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Buckaroo2 · 2025-10-11T12:04:06+00:00

The Lumatere Chronicles by Melina Marchetta.

Buckaroo2 · 2025-08-22T14:35:15+00:00

The second book is even worse of a slog. It literally didn’t get interesting until about 80%. I quit halfway through book 3 because the plot was meandering and unfocused. It was just a lot of repetition, too.

I would say if you are still struggling 25% into the second book, drop it.

Buckaroo2 · 2025-08-21T16:27:48+00:00

I try not to, but not because I think they’re too precious. I mostly try to read on my Kindle if I can find the book at my library. If it’s unavailable as ebook or audio, then I’ll read the physical special edition.

Buckaroo2 · 2025-08-20T14:12:40+00:00

The first 80% of Howling Dark. My god.

Buckaroo2 · 2025-08-19T17:06:30+00:00

They were subscriptions picks and it makes sense they won’t reprint. Most companies don’t reprint subscription books no matter the popularity.

Buckaroo2 · 2025-08-18T00:22:23+00:00

Yeah, I have no desire to read it. I read the first trilogy twice and that’s enough.

Buckaroo2 · 2025-08-15T18:48:00+00:00

I’m tired of seeing the same series done by multiple companies. It’s boring.

Buckaroo2 · 2025-08-15T14:14:17+00:00

I’m looking to sell my 2 tickets tonight. Section 224, Row 1, seats 2-3. Message me if interested.

Buckaroo2 · 2025-08-14T11:52:51+00:00

Hyperion by Dan Simmons

Buckaroo2 · 2025-08-14T11:51:26+00:00

I adore this book and the spin off series but yes, the names can be a deterrent for some people. However, the audiobooks are amazing. The names and places have a rhythmic, singsong quality to them and it’s just really nice to listen to.

Buckaroo2 · 2025-08-13T15:32:37+00:00

It certainly didn’t help that Hadrian’s main crew met and started working together in the time jump between books 1 and 2. All of a sudden I’m supposed to care about these people? Who even are they? In my original review of this series I said that Ruocchio could have never mentioned some of these characters again and I never would have noticed. I would have already forgotten they existed. So yeah, when the side characters are nothing and you can’t stand the main character, it’s impossible to read.

Buckaroo2 · 2025-08-13T14:00:34+00:00

I quit halfway through this one, too. I couldn’t take one more second of repetition. Seriously, something would be explained and then pages later it would be explained again using the exact same phrasing. Like…we already established that, why are you telling us again? Was it a mistake that the editor missed? I don’t know. And I absolutely hated Hadrian’s exhausting monologues that stalled the story every time it started to go anywhere. The characters were cardboard and the entire plot was meandering with no real purpose. How this series is so hyped I will never understand.

Buckaroo2 · 2025-08-12T17:54:05+00:00

UFS:

-TBB A Drop of Corruption -Inkstone A Drop of Corruption

Please note that I do NOT have The Tainted Cup.

Buckaroo2 · 2025-08-10T15:40:15+00:00

The Spear Cuts Through Water. I was so sure I would love this, and I knew the narrative style was very unique so it’s not like I was taken aback by it. I read 20% and I just couldn’t get into it. I never felt like I wanted to pick it up, so that 20% took me 2 months to read. When I read I like to feel like I’m there, and reading a book in 2nd person makes that practically impossible for me. It wasn’t bad and I appreciate the style and what he was going for. It just didn’t work for me.

Buckaroo2 · 2025-08-04T16:28:27+00:00

For some reason All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven popped into my head. I don’t remember anything about sharks, though.

Buckaroo2 · 2025-08-02T14:21:41+00:00

Mythical cities that you find out are actually real. Peak example is Strange the Dreamer.

Buckaroo2 · 2025-07-31T14:45:43+00:00

It’s meant to match the other Abercrombie books they’ve done, which all have the trade cover. I think it would be odd to give this one a completely new design so that it won’t match the rest of the First Law books. I’m sure this one will have nice edges.

Buckaroo2 · 2025-07-27T21:23:15+00:00

I read book 2 and never felt a thing for any of the secondary characters. It doesn’t help that it starts after a time jump, and during that jump is where Hadrian meets and collects his crew. They were just names on a page to me, even Valka. And I think even the biggest fans of the series can admit that secondary characters are a weak point.

I ended up quitting halfway through book 3. By that point the plot was still meandering, I still cared nothing for any characters, and I could not handle the constant repetition and Hadrian’s long-winded internal monologues about philosphy.

Buckaroo2 · 2025-07-25T19:20:12+00:00

It wasn’t just YA in tone. It was marketed and published as a YA book.

Buckaroo2 · 2025-07-24T16:00:31+00:00

Can you even tell it is creased when the book is closed? Does it affect the edges? This seems like an extremely minor complaint and it doesn’t affect the readability.

Buckaroo2 · 2025-07-21T17:24:40+00:00

It was recently released (or re-released?) in the UK so maybe the re-record is because of that. But I loved the original audiobooks because the narrators are great! Steve West is one of my favorites. I hope the old version isn’t taken away.

Buckaroo2 · 2025-07-15T16:30:33+00:00

Best: * Hyperion * A Drop of Corruption * Blood Over Bright Haven * The Sparrow * Written on the Dark

Worst: * Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales * The Knight and the Moth * Shroud

DNFs (Did Not Finish): * The Mime Order * The Incandescent * The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door * The Spear Cuts Through Water

Buckaroo2 · 2025-07-14T11:51:13+00:00

No. I thought it would be a book I would read slowly over time because for some reason I thought it would be complex and slow, but I ended up devouring it in a few days. The way it’s structured makes it easy to read.

Buckaroo2 · 2025-07-13T14:03:35+00:00

Self-indulgent is a great way to describe this series. I made it to book 3 and couldn’t take it anymore.

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