Sam Messer

Utterly fantastic.

King weaves a n enthralling plot with well-realized characters into a masterpiece well worth the steep 1100-page price tag. Tom Cullen is the most lovable, Trash the most interesting. I'm interested in understanding how this ties in with the rest of the King multiverse.

Depressing.

This book evokes a sense of the futility of life and is ultimately just depressing. Can be difficult to read as McCarthy isn't a big fan of punctuation.

A solid 3 stars.

A good sequel.

Plot is entertaining and allows readers to really feel the struggles Luke is going through.

Another great story from Earthsea.

This story follows Tenar, later Arha, then later again Tenar in a fascinating entry in The Earthsea Cycle. The story is gripping, the world is beautifully developed, and the writing is once again fantastic.

Decent.

Focuses on Nina instead of Luke. I find the whole “It was just a test” plot to be rather convoluted. Regardless, this was an entertaining read.