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Naomi Novik: Victory of Eagles (2008)

Review of 'Victory of Eagles' on 'Goodreads'

як будь-яка затягнена серія, ця теж вироджується в нудотну жувальну гумку... але принаймні п'ятий том додає якоїсь динаміки, є рух. не певен, чи хочу продовжувать читати серію: набридло.

reviewed The Black Prism by Brent Weeks (Lightbringer, #1)

Brent Weeks: The Black Prism (Hardcover, 2010, Orbit)

Gavin Guile is the Prism, the most powerful man in the world. He is high …

Review of 'The Black Prism' on 'Goodreads'

i'vecread several disappointed reviews and still gave it a try (because the library is running low on any audiobooks in the genres that i can tolerate, let alone interestibg ones). surprisingly, i actually did like the story!

reviewed Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett (The Founders Trilogy, #1)

Robert Jackson Bennett: Foundryside (2019, Broadway Books)

Sancia Grado is a thief, and a damn good one. And her latest target, a …

Review of 'Foundryside' on 'Goodreads'

not bad as entertainment reading: characters are passably believable, story is ok, the idea of technomagic is quite interesting and fresh, asks for exploration. the one thing that drove me mad though is the obvious neglect to the writing quality; example:

bla, bla — says protagonist.
bla, bla, bla — says someone else.
bla, bla — says protagonist.
bla — says antagonist.

etc, etc. that «says» is the most used word throughout the book, it's maddening.