Holy hell was Holy Sister amazing. The last third of the book was frigging awesome and made me both sad and happy. I love the characters in this triloHoly hell was Holy Sister amazing. The last third of the book was frigging awesome and made me both sad and happy. I love the characters in this trilogy. Nona is one of the best protagonists I have read. Her relationship with Ara is so sweet. I love Kettle and pretty much every other novice/sister. ...more
This trilogy is so good and the character work is amazing. Normally I struggle to remember names other than the main character except in my favourite This trilogy is so good and the character work is amazing. Normally I struggle to remember names other than the main character except in my favourite books. But in this I can name pretty much every character and their power etc. The plot picks up quickly in book 2 and it was a thrilling read. ...more
(4.5) Red Sister was a slow burn for about the first hundred or so pages but it intrigued me and boy was it worth it. This has a truly amazing cast of(4.5) Red Sister was a slow burn for about the first hundred or so pages but it intrigued me and boy was it worth it. This has a truly amazing cast of unique and memorable characters. The character growth is wonderful as is the whole assassin nun school setting. Really just reading this book is about assassin nuns had me hooked!...more
A remarkable story with interesting, readable characters. This is classed as iconic terror (according to the spine of the paperback) though I would saA remarkable story with interesting, readable characters. This is classed as iconic terror (according to the spine of the paperback) though I would say it was more of a character drama with sinister undertones. ...more
A satisfying conclusion to a very solid trilogy. At times Half a War had me gripped and I liked the ending overall though I would have liked a chapterA satisfying conclusion to a very solid trilogy. At times Half a War had me gripped and I liked the ending overall though I would have liked a chapter or two at the end from Yarvi's viewpoint as he underpinned all three books. All three books had great characters and character growth. Some of them took time to grow on me, like Thorn, from book 2, who then became one of my favourite characters. Similarly, Raith took a while to grow on me and reading his viewpoint at the start of Half a War was my least favourite, but this changed as the story progressed and I liked his conclusion though it was bittersweet.
Out of the books in the trilogy, Half the World (book 2) was my favourite largely due to the characters and the journey they were on. ...more
This was great, even better than Half a King which was a surprise to me as for the first half of the book I thought Half a King was better but somewheThis was great, even better than Half a King which was a surprise to me as for the first half of the book I thought Half a King was better but somewhere along the way Half the World overtook it. ...more
Loading...
