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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:
Complicated
THIS WAS—
Insane.
This book had so much in it. I love how the story went, I think the conclusion was perfect, and literally ALL the plot points are completed. It's amazing how in this trilogy, everything, every tiny detail, is eventually used.
I have only 2 complaints about this book. The first is about first half's time-line, which was such a mess ? I was so lost—years having names instead of chronological numbers didn't help. But then it got better once all the storylines where in the same month.
The second is about the balance between all the characters and their storyline. This book follows around 14 main POVs (Faraday, Rowan, Citra, Goddard, Rand, Grayson, Loriana, Munira, Mendoza, Morrison, Jeri, Possuello, the Thunderhead and Astrid ), so obviously we're gonna get more of some and less of others, but some disappeared for basically 300 pages, which also made it a bit hard to follow.
⚠️ Spoilers ⚠️ :
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– ASTRID HAD TO SPEND OVER 1 000 YEARS <b><i>ALONE</i></b> ?!?!?!?!?
– And Rowan had to spend all the journey to their new planet without Citra ?!?! 😭
– Rand resurrected Tyger tho. That was a great decision.
I love how Rand's Patron Historic supported ethical egoism (I.e. people ought to act in their own self-interest), and well that's basically what Scythe Rand does.
And Volta went fast like an old battery too actually.
Actually Marie Cury died because of the radiation due to her work, just like Scythe Curie kinda died because of her work/by a tool of her work.
Oh and Anastasia Romanov died young, tho some people think she survived the Russian revolution, and her fates still holds some mystery, which is extremely Citra in and after <i>The Toll</i>. And btw, the name Αναστασία is ancient Greek for "of the resurrection". Again, very Citra. Also the word "citra" itself is Sanskrit for "wonderful" or "beautiful".
Scythe Lucifer's symbolism was also explained in the books.
The name significance in this book is just awsome.
Insane.
This book had so much in it. I love how the story went, I think the conclusion was perfect, and literally ALL the plot points are completed. It's amazing how in this trilogy, everything, every tiny detail, is eventually used.
I have only 2 complaints about this book. The first is about first half's time-line, which was such a mess ? I was so lost—years having names instead of chronological numbers didn't help. But then it got better once all the storylines where in the same month.
The second is about the balance between all the characters and their storyline. This book follows around 14 main POVs (
⚠️ Spoilers ⚠️ :
.
.
– And Rowan had to spend all the journey to their new planet without Citra ?!?! 😭
– Rand resurrected Tyger tho. That was a great decision.
I love how Rand's Patron Historic supported ethical egoism (I.e. people ought to act in their own self-interest), and well that's basically what Scythe Rand does.
And Volta went fast like an old battery too actually.
Actually Marie Cury died because of the radiation due to her work, just like Scythe Curie kinda died because of her work/by a tool of her work.
Oh and Anastasia Romanov died young, tho some people think she survived the Russian revolution, and her fates still holds some mystery, which is extremely Citra in and after <i>The Toll</i>. And btw, the name Αναστασία is ancient Greek for "of the resurrection". Again, very Citra. Also the word "citra" itself is Sanskrit for "wonderful" or "beautiful".
Scythe Lucifer's symbolism was also explained in the books.
The name significance in this book is just awsome.