Reviews and Comments

The Faithful and the Fallen series by John Gwynne is the best series that I read this year.

The progression of all the characters from Malice all the way through to Wrath was exceptional. I am satisfied with all the endings within the book, even the ones that pulled on my heart strings.

Gwynne's ability to write immersive combat can also not be rivaled. It's thrilling to witness the many battles within this series and there were many times that I had to stop and take a breath after a fight.

I think that the previous book, Ruin, still is my favourite book in the series, but Wrath holds a special spot as one of the most epic finales I've ever experienced across any medium.

I highly recommend this series and am excited to continue my adventures in the Banished Lands soon.

The biggest weakness of this book is that it feels like it was mostly written to set things up for the new "High Republic" era of Star Wars.

There were far too many characters within a relatively short book. For the entire first act of the book, I felt very confused, and it wasn't until the introduction to the Nihil, that the book became more interesting.

For me, the Nihil really were the stars of the book and there were too many Jedi who had uninteresting plots. I doubt that I'll even remember what any of the Jedi did in the book come next week.