I Read What?!

Okay, so technically this one is late, because it's past midnight. But in spirit, it's still Thursday night, so I'm going to pretend I'm on time.

So last time, Cadderly met with a wizard who was both not evil and actually competent. That's a rarity for Salvatore's books, I think. He doesn't really have much by way of answers though. It does seem like, for all that this is the "Cleric Quintet", what's going on with Cadderly goes beyond normal cleric...dom?

( But now, invasion of the body snatchers )

Hey, a whole week of sticking to a schedule. If I can keep this up, maybe I CAN do the next WOLAS book! (Because that fucker needs a designated weekend date)!

Now if only I can catch up on table of contents and the entry post. Oops.

Anyway, last time, the baby was born! And Blythe and Tevis seem like they're going to be solid, even though his ambitions are officially thwarted. Happy ending, time to move on???

( Maybe not! )

So I'm going to try to get back into a schedule. The tentative plan is Castle of Deception on Tuesday, Night Masks on Thursday, and Flight of the Raven on Saturday/Sunday. We'll see if I can stick to it!

In the meantime, let's get back to our wholesome crossdressing crew.

( well, sadly, not anymore... )

So, I'm going to be at a conference for the rest of the week. I'm hoping, after that, to get back to a more definite schedule for these reviews. This past year has been really scattered, but four to five days between posts has never been my goal.

I'm also realizing my guide post is incredibly out of date and I aim to fix that soon.

Anyway, last time, Rufo faced consequences that were probably deserved but I feel sad about nonetheless, and Danica engaged in some revisionist history. (And I reread my own reviews to make sure of that. Meh.)

But let's see where this chapter takes us.

( oh fuck this suddenly got interesting... )

So last time, we got a pretty interesting development as Blythe herself actually got to be the viewpoint character for part of the story.

It's a nice beat in a story segment that has gotten a bit repetitive. It's been nice to catch up with Hart and Ilsa, but we've kind of gone over the whole Aidan likes Blythe but Blythe loves Tevis, Hart and Ilsa support Tevis and Aidan doesn't really intend to fight beats ad nauseum.

I'm also looking forward to move onto Erinn.

( There are only so many times we can go over the same beats... )

So last time, we caught up with the villains. This time, back with the heroes, who are trying to figure out a way out of Westerin,

( Those darned RPG towns, don't you know? )

So last time, we caught up with the villains. We also spent a little time with the Shilmista crew again, which was a bit less annoying this time around since it actually felt plot relevant. Even so...

( Sylvan Shadows basically soured me on 90% of the characters, but at least no one's been randomly made into a rapist... )

Ugh, well, two weeks is better than a month, right?

So last time, Aidan went on a horse tour of the city with Hart and we got to experience how much the latter has grown since Pride of Princes. It's a good look for him.

( But now back to the castle... )

So last time, we got to see things being mopped up in Shilmista. It was fine, though I feel like it also could have been summarized in a paragraph instead.

But I suppose for the people who actually care about those characters, it was good to see.

( I think my own opinion has been made clear )

Egads, because of various delays it's actually been nearly a month since my last review for this book. Sorry about that. Things should be calmer now.

Anyway, last time, Aidan got to see more of the extended family and learned that the cousin he likes best seems to be in love with someone else. Alas. But Aidan's not actually a dick that would force someone into marriage. Yay!

( If only he could meet someone he's NOT related to... )