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elzbethmrgn's Reviews (667)
I wouldn't have picked this up if it hadn't come as part of a Humble Bundle. I loved the ideas in some stories (putting yourself into a book? Brilliant. ), and skipped quickly though others (vampires, mainly). Glad I read it.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This was a great addition to the Chalion series. Although you don't need to have read The Curse of Chalion to get into this one, you'll get spoilers for the first book and (more importantly) miss a lot of the background theology by skipping it.
Paladin of Souls ticks a lot of boxes for me, in the same way The Curse of Chalion did: Kick-ass women, interesting world-building (in this case the theology), a bit of romance, and a happy ending.
Paladin of Souls ticks a lot of boxes for me, in the same way The Curse of Chalion did: Kick-ass women, interesting world-building (in this case the theology), a bit of romance, and a happy ending.
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I enjoy a good YA dystopia but this one was a little too much grounded in reality for me. Rather than some futuristic or post-apocalyptic world, this could happen tomorrow. Every time I thought things couldn't get worse, the shit completely hit the fan. It scared the pants off me, and I loved it. You should read it.
Too short! Just a tiny taster, but now I *really* can't wait for Allegiant.
As with the others in this series I enjoyed it, and I will read the finish off the story in [b:The Singing|2550219|The Singing (The Books of Pellinor, #4)|Alison Croggon|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1331239719s/2550219.jpg|2557914]. As with the previous books, the first and final third were strong while the middle third lagged, and I had some complaints with the way Hem felt towards other people, remembering that he is a 12 year old boy (and really this could just be me, because I have never been or been close to a boy of 12), but this wasn't enough to turn me off entirely.