Queen of Shadows
(Throne of Glass #4)
by Sarah J Maas
fantasy, chicklit
copyright 2015
read in May 2021
rated 9/10: really really good
Perhaps not a "great" book -- but absolutely great for enjoyment :-)
Action from go to whoa. When the action slows... add a new character. Or set of characters. Or add a brand new -- major -- sub plot. What a lot of fun !
All new... and yet... and yet... it all fits together. Eventually.
The story builds to a grand climax... and builds... and builds. There is just so much to do before the grand finale.
And yes -- there *is* a grand finale. Plot threads tied off... finally. Not always as expected. There are last-minute revelations -- answers to questions which have been outstanding for several books.
All is wrapped up in a very satisfactory fashion... Not!
The book ends with several very satisfying conclusions. Plus several wide-open possibilities.
I am absolutely satisfied. Yet there is still so much more to come.
This is a never-ending saga. With so much solid enjoyment in every chapter. So much violence. So much enjoyment. Do much... emotion!
I need to take a break... Weeks, perhaps moths -- before I look for the next book in the series. It is so very absorbing... so draining... and so much fun :-) I need to cool down. To rest a bit... before I tackle another such roller-coaster of... absolute enjoyment.
Oh, and look: The action and adventure is essential. The complex plot is essential. And yet... The real reason that I enjoy this book. The key to my absolute absorption and enjoyment... is in the characters.
No matter how violent they are. No matter how emotionally torn. No matter how cruel... There is always something to like.
The characters may not all be nice. Yet they are understandable. Sympathetic. And -- the major characters -- they are fighting for niceness. In a very harsh world, they want to do better -- for everyone. I can only think, Yay! go for it :-)
Dr Nick Lethbridge / Consulting Dexitroboper
... Agamedes Consulting / Problems ? Solved
==="When the going gets tough, the smart get going" ... per Ginger Meggs"
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