tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873992034703741659.post516769664544817654..comments2023-12-14T20:16:49.960-05:00Comments on Rally the Readers: Review: Truthwitch by Susan DennardLee @ Rally the Readershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03316252000736657757noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873992034703741659.post-86269975981446258272016-03-29T20:01:36.663-04:002016-03-29T20:01:36.663-04:00Safi and Iseult's friendship often made me thi...Safi and Iseult's friendship often made me think of Will and Jem; I just love strong friendships in books! I did find the world-building a little wanting, though, especially given how much advance buzz this book had received. I'm curious to see if we get a clearer picture of the world and the magic system in the next book.Lee @ Rally the Readershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03316252000736657757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873992034703741659.post-87747518246909831822016-03-28T11:50:18.731-04:002016-03-28T11:50:18.731-04:00I’ve been so torn about whether to read it or not ...I’ve been so torn about whether to read it or not because of all the hype. I love fantasy novels and usually, when practically every book lover you know says a book is awesome, it means the book really is awesome, right??? That being said, I think it’s a shame the world building is a little lacking. Part of what makes fantasy books so cool is, in fact, the world building. Also info dumping is a major book turn off for me and this books sounds like it suffers from a bad case of info dumping. The friendship between the two characters does sound super interesting though. I love well fleshed out relationships and the fact that you compared it to Will and Jem makes me happy cause these two definitely represent solid friendship goals. I suppose I will try reading this one at some point. I just won’t be making it a big priority for the moment XD.Soudhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04072610823260769918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873992034703741659.post-37248183905915521832016-03-27T15:01:16.834-04:002016-03-27T15:01:16.834-04:00I was really excited to read about the elemental m...I was really excited to read about the elemental magic in Truthwitch because of how many times I'd seen it compared to AtLA, but I didn't really find the magic explained all that thoroughly here. :/ I couldn't quite figure out the system; there seem to be subdivisions within each type of elemental magic, but I'm still not sure what all of the kinds of witchery are? This was still a lot of fun to read, but having a firmer grip on the magic would have made it even better!Lee @ Rally the Readershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03316252000736657757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873992034703741659.post-82514624978718129612016-03-24T21:35:16.383-04:002016-03-24T21:35:16.383-04:00Gah!! your review is wonderful for this book! You&...Gah!! your review is wonderful for this book! You've said everything I"ve been thinking about. Especially about the overall arc of the story. I loved reading about Safi and Iseult's adventures and the action it provided for the story, but I was thinking the same thing. How did it advance the story and where is this plot going? I never really understood the plot of the series until the last few pages of this one and even then its a bit hazy. <br /><br />And I also agreed with the lack of world-building. I love fantasy books that gives a clear picture of the world and even though I don't like super heavy info dumping I like a good amount of details. I want to know the world and the magic system but this lacked a lot of that :/ I don't like complaining about this book because I really did like it but it just missed some things, right?<br /><br />Great review Lee XDAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04600042364862403288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873992034703741659.post-6212734643419425212016-03-22T18:37:57.608-04:002016-03-22T18:37:57.608-04:00I'm glad my Javert reference made you laugh! ...I'm glad my Javert reference made you laugh! :D Aeduan really did remind me of Javert; every time Safi and Iseult thought they'd lost Aeduan, there he was again, lol! Lee @ Rally the Readershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03316252000736657757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873992034703741659.post-46026446282331925092016-03-22T18:34:04.175-04:002016-03-22T18:34:04.175-04:00Yes- here's hoping that we get more details ab...Yes- here's hoping that we get more details about the world and the mechanics of the magic in the next book! I do want to read the sequel, but like you, I'll probably take my time getting around to it.Lee @ Rally the Readershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03316252000736657757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873992034703741659.post-48806339084647018842016-03-22T18:26:09.407-04:002016-03-22T18:26:09.407-04:00I'm hoping that the next book will be a little...I'm hoping that the next book will be a little more plot driven; this one felt episodic, with things happening but I wasn't always sure how they all fit together. The friendship between Safi and Iseult is definitely the novel's centerpiece, and while I thought it was awesome, I also wished for more story.Lee @ Rally the Readershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03316252000736657757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873992034703741659.post-19868985083828791832016-03-22T18:23:09.724-04:002016-03-22T18:23:09.724-04:00I'll be waiting to see what you think of it! ...I'll be waiting to see what you think of it! World-building is definitely the cornerstone of fantasy, and I was expecting a little more from this book. But I did take to several of the characters, which kind of balanced things out a bit.Lee @ Rally the Readershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03316252000736657757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873992034703741659.post-23691413979070893412016-03-21T18:55:13.944-04:002016-03-21T18:55:13.944-04:00So happy to read your thoughts on Truthwitch! Als...So happy to read your thoughts on Truthwitch! Also I LOL'd at your comparison of Aeduan and Javert's tenacity. :D Probably because I was on the street team, that I took in alot of the background info so the world-building seemed pretty complete to me, but I'm sure it will continue to be fleshed out in the rest of the series. I'm glad you loved the characters - they are the highlight for me too!Bookish Whimsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16028950059555351758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873992034703741659.post-23796140861827763332016-03-21T14:12:42.851-04:002016-03-21T14:12:42.851-04:00I'm happy that you seemed to have enjoyed this...I'm happy that you seemed to have enjoyed this one a bit more than I did Lee^^ but I'm also glad that I wasn't the only one who had issues with the total lack of world-building and historical context here^^ Your analogy about the puzzle pieces really nailed it for me! The overall story arc remains muddled for me too and I just can't seem to get a firm grip on what's important here and what might just be filler. Despite that, I did enjoy the friendship and the magic, even though I wish the latter had been explained in more depth >.< I don't think I'll rush into the sequel, but I will read it at some point and hopefully it fills in some blanks for both of us :)Michelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09220874121683955988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873992034703741659.post-73502788888423685992016-03-21T10:12:18.316-04:002016-03-21T10:12:18.316-04:00This book has been hyped up so much over the last ...This book has been hyped up so much over the last view months that I definitely have high expectations. I keep trying to avoid reviews because I want to discover how good or bad it is for myself haha. I've already failed, so oh well.<br /><br />Ah darn, that's disappointing about the world building but I'm not surprised because from the synopsis alone it already feels like so much is going on.<br /><br />I find it so weird that the overall story is more of a sideline, it always makes me wonder what the point of the story is.<br /><br /><a href="www.simplyadrift.com" rel="nofollow">Simply Adrift</a>Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12851786080181529532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873992034703741659.post-56442396338154382512016-03-21T08:40:17.970-04:002016-03-21T08:40:17.970-04:00I hope my library has this. World building is impo...I hope my library has this. World building is important with a fantasy like this. On the other hand, I love how action driven it is. Thanks for the warning, I'll keep that in mind when I'd do get the chance to read this one Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921678042033544000noreply@blogger.com