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359 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 11, 2014
The third installment in the Trysmoon Saga is as action-packed as the first two but did not end with the expected cliffhanger.
First, what I liked about the book, it was definitely one of those books that I didn't want to put down. It kept my interest from the first chapter to the last. My interest in the characters remained true and I continued to learn more about them. The plot continued to evolve and held my interest although it didn't take any unexpected turns it still wasn't hugely predictable either.
Now a few things that hugely annoyed me about the book. Our hero Gen is supposed to be this wise fighter. Educated by wise fighters from the past. So why does he continually run off and fall into the traps set by his enemies? In this book alone it happens more than twice. He knows they are traps but he goes anyway. I mean why? Can't he figure out some other way to deal with the problem? It just keeps happening. Not only in this book but in the previous volumes as well. I mean come on already! How many times do you have to fall into one of these traps before you learn to try something different next time? Even the dumbest of heroes would have learned this by now!
Finally, why was this not one book? Even the chapter numbers are consecutive from one book to the next. Book Two started where Book One left off and Book Three started where Book Two left off. I'm sure the same will be true of Book Four. Honestly, it feels like Brian K. Fuller wrote one book but the publisher decided they could make more money by selling it as four volumes instead of one. So they simply cut it up into four equal parts and sold it that way. Annoying!
Lucky for us it's a good book and I can look past these weaknesses. After reading 75% of the book, I have no idea where it's headed and I can't wait to see where it goes!
Very much looking forward to reading the fourth and final book!