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Brent Weeks

This is why I don’t listen to edgy redditors on whether a book is worth reading or not. This is my favorite ending of any series I’ve ever read. Bittersweet. Hopefully hopeless. A hollow joy. The ending was so natural. I breathed a sigh of relief while simultaneously feeling a pit in my stomach. Laughing through tears. Crying through laughter. That’s all I can give you for the ending. As for the rest of the book? Twists on twists on twists on twists, each more shocking than the last. By the end of this ultimate entry in the Lightbringer Series, my jaw had relented to unhinging itself to remain in its rightful place on the floor. I said goodbye to some of my favorite characters of all time—some because I left their world, some because they did as well. The buildup—especially within the last two books—erupted in the last ~350 pages. I was honestly finding myself slightly bored around the 600 page mark before the pace put a brick on the gas pedal & I couldn’t stop my head from spinning until the dust settled in the epilogues. Kip: one of the greatest coming of age stories I’ve ever read. Gavin: one of the greatest redemption arcs I’ve ever read, not because he went from evil to good but because he went from false to true. Andross: can’t reveal what I loved without getting into spoilers. This is either my favorite or second favorite series ever written. I’m going to chew on it for a few weeks before I make that final decision. Goodbye, Seven Satrapies.

Brent Weeks

This series is defined by plot twists, but The Blood Mirror has the twistiest twists. I’ve seen the complaints: this book is just a prologue to book 5, Kip’s character development halts, the magic system gets too convoluted, blah blah blah. I disagree with all of it. This is probably my second favorite in the series thus far behind book 2. The camaraderie of The Mighty (including my favorite character, Cruxer) gives me that found family feeling that I need in my books. Teia’s story is reaching a point of suspense & thrill that I love in my favorite app stories. The heartbreak of Karris’ story is gut wrenching. My hatred for Andross grows deeper with every page that incudes him. The redemption of Tisis has felt more natural than I could have hoped. Lightbringer truly has everything I love about storytelling. Picking up book 5 immediately because I have to know how this ends.

Andy Weir

This book is exactly what sci-fi should be. Doesn’t have much readability for me? No. However, it made me feel too much to give it anything less than five stars. That is genuinely all I can say without giving spoilers. This is also the first time I’ve ever read a book exclusively on audiobook. I can’t believe I was actually able to pay attention to an audiobook. Wild!

Brent Weeks

Alternate title: Gavin & the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. This one was a roller coaster. Not in quality but in emotion. The growth in Kip was so fun to witness little by little. He’s becoming the hero Gavin was but also never could be. Cruxer will make my all time character list. He had a few more moments in this book that had me cheering. Also, Teia, Karris, The White. And all the twists at the end that I genuinely didn’t even see coming! The hardest part of this is waiting until I get home tog ran book 4! Can’t decide if it’s my favorite or second favorite so far. I’ll need some time to process it.

Brent Weeks

This ending has me wigging out! I do think this book was a slight improvement on book 1, even though they were both easy five star reads. Liv went from one of my favorite POVs to the chapters I dreaded the least. Any chapter taking place around The Color Prince had me counting the pages, but that probably just says something about how little I care for villains. Kip’s growth through this book was such an incredible experience that I was nearly jumping out of my seat for the last six chapters. He’s becoming an all-timer for me. The plot twists at the end had my jaw dropping. I can’t think of an author that has done that so successfully in nearly every book he’s written. From all four Night Angel novel to both Lightbringer books I’ve read thus far, he’s really had me enthralled. Ironfist & Teia both became very dear to me within these pages & I look forward to spending more time with the for three more books. I’m genuinely dreading the day that I will have nothing new from this world to read.