Jessica J. (goldenfurpro) reviewed Gathering Darkness (Falling Kingdoms, Bk 3) on + 66 more book reviews
MY THOUGHTS
When I read Falling Kingdoms, I thought it was amazing, but I didn't love it. Now, after reading Rebel Spring and this book, I am quite happy to say that this series has become one of my all-time favorite fantasy series.
In all fantasy books, the world is extraordinarily important. If the world is not well-developed, then, really, the book will be a confusing mess. This series, though, the world is so complex, vivid, and very dark! I can really imagine myself within Mythica! And the history of these countries are well explained are actually major parts of the story, this becoming clearer and clearer as the series goes on.
This series has a very large cast of characters and, much like the world, all of them are well-developed. I lost track of how many perspectives there were in this book, but it's more than the last few books. But this makes perfect sense for the book and it was very easy to follow! The most interesting fact about the characters is that they all have flaws and the line between good and bad is a blur. Many of the different characters see other characters as enemies, which makes it very hard to differentiate who is good and who is bad. For some reason, I loved this!
The character relationships are very tense. It is very hard to trust anyone in this environment, so many of the relationships are full of distrust. For good reason, as they are also full of betrayals and twists! One other thing is romance. This is not a romantic series, at all, but there are a full romantic relationships. These are so very confusing (but I loved it, of course. I loved pretty much everything about this book) because, with all the betrayals and worse, you have no clue if this is an actual romance or a fling. I really had a hard time shipping things! Though, I now have my mind set on a new ship...
IN CONCLUSION
I really cannot stress how much I love and recommend this series! Really, I think this book was the best so far in the series! I am very much looking forward to the next book and the spin-off series coming out this summer!
When I read Falling Kingdoms, I thought it was amazing, but I didn't love it. Now, after reading Rebel Spring and this book, I am quite happy to say that this series has become one of my all-time favorite fantasy series.
In all fantasy books, the world is extraordinarily important. If the world is not well-developed, then, really, the book will be a confusing mess. This series, though, the world is so complex, vivid, and very dark! I can really imagine myself within Mythica! And the history of these countries are well explained are actually major parts of the story, this becoming clearer and clearer as the series goes on.
This series has a very large cast of characters and, much like the world, all of them are well-developed. I lost track of how many perspectives there were in this book, but it's more than the last few books. But this makes perfect sense for the book and it was very easy to follow! The most interesting fact about the characters is that they all have flaws and the line between good and bad is a blur. Many of the different characters see other characters as enemies, which makes it very hard to differentiate who is good and who is bad. For some reason, I loved this!
The character relationships are very tense. It is very hard to trust anyone in this environment, so many of the relationships are full of distrust. For good reason, as they are also full of betrayals and twists! One other thing is romance. This is not a romantic series, at all, but there are a full romantic relationships. These are so very confusing (but I loved it, of course. I loved pretty much everything about this book) because, with all the betrayals and worse, you have no clue if this is an actual romance or a fling. I really had a hard time shipping things! Though, I now have my mind set on a new ship...
IN CONCLUSION
I really cannot stress how much I love and recommend this series! Really, I think this book was the best so far in the series! I am very much looking forward to the next book and the spin-off series coming out this summer!
