The Last Namsara

Not everything is as it may seem

Artemis_25 am 12.01.2021
Bewertungsnummer: 1053060
Bewertet: Buch (Gebundene Ausgabe)

Whoa, this was deep, I'm utterly impressed, never would have expected the story taking the turns it did. I absolutely loved the way how we are made to discover the workings of the created world through stories which gain an even deeper meaning the further you read. Especially the connection of storytelling to the dragons left me fascinated, it's so original, how these creatures are called and made stronger by it. The characters, getting to know them seemed like a never-ending journey, I believe there is still much more to discover about them. I liked uncovering their layers and motives bit by bit, to see them noticeably develop. Asha definitely goes through the biggest development of them all, growing a lot through her experiences. She certainly grew on me, so much so that I am quite proud of what has become of her in the end. The love story involving Asha I adored. It's a slow-burning one with a lot of resistance and fighting on her part in the beginning, but she has a ton of self-loathing and cruel customs to overcome, so it's only realistic and all the sweeter in the end. Twist and turns surprised me again and again. You can guess at them because of the hints before. I've been beating myself up over not seeing them sooner, a good sign because it shows how invested I've been. I'm impressed and concomitantly shocked about the heavy betrayal that's underlying everything, very well plotted. The only thing I can do now is to impatiently wait for the sequel and highly recommend this first installment to all fantasy-loving bookworms out there.

Loved the dragons

Lisa F. aus Berlin am 12.01.2021
Bewertungsnummer: 1053287
Bewertet: Buch (Gebundene Ausgabe)

I quite enjoyed this. I loved the world the author created, and the fact that DRAGONS exist in this world. I furthermore liked our badass and quite hotheaded female protagonist. The romance between her and Torwin was slowly forming which was really sweet. There are stories at the end of each chapter which I enjoyed very much. What I didn't like, though, was that the secondary characters had no depth or complexity at all. Also, at a few times the writing felt off. It is her debut novel so hopefully in her next book she is more confident.