The High Lord by Trudi Canavan
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
The High Lord is the third book in Trudi Canavan’s Black Magician Trilogy. It carries on the journey of Sonea as she continues to learn the art of magic. In this final instalment, Sonea and Akkarin have been exiled from Kyralia for the use of Black Magic.
The Cover: I love this cover, the white background gives it a crisp look and the the robed figure holding a staff screams fantasy to me. The font choices work well too bringing the whole thing together in a beautiful cover that represents the book and the genre well.
The Good Stuff: This story carries on the story from the previous 2 books. It is set in a well defined world with colourful cultures and continues to interest with its familiar characters and plot twists. The story flows smoothly and brings the series to a good conclusion.
The Bad Stuff: As with previous Trudi Canavan books, I struggled with the internal monologue and its use to lead the reader. There are some obvious plot twists that could have been presented more subtly.
Overall, this was a great end to the Black Magician series. The bad stuff aside, I did enjoy all three books in the series and so far, have found this title to be my favourite of Trudi’s books both inside and outside of this series. I give this one 4 out of 5 golden bookmarks.
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