If I had to say something about this book, it's going to be: WORTH IT, EVERY DAMN PAGE OF IT!
The book is short, funny and so damn unserious with tIf I had to say something about this book, it's going to be: WORTH IT, EVERY DAMN PAGE OF IT!
The book is short, funny and so damn unserious with the classic British humor we all love. I randomly picked this book up out of nowhere only for it to become one of my favorites! I loved the characters, I loved the story-telling, I loved the writing, and here are some quotes from the book that according to me should more or less convince everyone to read this...
“If there's anything more important than my ego around, I want it caught and shot now.”
“For a moment, nothing happened. Then, after a second or so, nothing continued to happen.”
“We demand rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty!”
“Would it save you a lot of time if I just gave up and went mad now?”
“The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don't.”
4.5 STARS✨ PLEASE STOP AND READ IF YOU WANT REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD READ THIS BOOK AND MAKE YOUR LIFE BETTER.
Want to read epic fantasy as a beginner? Th4.5 STARS✨ PLEASE STOP AND READ IF YOU WANT REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD READ THIS BOOK AND MAKE YOUR LIFE BETTER.
Want to read epic fantasy as a beginner? This book. A fantasy geek who wants to read a banger fantasy trilogy? THIS book. Want a top-tier bromance? THIS Book. Want a found family? THIS BOOK! Fast pacing with a banger plot? THIS BLOODY BOOK!!! (I have more to say so let's continue)
Theft of Swords is the first book in The Riyria Revelations, which was originally a six-part series that was later combined into three. It follows two thieves, Hadrian and Royce, going by the name Riyria doing impossible heists and missions. But one framed job results in them taking the blame for the king's murder and so begins a journey that no way in hell they could have expected.
“Just another game he played in a world where heroes were legends and honor was a myth.”
I was nowhere near this book and I don't think it would have jumped up my TBR anytime soon. My cousin though, convinced me to start it (in front of his eyes and made me read 3 chapters) and holy shit I am thankful for that, he seriously gave me my new favorite series! AND I ENCOURAGE YOU TO READ IT TOO!
Let's talk about the characters first. Hadrian and Royce are so real and human. You can figure out each one has their own personality with complex layers within the first chapter of meeting them. Micheal J Sullivan has a way of writing his characters with such detail but never once does it bore you. You want to know them more, you want to hear their stories, you want to root for them and this makes the book so much better to me, the characters trap you in and you have no choice.
“It's not easy to subdue a person bigger than you and not hurt him in the process." "Well, I think I found your problem, then. Why don't we try hurting him?”
Hadrian and Royce are polar opposites. (he also wears a hood and wants to murder people because they annoy him, making him my favorite of the two!) Yet they have this bond, this friendship that you know took years to form and leaves no gap. They have entirely different ways of handling a situation, yet their personalities mesh and complement each other. Their "if you're dying, I'm dying with you" bond will make your heart all mushy, and no way in hell you wanna miss it! Ps: guys they're straight so don't make the misconceptions I did (cries)
This book very much feels like a TV show, what I mean by that is the book being divided into 2 parts feels like 2 episodes of a fast-paced show that has a bigger storyline at the back that is gonna develop with all the episodes and create a bang at the very end.
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The plot moves very fast, this has one of the best pacings in the fantasy books I have encountered. Usually, high fantasies have slow pacing, with tons of world-building, and character introductions that slowly and gradually build up to a finale. Theft of Swords however starts with a banger, you don't need to wait to hit the 60% mark in the book to finally get invested. The first 10% is enough to drag you in. And that is why I think it can be a good start for beginner fantasy readers to switch to epic fantasy.
“I like any plan where I don’t die a horrible death.”
Even though the pacing is fast, no way in hell the author skims over the worldbuilding or the characters, or the plot. You find a really beautiful world encoded into this book, that holds so much mystery to it. The lore in the book is fantastically written. You get the best of everything and it is just a fun ride to go on, one that you need more of after completing!
Theft of Swords isn't your conventional epic fantasy novel, and that is what makes it stand out to me. This book doesn't hide around the bushes and gets straight to the point, without revealing too much. I am more than intrigued to see what the series has in store for me as I start the next book RIGHT AFTER I finish this one, no way in hell I am waiting to read the sequel. AND I highly think that everyone interested in fantasy should at least give this book a try!
THANKYOU FPR LISTENING, THIS WAS JOSHITA FROM DISNEY CHANNEL XD...more
I have no clue how Madeline Miller does it but she just writes these amazing books that are nothing less than grand, spectacular, and iconic, that leaI have no clue how Madeline Miller does it but she just writes these amazing books that are nothing less than grand, spectacular, and iconic, that leave you speechless for days!
THIS COULDN'T HAVE HAD A BETTER ENDING THAN THIS! PLEASE LISTEN TO ME AND GIVE THIS SERIES A CHANCE, IT FUCKING DESERVES IT!!!! THIS COULDN'T HAVE HAD A BETTER ENDING THAN THIS! PLEASE LISTEN TO ME AND GIVE THIS SERIES A CHANCE, IT FUCKING DESERVES IT!!!! ...more
I just wanna say I HAVE BEEN RUINED AND I AM DEAD DONT TRY TO FIND ME!
“Who are you, Zane?" Zane cocked his head. "I'm an artist. I'm a geek." He felt T
I just wanna say I HAVE BEEN RUINED AND I AM DEAD DONT TRY TO FIND ME!
“Who are you, Zane?" Zane cocked his head. "I'm an artist. I'm a geek." He felt Ty smile. "I am one badass motherfucker on a motorcycle." Ty began to laugh. Zane dipped his head until they were staring into each other's eyes. "And I'm yours.”
I just wanna say that this book is truly the best fucking book in the series and everything I had hoped from these books!
The first 6 books in the series were more character-based than they were plot-based and the reason my rating has been high for all of them is because I am head over heels in love with the characters and they deserve it. But damn, this bloody book *cries in the corner*ITS THE BEST HSBSBVKSBVSB...more
The pure satisfaction my heart got from this bloody book *chefs kiss* I can die happy now, I can totally do that but I won't cuz of that fucking l4.25
The pure satisfaction my heart got from this bloody book *chefs kiss* I can die happy now, I can totally do that but I won't cuz of that fucking line at the end... BOOK 5 I'M COMIN BABY!...more