Ship of Magic
One more book read. Ship of Magic was pretty compelling, and personal. It's really easy to dislike a few of the character, but the author gives you their perspectives too, so it's easy enough to understand them (save to say "why can't you see this is wrong?" which I think often enough about people in real life).
Two main down sides.
There's progress in the book, but no real resolution - one can only assume that comes from reading the rest of the trilogy and I dislike that particular style/choice.
And... it's tragic. Seriously. A wanted birthright all but stolen. A sought fate being slowly brought about at unexpected cost through undesired paths. Crumbling finances. Political tension. Lost ways. Aside from a few moments here and there, none of the main characters are happy. So, it's probably not a book/series for tashiro, though I think I'll see it through.
And, while not a negative per se, I think Red Seas Under Red Skies made me feel more of what "fantasy-era" ship life would be like even though the seafaring was but one element in that book.
Two main down sides.
There's progress in the book, but no real resolution - one can only assume that comes from reading the rest of the trilogy and I dislike that particular style/choice.
And... it's tragic. Seriously. A wanted birthright all but stolen. A sought fate being slowly brought about at unexpected cost through undesired paths. Crumbling finances. Political tension. Lost ways. Aside from a few moments here and there, none of the main characters are happy. So, it's probably not a book/series for tashiro, though I think I'll see it through.
And, while not a negative per se, I think Red Seas Under Red Skies made me feel more of what "fantasy-era" ship life would be like even though the seafaring was but one element in that book.
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