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A review by nyfrea
The Trials of Empire by Richard Swan
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
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
4.5
This was indeed a very good and enjoyable trilogy and I'm happy that it was written!
While I gave the first book 5 stars, the last two just got 4.5 stars due to minor disappointments.
The second book took a bit too long for my taste to set things into motion, but when it did, it was great. The third book on the other hand felt a bit ...rushed? Not really in the first half, that one was fine, but when it comes to all the things going on in the second half (and there was a lot of it), I think that it lacked a bit of depth. It is hard to explain. What I personally would have prefered, namely following certain "groups" (or just plainly all of them) and experiencing their experiences which lead to more information in general, was simply and unfortunately not possible due to *who* was telling the story. And believe me, while I loved the perspective in the first two books, simply because it was perfectly fitting, made sense and so on, in the third book I felt for the first time that it wasn't enough, the scope of our perspective into this world felt too narrow. In my opinion, that reduced the impact of the story on the reader by ... a bit, a lot? I'm not sure, the potencial is insanely high in my mind 😂
Still, well done! The themes in this series were really my cup of tea^^
While I gave the first book 5 stars, the last two just got 4.5 stars due to minor disappointments.
The second book took a bit too long for my taste to set things into motion, but when it did, it was great. The third book on the other hand felt a bit ...rushed? Not really in the first half, that one was fine, but when it comes to all the things going on in the second half (and there was a lot of it), I think that it lacked a bit of depth. It is hard to explain. What I personally would have prefered, namely following certain "groups" (or just plainly all of them) and experiencing their experiences which lead to more information in general, was simply and unfortunately not possible due to *who* was telling the story. And believe me, while I loved the perspective in the first two books, simply because it was perfectly fitting, made sense and so on, in the third book I felt for the first time that it wasn't enough, the scope of our perspective into this world felt too narrow. In my opinion, that reduced the impact of the story on the reader by ... a bit, a lot? I'm not sure, the potencial is insanely high in my mind 😂
Still, well done! The themes in this series were really my cup of tea^^