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Ross (3284 KP) rated The Blade Itself in Books

Sep 4, 2017 (Updated Nov 29, 2017)  
The Blade Itself
The Blade Itself
Joe Abercrombie | 2007 | Fiction & Poetry
9
9.0 (6 Ratings)
Book Rating
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Logen
I thought this could have delivered more. The whole book is really setting up the following 2 books as some characters join forces and prepare for a journey and others start to reveal the corruption rife throughout the empire. The trilogy is ultimately better for that though I think.
  
Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
2017 | Action, Sci-Fi
Too many plot lines, desperately needed some script editing, no regard for previous or next film. It did not have an ending, it felt more like the three part opener to a tv series. Lacked a cohesive flow both within the film and as the middle film of a trilogy.
  
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
2018 | Action, Sci-Fi
Hans Solo
I'm a huge Han Solo Harrison Ford fan, so was interested to see how this would be made without spoiling my love of Hans Solo. Honestly pleasantly surprised, characters esprecially Chewy were loveable and full of action, an enjoyable film links nicely into the original star wars trilogy.
  
The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins | 2014 | Young Adult (YA)
6
8.5 (277 Ratings)
Book Rating
For all of the hype it got, I expected more. It didn't draw me in and make me connect with the characters, but maybe that had more to do with the narrator than the story, then again, maybe not.

The story was interesting enough for me to continue the trilogy.
  
I really enjoyed this book a lot. It was a bit of a slow start, but after getting back into it some more, it was really intense and I couldn't put it down until I finished it. I'm excited to see what the last book of the trilogy holds now.
  
Heartless: Episode 1 (Heartless, #1)
Heartless: Episode 1 (Heartless, #1)
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
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I think that if this hadn't been part of a serial/trilogy and I got to read all of this story in one go then it would have gotten four stars instead of three because it had promise. The hint of good things to come... And then it ended. Ugh!
  
Shift: (Wool Trilogy 2)
Shift: (Wool Trilogy 2)
Hugh Howey | 2013 | Fiction & Poetry
7
7.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Great idea but not flawless
It was a great idea from Hugh Howey to do the second book in the Wool trilogy as a prequel rather than a standard sequel. Having already read Wool, Shift gives the reader a chance to find out how the silos came in to be which proves to be a very intriguing story for the most part.
My only criticism would be that having finished Wool, I was desperate to find out how the characters in that story were faring, and Shift completely removed that by in effect restarting the story. Shift was needed, however it may have been better as the final book in the trilogy!
  
The final book in this trilogy is called <em>Through the Uncrossable Boundary</em>. I think you can guess what that means.

In my opinion, this was the strongest book of the three. Again, it still had a fair few errors, but it was unpredictable and unique. Everything was finally explained in full, and the ending was tidy and satisfying. There was loss and heartbreak, and massive revelations.

Basically, Fletcher and Scoop end up in our world. While this is a little predictable, and some of the following events may be a little cheesy, I think it was quite good. It was a nice ending to the trilogy.

3 stars for the final book.
  
Army of Darkness (1992)
Army of Darkness (1992)
1992 | Action, Comedy, Horror
A much funnier and in my opinion best entry in the trilogy, Bruce Campbell shines here in this fish out of water dark fantasy and delivers some great one liners, Sam Raimi adds his trademark style with jumps and scares with the skeleton army being a animated highlight. "This is my boomstick"