Cav's Place

It took me far too long to read this book, and while my eyes having a hard time with the font, even more so when large sections were mostly or even almost entirely in italics, had something to do with it, the main reason is the complexity coupled with the time that passed since I read the other two in the series. Then again, I doubt that this series can be properly understood without rereading, and possibly not even then, and I never do that, so I’ll just say that the improvements from one book to the next are huge and this last one keeps only the best elements and shows just how much thought and planning went into it all. Worldbuilding, character development, thrilling combat, emotion, it has it all and it’s excellently written. The Grey Places remain memorable, but so are so many other parts and events, identifying some that aren’t possibly being harder.
However, I still couldn’t quite follow what was going on, some things seemed to just come out of nowhere, and even some explanations left me with more questions than answers. Sure, part of that is my fault, considering how much I must have forgotten and the fact that I let myself be lulled into not paying enough attention even then, along with the difficulties I have in keeping track of those characters with complicated names and maybe even the fact that I’m not keen on many of the key explanations being more in the realm of science fiction rather than fantasy, but that can only account for a part of the problem, the rest clearly having to do with inadequate or even missing explanations. Some characters seem to understand more than I did, but it’s even explicitly stated that others gave up even trying. Plus that the way the different story arcs were concluded, quite suddenly, separately, and openly, hardly offered any closure. And the very end left me quite literally stunned… But, just like the book and the series as a whole, still somewhat in confusion rather than revelation.

Rating: 4/5