Review:To be up front - I read Weeks' "Lightbringer" (trilogy) first, and loved it, and so I was very disappointed with this series - though to be honest, I only made it through half the first book. Light bringer wrote women very well. Way of Shadows? Not at all. It was, honestly, a bit disgusting.

Every woman in the book is first described in terms of physical appearance (either an old hag or sexy beauty). She is either a literal "whore" with lose morals (never mind the fact that the men in t... Read more

Review:Most of my critical thoughts were fleshed out while reading Beyond the Shadows, this third book of Brent Weeks' Night Angel trilogy, but overall I'm critiquing the trilogy as a whole since many of my notions were formed from both the first and second books as well.

Our hero, Kylar, is a wetboy ... a more expert type of assassin. Like other reviewers have commented, "wetboy" is just simply a dumb name ... wish Weeks had thought up something a little more rugged, more tough, or simply more ... Read more

Review:The book itself is great, but there were some deficits:

* The cover was damaged in one spot (in a place that was definitely not caused by transportation)
* The invoice was not fixed to the outside of the package, which caused it to get stuck on custom office - so I had to travel there to pick it up

But besides that, everything was ok! Read more

Review:While this book is better than the last several books, it's miles away from living up to the series' original start and promise. Brett has again put in a bunch of unneeded material to clog up the chapters of his book. You can skip chapters from three characters' view points and miss absolutely nothing of the plot:
Abban
Ashia
Briar
Which is a shame. Briar's view point was actually a bit refreshing. But it doesn't wash out the bitter taste in my mouth of a lack of resolution. MOST of ... Read more

Review:Marion Zimmer Bradley's "The Firebrand" is, without a doubt, one of the best books I have ever read. The retelling of the 'Iliad' through the eyes of Kassandra and the other women including Helen, Andromache, and Creusa is fresh and leaves the reader wanting more. I loved all 603 pages and would have been perfectly happy if it had lasted another 600 pages. The book is of a rare kind that makes you *feel* for every character in such a way that when Troy does fall and everyone is doomed to deat... Read more

Review:I guess I'm just not a fan of mystical/science fiction. This work - - and its related series - - came highly recommended to my by a friend. I only made it through the first 8 or 9 pages before hitting the "delete" button. Read more

Review:Thought I'd give this a try as a huge fan of The Stand. I've also read Swan Song. The plot was interesting, but the execution was pretty boring. The character interaction was poor, there were few likeable characters. The descriptions of weather changes, flooding, etc were the best part of the story for me. Read more

Review:This is an excellent novel. It does everything you would expect of a novel. It entertains; it surprises and motivates thought. This book covers 3 million years of time through the viewpoint of one personality. I say personality rather then person, as it is not necessarily the same thing for the purposes of this novel. The author does an excellent job of not getting bogged down in the vast areas of change that happen in 3 million years and only shows us things that are relevant and aid the tellin... Read more

Review:I just finished reading this book, and frankly I wasn't overwhelmed. I had never read anything from this author, but I was browsing my local library had heard great things about his work so I was eager to give it a try.
Now that I know some of the background of the series, this story might help those readers that have finished the first six books, but for me it was a tough book to read.
Characters who were well 'fleshed out' suddenly acted totally out of character. The main characters al... Read more

Review:I enjoyed this book more then I expected. It's a know story yet it suprised me. Specialy by its humour. It's a small book so you can read it in 2/3 days and good enough to make you want to do the voyage yourself. Read more