What a bummer about The Gods Below! I also feel like it sounded really good. The Familiar and Funs of the Dawn are on my list of books to read! So glad you enjoyed them!
Yeah, The Gods Below was a disappointment. I've now seen reviews from other people who finished it, and didn't feel there was a payoff at the end, so I'm glad I made the decision to DNF. Would 100% recommend the Familiar and Guns of the Dawn (obviously 😄)
I’m looking forward to reading Guns of the Dawn in 2025. I heard about it from Library of Allenxandria a while ago and Instead of reading it I hoarded it for later 😂 I’m so glad to see another person who is a fan for a reminder to make it a priority to read instead of hoard. I’d recommend Ogres by Adrian Tchaikovsky. It’s a novella written in 2nd person and I found it to be compelling and philosophical especially in context of power over others. Dogs of War has been highly recommended to me so that will also be another Tchaikovsky priority for 2025. Thanks for the great reviews!
I just couldn't, with Long Live Evil... I had to DNF it even though I was really excited about the premise. Now I want to know how it ends! Can you share in a comment (with spoiler warnings)??? No way I'll pick it up again, it made me cringe so hard I would hurt my jaws 😅
There was so much cringing going on in that book, I don't blame you 🤣 I swear if Rae had just acted like a normal human, this book would have been an easy five star for me. **Spoiler Warning for Long Live Evil** I can't remember the exact circumstances that lead to this, but the guard/assassin character, Key, gets sentenced to a fatal punishment by the king, which I think he maybe takes on Rae's behalf. In doing so, he's killed in front of Rae and gets tossed in the abyss. This prompts one of the first genuine emotional reactions I think we see from Rae. For some other reason (again, a bit fuzzy here) the king goes down into the abyss to become the emperor and fulfil the destiny Rae knows he's going to have. There's a big attack on the castle as monsters crawl out of the abyss, and Rae ends up in the throne room trying to not die. We then get to see the first scene we got in the book that was an excerpt from the Time of Iron series (but now it's happening "for real") where the emperor marches into the throne room, having just crawled out of the abyss holding the head of his enemy. Only the emperor is not the king, it's Key. My edition also had some bonus content "letters from the abyss" from Key to Rae, and I think that was part of what hooked me in for the next one 🙈 There's something about a pining hero that always gets me. I had the same problem with When the Moon Hatched, which also had some major problems, but the pining hero kept me reading 😅
What a bummer about The Gods Below! I also feel like it sounded really good.
The Familiar and Funs of the Dawn are on my list of books to read! So glad you enjoyed them!
Yeah, The Gods Below was a disappointment. I've now seen reviews from other people who finished it, and didn't feel there was a payoff at the end, so I'm glad I made the decision to DNF.
Would 100% recommend the Familiar and Guns of the Dawn (obviously 😄)
And by the way, congrats on hitting 100 subs!!! 🥳
Thank you! ❤️
Guns of the Dawn was a really fun read! I am hoping to get to some of his other works in 2025!
Glad you liked it as well. I think it's definitely a new favourite for me 😊
I’m looking forward to reading Guns of the Dawn in 2025. I heard about it from Library of Allenxandria a while ago and Instead of reading it I hoarded it for later 😂 I’m so glad to see another person who is a fan for a reminder to make it a priority to read instead of hoard. I’d recommend Ogres by Adrian Tchaikovsky. It’s a novella written in 2nd person and I found it to be compelling and philosophical especially in context of power over others. Dogs of War has been highly recommended to me so that will also be another Tchaikovsky priority for 2025. Thanks for the great reviews!
Thanks so much for the recommendations! Would definitely recommend Guns of the Dawn for your 2025 TBR 👍
@@TheKatBite you’re welcome and I’m looking forward to it. May your next Tchaikovsky be a winner too!
I just couldn't, with Long Live Evil... I had to DNF it even though I was really excited about the premise. Now I want to know how it ends! Can you share in a comment (with spoiler warnings)??? No way I'll pick it up again, it made me cringe so hard I would hurt my jaws 😅
There was so much cringing going on in that book, I don't blame you 🤣 I swear if Rae had just acted like a normal human, this book would have been an easy five star for me.
**Spoiler Warning for Long Live Evil**
I can't remember the exact circumstances that lead to this, but the guard/assassin character, Key, gets sentenced to a fatal punishment by the king, which I think he maybe takes on Rae's behalf. In doing so, he's killed in front of Rae and gets tossed in the abyss. This prompts one of the first genuine emotional reactions I think we see from Rae.
For some other reason (again, a bit fuzzy here) the king goes down into the abyss to become the emperor and fulfil the destiny Rae knows he's going to have. There's a big attack on the castle as monsters crawl out of the abyss, and Rae ends up in the throne room trying to not die.
We then get to see the first scene we got in the book that was an excerpt from the Time of Iron series (but now it's happening "for real") where the emperor marches into the throne room, having just crawled out of the abyss holding the head of his enemy. Only the emperor is not the king, it's Key.
My edition also had some bonus content "letters from the abyss" from Key to Rae, and I think that was part of what hooked me in for the next one 🙈 There's something about a pining hero that always gets me. I had the same problem with When the Moon Hatched, which also had some major problems, but the pining hero kept me reading 😅
@@TheKatBite Ah, that sounds like a good twist indeed ^^ Thanks for sharing!