The Broken Eye

, #3

Paperback, 864 pages

English language

Published Aug. 18, 2015 by Orbit.

ISBN:
978-0-316-05896-4
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4 stars (58 reviews)

Without the protection of Gavin Guile, who has been captured and enslaved and has lost his powers, Kip, Teia, and Karris fight to survive a secret war between the nobles, rebels, and an ancient order of stealthy assassins called The Broken Eye.

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reviewed The Broken Eye by Brent Weeks (Lightbringer, #3)

And Now For a Half-Time Break!

3 stars

I was so excited by the previous books that I was halfway through The Broken Eye before realizing that it was an inexplicable slog. With over a thousand pages before it, numerous cliffhangers and loose threads to resolve, even without author fiat, the narrators should have had sufficient momentum to carry the plot forward.

Instead, The Broken Eye is a directionless mess. Brent Weeks took the incredible action-packed climax of The Blinding Knife and called a timeout. Everything is put on hold. Gavin and Kip find themselves without agency, removed from events of importance while the world passes them by. Karis is written out of the story, with as many narrative chapters as Aliviana. The war, always the backdrop, barely warrants a mention. The only character who is doing anything of value is Teia.

This is partially due to the ambiguity of our antagonists, something I previously praised. It's a …

reviewed The Broken Eye by Brent Weeks (Lightbringer, #3)

Review of 'The Broken Eye' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

What a pleasant surprise to realize that what I thought was a trilogy actually has a few more books planned! Unfortunately the fifth, and final (maybe?) book isn't released yet so I'm running head first in to what will be another story I'm waiting for finish.

Power is any action that results in consequences. But real power is action that results in the intended consequences.

With two more books to go in the series Brent Weeks is ramping up nicely because The Broken Eye was the strongest in the series. The story picks up right where it left off and it was go-go-go straight to the ending.

There was a lot of content in this story that events earlier in the book are blending in to The Blinding Knife. I feel like Kip's enslavement with Zymun was in a previous book, but no, that started this story off. The pacing …

reviewed The Broken Eye by Brent Weeks (Lightbringer, #3)

Review of 'The Broken Eye' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

I re-read the first two books to enjoy this one more and I did. I like how all story lines find a kind of closure towards the end but still leave me waiting for the next book.

I haven't yet been able to start reading anything else, since I finished this book two days ago. I am pondering re-reading immediately because around two thirds in I couldn't put the book down anymore and spent all Sunday morning and afternoon devouring it. Way too fast.

I miss Kip, and Gavin, and Karris and ... the others.

And still one of my favorite magic systems of all times. Maybe even better than Mistborn.

If you haven't picked up this series yet: your loss.

Also: you don't have to kill everyone to make them and their friends suffer. This book shows how.

I am still not sure about Andross. He's so mean. But …

reviewed The Broken Eye by Brent Weeks (Lightbringer, #3)

Review of 'The Broken Eye' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I really liked this book. Kip is growing from the whiney boy into a less whiney man.
Brent writes his women with strength and depth, a rarity in Fantasy-land.
Most twists are predictable, except for the last two. Can't wait to read book 4. In 2 years :-((((

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