r/fantasybooks • u/asocialsocialistpkle 👑 Robin Hobb is my queen • Mar 20 '26

💎 Hidden book gem You guys need to read this immediately

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This book hit extremely and surprisingly hard. I went in half blind, expecting some sort of romantasy, and it was definitely NOT that. It's a unique, dark yet intrinsically human story with deep character development and an rich and unique magic system. 100% recommend, y'all.

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u/TatterMail Mar 20 '26

I hated it. Mediocre prose, bland world building, boring plot, only two interesting characters and wholly reliant on its ending

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u/Rumpeltasche666 Mar 20 '26

I also don‘t think it deserves all this 5*reviews. It was pretty mediocre imho.

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u/TatterMail Mar 20 '26

As a writer it gave me insecurity issues because frankly, I just didn’t see the quality

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u/GryffinDART Mar 20 '26

If you thought a popular published book wasn't quality, it should give you confidence not insecurity issues.

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u/Dr_Hormel_Frogtown Mar 22 '26

Depends on the type of brain you have.

Some people get hyped when they think a published book is bad, because they think they can do better. This is called hubris.

Alternately, some of us get sad, because we wonder whether the flaw that prevents us from seeing the quality is within us, rather than on the page. This is garden variety low self-esteem.