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David
is on page 261 of 474
I've taken a little break in my reading but picked the book up again. I am enjoying it but I just don't believe I truly love any of the characters as much as I loved Corban and Maquin and Gar and Cywen and Alcyon and almost all the "goodies" in the original 4 books.
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David
is on page 243 of 474
There are bad guys, really bad guys and good guys in this book and I am only just convinced that the good guys will win out in full.
I really want to see all of the Ben-Elim and Kadoshim dead.
My theory for the series ending is that the Kadoshim will all be killed the Ben-Elim will be sent to the Otherworld again by Elyon and the good guys will triumph.
I really hope I am right.
— Jun 16, 2026 03:26AM
I really want to see all of the Ben-Elim and Kadoshim dead.
My theory for the series ending is that the Kadoshim will all be killed the Ben-Elim will be sent to the Otherworld again by Elyon and the good guys will triumph.
I really hope I am right.
David
is on page 214 of 474
The plot is developing a little too slowly. I know something crazy will happen soon but at the moment the only "good" guys are pretty much off screen and we've had 200 pages of Drem, Cullen and Keld trying to escape and I am getting bored.
— Jun 14, 2026 09:26AM
David
is on page 169 of 474
I think this might be the worst book I've read of John Gwynne's, we have a chase in this book between Drem and Fritha that is not going anywhere (literally). They seem to be incapable of moving any great distance.
I hope it ends in something epic, I'm at the 1/3 point and it's a B- ATM. It will really need to pick it up.
The level of moral greyness is annoying me. The actual good guys seem far away and unheard.
— Jun 13, 2026 11:15AM
I hope it ends in something epic, I'm at the 1/3 point and it's a B- ATM. It will really need to pick it up.
The level of moral greyness is annoying me. The actual good guys seem far away and unheard.
David
is on page 76 of 474
Ooooh Drem and Fritha is gonna be a good fight at the end of this.
I am still not over how the Ben-Elim are being portrayed as Cult leaders with harems of women who are brainwashed... Don't like it at all. I want them all dead.
— Jun 12, 2026 02:16AM
I am still not over how the Ben-Elim are being portrayed as Cult leaders with harems of women who are brainwashed... Don't like it at all. I want them all dead.
David
is on page 65 of 474
I am not sure I like the themes of this book.
Having Riv be a secret love child of Kol and Aphra was expected but Kol's absolute control is disgusting, terrifying and deeply saddening to read.
I really hope ALL the Ben-Elim AND Kadoshim are dead by the end of the third installment.
The sexual politics discussed in this book so far have been very scary and contemporary. It has made me feel uncomfortable reading it
— Jun 11, 2026 03:45AM
Having Riv be a secret love child of Kol and Aphra was expected but Kol's absolute control is disgusting, terrifying and deeply saddening to read.
I really hope ALL the Ben-Elim AND Kadoshim are dead by the end of the third installment.
The sexual politics discussed in this book so far have been very scary and contemporary. It has made me feel uncomfortable reading it
