Just finished the last of the Inheritance series. What had started as a good page turner came to a befitting if not slightly boring end with this last book.
I have found the Inheritance series to be unusual from the very beginning simply because this was the story of Gods enslaved by mortals inhabiting our world at an unknown period of earth's life. The very magnitude of this idea and the research that has gone in to present the story is commendable. The first book was the most interesting as it presented the state of affairs - of Gods having been chained as slaves by mortals (the Arameri) by the blessings of bright Itempas (one of the three). That book was mind blowing and as it tackled with a hereto never before attempted story line, I took to it with gusto. Even though this book was a Young Adult book and even when I had found the writing to be floundering at times.
In this book, The Kingdom of Gods, Sieh, the son of the Three (one of the oldest and powerful Godlings) is trapped on earth in a mortal form. He ages in leaps and bounds and is witness to a brewing second Gods' war, the aftermath of the first Gods' war had been what Book #1 had dealt with. How it all comes together makes up the last book in the trilogy.
The book started very well with Sieh, the god of mischief and childhood gets into big trouble when he befriends mortals out of boredom and loneliness. The writing is very good in these parts, but after one third of the way in, with the author engaging in a lot of show and tell and ceaseless descriptions of a character's facial expression or his intentions, I started to feel bogged down. There was so much to read (around 600 pages) and here we were still trying to decipher an expression or a physical aspect of one of the myriad characters through Sieh's eyes.
The book rises to a enthralling ending after a lot unnecessary plot inclusions and character spin offs, but there is not much written on Kahl's (son of a Godling, who plays an integral role here)intentions and so we don't feel threatened by the looming disaster or are made aware of the hopelessness of the situation presented before the Three in trying to avert another Gods' war. Still I am glad I have finished this series with this book and have gotten to know the attractive and oh-so unpredictable Nahadoth, the silent, brooding, stubborn Bright Intempas and the relatable Lady Yeine and through it all to have kept track of the mischievous Sieh. And I would take other books from N K Jemisin seriously simply because she has been able to sustain a series of this nature with success.
I had given this a three star on Goodreads.com
I have found the Inheritance series to be unusual from the very beginning simply because this was the story of Gods enslaved by mortals inhabiting our world at an unknown period of earth's life. The very magnitude of this idea and the research that has gone in to present the story is commendable. The first book was the most interesting as it presented the state of affairs - of Gods having been chained as slaves by mortals (the Arameri) by the blessings of bright Itempas (one of the three). That book was mind blowing and as it tackled with a hereto never before attempted story line, I took to it with gusto. Even though this book was a Young Adult book and even when I had found the writing to be floundering at times.
In this book, The Kingdom of Gods, Sieh, the son of the Three (one of the oldest and powerful Godlings) is trapped on earth in a mortal form. He ages in leaps and bounds and is witness to a brewing second Gods' war, the aftermath of the first Gods' war had been what Book #1 had dealt with. How it all comes together makes up the last book in the trilogy.
The book started very well with Sieh, the god of mischief and childhood gets into big trouble when he befriends mortals out of boredom and loneliness. The writing is very good in these parts, but after one third of the way in, with the author engaging in a lot of show and tell and ceaseless descriptions of a character's facial expression or his intentions, I started to feel bogged down. There was so much to read (around 600 pages) and here we were still trying to decipher an expression or a physical aspect of one of the myriad characters through Sieh's eyes.
The book rises to a enthralling ending after a lot unnecessary plot inclusions and character spin offs, but there is not much written on Kahl's (son of a Godling, who plays an integral role here)intentions and so we don't feel threatened by the looming disaster or are made aware of the hopelessness of the situation presented before the Three in trying to avert another Gods' war. Still I am glad I have finished this series with this book and have gotten to know the attractive and oh-so unpredictable Nahadoth, the silent, brooding, stubborn Bright Intempas and the relatable Lady Yeine and through it all to have kept track of the mischievous Sieh. And I would take other books from N K Jemisin seriously simply because she has been able to sustain a series of this nature with success.
I had given this a three star on Goodreads.com
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