This is beautiful. It's one of the few trilogies that I think is beautiful from the first book to the last one. Except for the Eliza parts. It kinda dragged. I had to admit I was happy how she turned out. Actually I was HOPING I would be happy about how she would turn out. Otherwise I have to give this a 3 and I REALLY don't want that. I took off one star because of the Stelians. Not the Stelians as a whole or individually but the explanation of who they are and how they are and how this "issue" with them should be dealt with. It's kind of hard to explain the same way I don't feel the explanation of the Stelians and their Anake and yoraya and that other thing was enough. Well, at least it would be hard to explain without giving spoilers. I had to say it was anti-climactic but not totally so that was good. I loved the fact that when I was reading all three books I wasn't so focused on the Karou/Madrigal-Akiva love angle. The war, the friendship, the alliances, the twists are a whole different stories apart from the love angle and that's cool. It revolves around the original plot, yes, but it can stand on it's own. I mean I love the love story too The book is ambitious, too, in a way that it tried to discuss science and religion and its impact on the society. It was pretty evident in the Eliza parts but in Zuze and Karou's parts I'd have to say it was a bit subtle (yes i know the whole thing talks of war but it's just different! lol). So yeah, pretty happy about this ... and sad since there will be no more smoke and bone books so I guess I have to read other Laini Taylor books now. |
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