Freya Valerio 51.6K subscribers · Oct 25, 2026

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Disliked

I just think it was too long. I think it could have been a few hundred pages shorter, and I also felt like it was a sequel to a book. I felt like I should have more background information to these characters than I did.

Disliked

Then we go on to House of Sky and Breath and this is where my enjoyment for the series really starts to go downhill because this was such a slog for me to get through. I haven't seen a lot of people love this book. I loved the ending.

Disliked

I remember there being a lot of slower points in this book. I was like really, really pushing through, but like I had set a challenge for myself, so that's what got me through. But, there are a lot and a lot of let's say a little bit disturbing themes in this one.

Loved

The first one is the Will of the Many series or the High Rockie series by James Islington. I was actually going to include this on this list, but they're all 700 pages, around about. I thought they were a lot longer than that, but 100% easy, easy worth it.