the floor."
novoaust's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
This is a prequel novella to the Night Angel trilogy, though I feel it should be left until you've finished the original trilogy.
This novella is all about providing context about Durzo Blint, one of the main characters of the trilogy and my personal favorite in the whole series. The context provided ends up being a large spoiler for the first book and contains some spoilers for the finale, which is why I wouldn't recommended reading it first.
The book opens up with Durzo's first murder for hire, before introducing us to some other major characters readers will be familiar with.
Similar to the actual trilogy, it's a fast paced assassin story with interesting character moments. It helps the reader understand not only Durzo, but the world and politics better.
It's a short one, taking me around a little over an hour to read, and I would say those who loved the original trilogy should see this one as a must read.
This novella is all about providing context about Durzo Blint, one of the main characters of the trilogy and my personal favorite in the whole series. The context provided ends up being a large spoiler for the first book and contains some spoilers for the finale, which is why I wouldn't recommended reading it first.
The book opens up with Durzo's first murder for hire, before introducing us to some other major characters readers will be familiar with.
Similar to the actual trilogy, it's a fast paced assassin story with interesting character moments. It helps the reader understand not only Durzo, but the world and politics better.
It's a short one, taking me around a little over an hour to read, and I would say those who loved the original trilogy should see this one as a must read.
ink_and_pages_'s review against another edition
4.0
Great novella. Fast paced and great storytelling.
sooz_767's review against another edition
4.0
You can't go wrong with Brent Weeks, even if it's a short novella I must devour it. A brilliant little book giving us more of Durzo's back story. Not much more to say except read this if you enjoyed the Night Angel series.
jediric's review against another edition
3.0
A good introduction to the Night Angel series. An introduction of Durzo Blint.
The narration was of good quality and the story was good. Only 2 hours, so if you are uncertain about Weeks, then try this.
The narration was of good quality and the story was good. Only 2 hours, so if you are uncertain about Weeks, then try this.
aroomwithamoose's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
4.0
hiking_reader's review against another edition
4.0
What a great little story! This wS my first foray into Brent Weeks work and I'm looking forward to reading more now!
thevultureeye's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
summonerwitch's review against another edition
3.0
I would only recommend reading this one if you've read the Night Angel Trilogy. It's written in stream of consciousness and is missing a lot of context that would give it more weight. For me, it's been a while since I read the trilogy and I found myself noticing areas where I remember something happened, but missing the details if I had read the books more recently.
This means I get to read all of them again and see what I missed :) (Like I needed a reason).
This means I get to read all of them again and see what I missed :) (Like I needed a reason).