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Øyvind

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Joined 1 year, 1 month ago

Mostly reading fantasy and science fiction books, reading while commuting is genius :D

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2025 Reading Goal

8% complete! Øyvind has read 2 of 24 books.

reviewed Silverblood Promise by Logan, James (The Last Legacy, #1)

Logan, James: Silverblood Promise (Paperback, 2024, Quercus) 4 stars

'A fast-paced carnival of setbacks and skullduggery that reminds me of... me! Charming from the …

A good debut novel

4 stars

We follow Lukan Gardova on his trip to figure out what his father last message to him means. The story is interesting enough and it definitely has a few twists and turns along the way. The world building seems to be really good, however I wish that we had gotten to experience the city of Saphrona a bit more in the book. The history of the world is interesting and I really hope that we get to explore it even further in the future books in the series. There is not that much character growth in this book, however considering the time frame of the story it's not necessary something to hold against the book.

If you like books like The Lies of Locke Lamora then you'll probably enjoy this book as well. If you're more of a big epic fantasy kind of person then it might not be the …

reviewed Beyond the Shadows by Brent Weeks (Night Angel Trilogy)

Brent Weeks: Beyond the Shadows (Paperback, Orbit Books) 4 stars

A new queen has usurped the throne and is leading Cenaria into disaster. The country …

The final book in the original Night Angel trilogy

4 stars

Beyond the shadows ends all of the ongoing story arcs, and it even sneakily puts in a jumping of point for the next series set in the same world. There's some world building mostly in the part of learning a bit more of the history of the world, and there is a fair bit of character growth as well. It's definitely a fun read although reading the previous two books is kind of a must, but that should not be surprising as this is the third book in a trilogy.

Brent Weeks: Shadow's Edge (Paperback, Orbit Books) 4 stars

Kylar Stern has rejected the assassin's life. In the wake of the Godking's violent coup, …

The second book in the Night Angel trilogy

4 stars

The second book of a trilogy sometimes suffers with primarily being a setup for the final book, this book however does not suffer that fate. That's not to say that there are certain plot lines that's left unfinished for the third book though. The story continues in it's good pacing and we get to know more about the world and new places in it. There characters evolve based on their experiences and all in all it's a well written and fun story.