Heavenly Tyrant

Parent context: Yeah I had a lot of problems with book 2 after loving book 1. Reply: I think that's my biggest issue which I didn't mention because that's the most subjective criticism I can give, but overrall I felt bored by the book. I could probably ignore everything else if it was fun but generally it was just... meh.

overrall I felt bored by the book.

Parent context: Yeah I had a lot of problems with book 2 after loving book 1. Reply: it’s not nearly as fun - I wasn’t surprised by the gods, they were exactly what I expected but that doesn’t make them interesting

Yeah I had a lot of problems with book 2 after loving book 1. - The events of the book required more internal depth to xetian - The basically cultural revolution apologist themes rub me wrong - it’s not nearly as fun - I wasn’t surprised by the gods, they were exactly what I expected but that doesn’t make them interesting

My issue is that the communist ideas are shallow, like everything else in the book. ... I don't intend on reading the third one either.

This book lost me at the Marxist themed safe words. After that, I couldn’t take anything seriously. I doubt I’m reading the third, if it’s ever published.

The sequel, however, I did not enjoy very much. ... flaws that were minor in the first book now become egregious, affecting the pacing, development and overall enjoyment of the story. ... None of the political structures are well defined, explained or even properly known by Zetian ... the work feeling unbalanced and ultimately not worth reading, in my opinion.

The sequel, however, I did not enjoy very much. ... flaws that were minor in the first book now become egregious, affecting the pacing, development and overall enjoyment of the story. ... abandoning much of the original cast and shifting the focus so drastically has left the work feeling unbalanced and ultimately not worth reading, in my opinion.