Stillbright

The Book in 1 Sentence

The Mother has found her people, but that also means that the world has taken notice, and not in the friendly way.

Brief Review

I have been really impressed with these books and this one I think might be better than the [[Ordination]]. This story is complete with great detail in the story telling without becoming boring. However, the repetition of described actions, "If I have to I will use my mailed fists" gets very old very quick during important scenes.

Why I Read this book

Really interested in finishing the series.

In-Depth Review (Favorite Quotes)

I have always enjoyed the name Alistair since [[Dragon Age Origins - Ultimate Edition]] as it just has the ring of being a paladin's name and that was my favorite class to play in WoW. This book continues to let that character also grow into that role. Thinking about his natural reaction versus what he should be doing as a Paladin.

We also get some story time with "The Shadow" and "The Wit." To be honest I can't spell their names so I am not going to try. The description and additional information that we get about these characters in this book are really well done. I enjoyed learning how The Shadow's power works as we haven't really gotten a detail description other than from Alistair's view point.

There seemed to be some weirdly forced issues that I am not understanding why it happened that way. Specifically I am talking about the lack of song from the Mother. It added some length to the book that I don't think really added much to the book. I never felt that it added anything of issue to the looming threat.

This books final battle is really well told. It also does a wonderful job of describing the tactics of the parties involved and the constant political items that have to be handled during campaigns. People in charge will always have their responses questioned and this does a great way of pushing that forward.

Rating

I am not a big fan of "Only on Audible" books as they can be like some of the Kindle Unlimited Books which are self-published. However, the audible books appear to have a much higher floor level as this and Ordination, the first in the series, are fantastic. At no time was I bored or confused, but the pacing at times can drag on. I am looking forward to finishing the final book in this series. Happily giving this an 8.

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