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Sep. 1st, 2022
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kalinaraSo we're entering into the last third of the book! And you know what? It hasn't been a bad trip so far. Obviously I've had a few complaints here and there about certain plot inconsistencies and illogic, and I'm annoyed that Donal is still alive, but having likable protagonists who aren't rapists* or idiots goes a long way.
(* I mean, okay, it IS pretty questionable as to how much Gisella can consent to anything, but I'm willing to give Niall something of a value dissonance pass here. I can buy that the folks of this setting probably don't have the best understanding of legal capacity.)
I could wish the plot was a little less busy: we have a plague, a war in Solinde against Strahan, Alaric/Lillith's machinations in Atvia, a bastard claimant causing a potential civil war, and Cheysuli extremists all in the same story. That's a bit much. But we'll see how it shakes out.
( And honestly I'll take a crap plot with good characters over a good plot with terrible characters any day )
(* I mean, okay, it IS pretty questionable as to how much Gisella can consent to anything, but I'm willing to give Niall something of a value dissonance pass here. I can buy that the folks of this setting probably don't have the best understanding of legal capacity.)
I could wish the plot was a little less busy: we have a plague, a war in Solinde against Strahan, Alaric/Lillith's machinations in Atvia, a bastard claimant causing a potential civil war, and Cheysuli extremists all in the same story. That's a bit much. But we'll see how it shakes out.
( And honestly I'll take a crap plot with good characters over a good plot with terrible characters any day )