...oh. That would make sense. I was sitting there thinking maybe it would've been better if he had lost his Grace--it would seem more loss-ish, if that was also what she was going for.
Oh I really hope the prequel is about the siblings that ruled the seven kingdoms. I thought that sounded like an interesting story--really, I was hoping for a lot more about the seven kingdoms, because dude, seven little kingdoms all fighting each other! The intrigue!
And I pretty much agree with you on everything re: plot, other people loving it (well, I remember everyone loving it--I need to go back and find the actual reviews people wrote)/the hype, and reading it as a first novel. Although I did end up going "I bet a lot of the reason this is so problematic is that it is a first novel" and "this book really is better than I'm giving it credit for, but it could still be better and it deserves to be better." Also I am tired of average-to-sub-par first novels getting rave reviews. I would rather have honest ones--it's possible to praise and critique at the same time, for crying out loud. (And I too am glad to have found someone to agree with! Because I was afraid, re: everyone else loving it, that I would be all alone. XD)
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Re: *just finished it*
Date: 2009-08-03 04:44 am (UTC)Oh I really hope the prequel is about the siblings that ruled the seven kingdoms. I thought that sounded like an interesting story--really, I was hoping for a lot more about the seven kingdoms, because dude, seven little kingdoms all fighting each other! The intrigue!
And I pretty much agree with you on everything re: plot, other people loving it (well, I remember everyone loving it--I need to go back and find the actual reviews people wrote)/the hype, and reading it as a first novel. Although I did end up going "I bet a lot of the reason this is so problematic is that it is a first novel" and "this book really is better than I'm giving it credit for, but it could still be better and it deserves to be better." Also I am tired of average-to-sub-par first novels getting rave reviews. I would rather have honest ones--it's possible to praise and critique at the same time, for crying out loud. (And I too am glad to have found someone to agree with! Because I was afraid, re: everyone else loving it, that I would be all alone. XD)