Martin reviewed Darke by Angie Sage (Septimus Heap)
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4 stars
Note that I missed marking this one as read, so exact end-date is not accurate here. I think probably more than any other in this series, my daughter (7) has been re-reading it as we read the final book in the series. She’s not only said that Darke was her favorite in the series, but she’s also claimed it is now her favorite book!
As for me, I felt like this definitely lived up to its name and was the most despair-inducing of the series. The central conflict was depressing in its mass death and destruction. (Although most of the death is only implied, I guess there is a sort of tally at the end.)
All of this is probably to be expected from a penultimate novel, but as with the others in the series, a satisfying conclusion was still given. And while there were plenty of loose ends left …
Note that I missed marking this one as read, so exact end-date is not accurate here. I think probably more than any other in this series, my daughter (7) has been re-reading it as we read the final book in the series. She’s not only said that Darke was her favorite in the series, but she’s also claimed it is now her favorite book!
As for me, I felt like this definitely lived up to its name and was the most despair-inducing of the series. The central conflict was depressing in its mass death and destruction. (Although most of the death is only implied, I guess there is a sort of tally at the end.)
All of this is probably to be expected from a penultimate novel, but as with the others in the series, a satisfying conclusion was still given. And while there were plenty of loose ends left for book 7, the definitely satisfying ending was and is one of my favorite aspects of this author’s well-honed craft.
