Rob Hayes’s Reviews > Howling Dark > Status Update
Rob Hayes
is 20% done
Well, if Hadrian isn't the most insufferable character ever put to page, I don't know who is. I will try to soldier on, but when I find myself arguing with the book multiple times per chapter, it is not a good sign.
— Nov 10, 2025 06:01AM
5 likes · Like flag
Comments Showing 1-3 of 3 (3 new)
date
newest »
newest »
message 1:
by
C.M.
(new)
-
added it
Nov 10, 2025 07:05AM
This was my reaction as well. I didn't get very far with this one, and I had been really excited about this series.
reply
|
flag
He sucks in the first 1-2 books. Then there’s a paradigm shift. He changes and develops over the course of his very long life which I appreciate and seems to be a realistic expectation. People change as they grow older and mature…now imagine that maturity over the course four hundred years. Book 1 is my low point of the series. Stick with it. I think you will be happy you did.
Matt wrote: "He sucks in the first 1-2 books. Then there’s a paradigm shift. He changes and develops over the course of his very long life which I appreciate and seems to be a realistic expectation. People chan..."It's not about his immaturity. I completely understand character growth. It's the way he is delivered as a character. The constant repetition and self indulgent pontificating.
I completely get why folk love this story, just like I get why folk love KKC. But I just don't think this one is for me.
