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T**A
Best experienced as a full trilogy
I don't remember the last one I went through a series of books so quickly and enthusiasticallyAll the positive reviews already tell you everything you need to know, this is an amazing well thought out world, a brilliant writing style and fleshed out characters. A very rewarding read with hints of things to come hidden throughout.That being said I think there's things to consider for some people:A significant amount of this book series is written in second person, I read this is a hurdle for someThis is not a sci fi series, but fantasy. If you're looking for hard sci fi this isn't itThe second book drags, while I enjoyed reading it, I'll also admit almost nothing happens in it which bothers some readers more than myself.That being said, this absolutely worth reading beginning to end, even if you do find the second book to be a drag. The overall story told is satisfying and moving.This is a series that made be excited about reading books again.
A**S
Original, painful, and beautifully written.
A fantastic trilogy; beautifully written characters, with depth and pathos, and a genuinely original take on "magic" and social/cultural reactions to difference. The fear, and loss, and rage, in the story are palpable, with characters rendered in a perfect moral palette of shades of grey (even if some are unforgivable, they are at least understandable in the context of narrative). The story starts small, and personal, and painful, and even though the plot reaches a world changing scope, it never loses that personal human scale.
G**E
Good book, poor edition
Title says it. The sorry is good. It’s well written. The quality of the printing is bad though with some damaged pages and some blank pages inserted in the story. I’d recommend buying this book but in a different edition.
M**N
Better than Harry Potter
These are so good they have me up reading till the early hours of dawn.I read all of them in 3 days
B**A
Absolutely magnificent.
Definitely buy the box set -- you won't want to wait a moment after finishing each book to start the next one. Beautiful world-building, characters that walk right off the page and the story itself is just fantastic. I've given it to friends who don't like fantasy and even they were drawn right in. Deserves every award it gathered.
A**S
Engaging but ultimately unfulfilling story
(Spoiler alert!) At the start of the trilogy there is great tension and excitement, with fabulous opportunities to create a really incredible fantasy saga, but it sadly trails off in the final book into a long, miserable and arduous journey for the protagonist that drags and makes the reader feel they are on an equally long and pointless journey with an ending which emphasises the pointlessness of the main character’s life. There are some absolutely fantastic chapters in this trilogy but I felt the complex and ultimately heroic protagonist deserved a better end than she received.
D**S
Just buy it already!
I was recommended this trilogy by someone.One of the best recommendations i have had.Loved every book from start to finish.Wonderful world building.
P**A
6 starts
Abosutely fantasy fantasy fantastic transporting you to a new dystopian world. Follwoing daughter and mother in thier joinery
