Tag: Adventure
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Onyx Storm (The Empyrean #3)
Onyx Storm is a filler-heavy, poorly edited mess: repetitive, immature, and obsessed with status quo. Sex scenes feel forced, world-building is shallow, and characters lack depth. A disappointing cash-grab. 2/10
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Elden Ring: The Road to the Erdtree
Funny but lore-light Elden Ring manga with rare trope restraint; starts rough, improves later, but slow releases hurt. 6.5/10
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The Return of The King (The Lord of The Rings #3)
The Return of The King is a finale rich in lore and depth, with many standout moments. A bittersweet farewell to a world built with heartfelt care. 8.5/10
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The Two Towers (The Lord Of The Rings #2)
The Two Towers shines in Ent lore, Saruman’s chilling presence, and rich worldbuilding, but Frodo’s half stalls with its weak pacing. 7.5/10
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The Fellowship Of The Ring (The Lord Of The Rings #1)
The Fellowship of the Ring is dense and slow-paced, but rich in lore and world-building. A slog to read, but an amazing tale. 9/10
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The Hobbit
The Hobbit surprised with its charm and depth despite quirks in style and world logic. A slower start, but ultimately a delightful adventure. 9/10
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Blood of Elves (The Witcher #3)
Blood of Elves marks a shift toward full-length storytelling in The Witcher saga, but slow pacing and talk-heavy chapters dilute its momentum. 6/10
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The Kate Daniels Series
Attempting to find Ilona Andrews’ magic of the Hidden Legacy series a second time in their Kate Daniels series ended up in disappointment. It ticks all the boxes of urban fantasy romance but does nothing with it and is a mostly boring stretched out read even if the romantic relationship itself is fine.
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Morning Star (Red Rising Saga #3)
What should have been the high octane ending of an epic trilogy turns into the third entry of a much longer saga. The first half feels a bit more generic and drags on a bit too long and whilst the second half goes back to the highs of books 1 and 2, I still question…
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Golden Son (Red Rising Saga #2)
The sequel to arguably my favourite book of 2023 Red Rising, it stumbles a bit at the start but once it gets going it’s impossibly hard to put down. The story of Darrow’s rebellion against Gold is very different from the Hunger Games style story told in Red Rising but it loses nothing in thrill…