We’re so close to the end of this project and also so close to me dying of high blood pressure. I’ve said before that I didn’t hate this series completely the first time I read it and that still remains true now. However, there is a definite turning point where my enjoyment of the books shoots waaaaay down and that turning point was the ending of Sacrifice. I’m also realizing that reading all these books so close together isn’t doing me or the series any favors. When there are months between publications dates or you’re just casually reading the books, you have time to cool down between each book. When you’re reading them for a blog, you don’t get that breathing space so I apologize, I really do, for the fury displayed in this post.
Ironically enough, much of that fury isn’t directed at Fury.
Inferno
I’m trying really really really hard right now to take some deep breaths after finishing this book. It’s possible that this book upsets me even more than Sacrifice did because I’m honestly scraping the bottom of the barrel here for any positives about this book. I guess that I can’t really hate on the writing style? It didn’t offend me or anything. Oh! I did like the brief scene with Han, Leia, and Tenel Ka towards the end. It’s a nice moment and I love that the Solos see Tenel Ka like part of the family.
Yeah. That’s all I’ve got. Continue reading