Loved it! So thankful I didn't read any reviews or spoilers as every twist and turn kept me flipping pages. This book brings me back to the reason I started the series: fantasy, adventure, excitement, good vs evil, character development, and Karigan figuring out life. So much more intriguing than the last two books, I am glad to have renewed my faith in Britain.
Disappointing. A self-indulgent and bloated interlude that at times felt more like fanfic than a Green Rider story. Weighing in at 750+ pages, 600 pages of which did nothing to progress the overall Green Rider arc, this book is akin to a side quest in a video game. I actually found myself on more than one occasion wanting to skip to the end because of the stagnant nature of the story. The ending is satisfying, but relative to the rest of the book, that is not much of a feat.
I love the Green Rider series and Karigan's character. Normally I will tear through them in a day or two tops, staying up way too late to finish it. This one took me a week. I easily put this one aside for days at a time. The story lacks the compulsion to read that the rest of the series possesses. It's still worth a read, as the theme and revelations fit into the overall series arc. However, you should temper your expectations relative to other Green Rider books.
I love the Green Rider series and Karigan's character. Normally I will tear through them in a day or two tops, staying up way too late to finish it. This one took me a week. I easily put this one aside for days at a time. The story lacks the compulsion to read that the rest of the series possesses. It's still worth a read, as the theme and revelations fit into the overall series arc. However, you should temper your expectations relative to other Green Rider books.
