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The Spirit War (2012)

by Rachel Aaron(Favorite Author)

4.23 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0316128198 (ISBN13: 9780316128193)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Orbit

series

The Legend of Eli Monpress

review 1: What happens when the caper gets serious?This is book #4 in the series, and darker than the earlier ones, though just as compelling. Much more is revealed about the world and how it works, which I appreciated. All of the characters are facing their "demons"- sometimes literally- and need to re-think their positions and values.While this book's arc does resolve in the book, it also develops a lot of the overall arc of the series, and those questions are left hanging. Not a flaw, as long as they're resolved in #5! (And I admit I just started #5, even though usually I take a break between books in a series.)I think the series thus far has been very well-paced, even though it is getting darker as it progresses. Mostly one cannot stay devil-may-care throughout one's life; thing... mores happen, and one needs to get serious, both because of internal pressures and because of outside events. I like the way that's going in this series.I will say, though, that this is not the place to start! There's a certain amount of backstory included, but it's minimal, and without reading the earlier volumes I doubt it'll make much sense.But if you have read the earlier ones- or are looking for a new fantasy series that ranges from light-hearted to intense- this is a good choice.
review 2: Fun and pretty easy read. The story was interesting (if a bit predictable at times), and left me wanting to read the next book. I wish that it was a bit longer and went more in depth/ had more plot layers, and there were (unfortunately) a decent amount of typos and grammatical errors that could have been easily fixed with a simple read over. Other than that, it was typical Eli Monpress and fun to read. less

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