Everyone one was hypeing the books so up. I started to listen to it as audiobooks and the first half of a frist book was " Ok" but then slowly it got much better and i was hooked at book 2 half way in. Such a great Univers.
@TheShadesofOrange3 ай бұрын
Yeah I feel it's a series that starts out a bit slow and takes several books to build
@fatjay94023 ай бұрын
@@TheShadesofOrange Yeah .. i also would love to see it as a Movie .. or even TV show ( must be HBO or Apple ... NOT netflix ) but will this ever happen?...
@tasosalexiadis77482 ай бұрын
@@fatjay9402 It will probably happen, but probably not soon. Game of Thrones was published in 1996, it got an HBO show in 2011.
@katieamarsh3 ай бұрын
The set up is crazy for the next book. DQ was thought-provoking and answered questions we have had all series. The books are better on reread, especially after the first book.
@TheShadesofOrange3 ай бұрын
Yeah it answered a lot more than I expected
@TheMike282123 ай бұрын
🌞🍽️ based on this review, I think I need to give the series another shot.
@evanhovey25543 ай бұрын
I finished book 1 last month. And loved it. The monologue didn’t bother me. Maybe I’m just used to that or like it due to reading the vampire chronicles by Anne rice. Lestat talks about himself to himself…. A lot lol.
@QuattroOutdoors3 ай бұрын
Great review! DQ is my favorite of the series. The key to sticking the landing for book seven is going to be the relationships and how his final decision affects Hadrian. With the religious overtones I am expecting the story of Isaac with a very different ending.
@TheShadesofOrange3 ай бұрын
Love your insights
@nmal87023 ай бұрын
DQ was a heavy one but had some of the best quotes in the whole series and will stay with me for the rest of my life. DQ is just another stone confirming that it’s the best sci fi series of all time.
@TheShadesofOrange3 ай бұрын
I'm glad you also thought it was some of the best
@abdullahisayuti66983 ай бұрын
S P O I L E R “Pain,” “Shall I Tell You What It’s For?” “Pain Teaches Mercy,” I Said. “You Suffer So That You Understand Suffering, So That You Do Not Inflict It Without Need. Pain Makes Us Human, Teaches Us To Be . . . Human.” That was my favorite scene in the book too
@katieamarsh3 ай бұрын
I have been thinking about this since I read it.
@TheShadesofOrange3 ай бұрын
Such a good scene! And I must say I appreciate your commitment to a spoiler tag!
@davidsmith146617 күн бұрын
I read fantasy, and my favorite series is First Law by Joe Abercrombie. I have almost never gotten into sci-fi outside of reading Dune, but after hearing the hype surrounding this series, I had to give it a shot. I just finished Howling Dark, and I have not been disappointed at all. I look forward to getting caught up!
@TheShadesofOrange16 күн бұрын
So glad you're enjoying it
@Belemrys3 ай бұрын
Sun Eating time!
@jamap3563 ай бұрын
My belief is that version of him on the throne is still going to happen. I believe his exile, is another easy path chosen. Like with Jad. Remember it was hinted at, with the death of Val, and even brethren said again. That there are nexus events that have to happen, regardless of what he does. He couldn’t change Val dying, seeing brethren again, being tortured, seeing himself young again which he didn’t understand at the time. And seeing himself on the thrown, with Selene at his feet. He sees that all the time. The adjudicator told him to choose the hard paths. To me the hardest path will be him being emperor when he’s doesn’t want to be, and loving again, even though he will feel guilty. I won’t be surprised if there is a coup against Alexzander, after he kills his siblings, to make him emperor. Just my opinion. Thoughts?
@hyp3rc4373 ай бұрын
I wasn't completely sold on the series before but I might pick it up now. Thanks for the review! ☀🍽
@davidBTAS3 ай бұрын
I've enjoyed your thorough reviews of books. Look forward to future reviews. 🤖
@TheShadesofOrange3 ай бұрын
Thanks. I like doing more of these passion project videos
@tykay80303 ай бұрын
DG was so good. Hadrian is a bit of a mary sue but the way Roucchio writes him it makes it interesting Hadrian is constantly taking on all these sufferings and having his heart ripped out so its really a curse. The mary sue in this story is not without consequence.
@DrivenbyАй бұрын
I don’t think he is a Mary sue . He is just the protagonist lol . Literally bred in a canister , raised by sword masters since he could hold a sword and then having abilities gifted to him by a higher being … everything he does is earned or explained . Not a Mary sue imho
@tykay8030Ай бұрын
@@Drivenby True the story wouldn't continue without him. The point I make is this higher power has brought him back twice but the gift doesn't come without suffering. Its done right imo.
@JimIntegrity3 ай бұрын
Your spoiler free review is really making me want to move straight on to this after my current book instead of going to my works-Book-Club pick 😅
@steamedmexico4047Ай бұрын
Glad you are enjoying the series. Just watched your first vid on it. I'm on the first book myself and found myself agreeing with a lot of your points, especially on how it's more Sci-Fantasy. I was very thrown off by the vibe because of this. Going in I really expected a more sci-fi vibe, and was a bit disappointment by that as it really did just feel like fantasy. Once I actually adapted to what it actually it is, I fell in love with it. Again, I'm only on the first book still but already love it. Have a great day, Rachel!
@TheShadesofOrangeАй бұрын
Thanks and yes, I originally picked up the first book expecting a straight up Space Opera and was completely thrown. It took a while for this series to find it's footing but I am enjoying the later entries now
@caitlinl27503 ай бұрын
I love this series! I think disquiet gods is my third favourite!
@TheShadesofOrange3 ай бұрын
Which ones are your top two?
@caitlinl27503 ай бұрын
@@TheShadesofOrange book one and then two!
@josephiyeke89463 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video!
@cherylmccutchan12823 ай бұрын
My daughter and I are buddy reading Empire of Silence this month. Our first buddy read!
@TheShadesofOrange3 ай бұрын
Oo I love that you're doing a mother daughter buddy read... and a sci fi book, no less
@cherylmccutchan12823 ай бұрын
@@TheShadesofOrange We found that we were reading many of the same books already. I'm very excited to share this passion with one of my kids!
@B16palАй бұрын
I was just going along with the series and enjoying it - and then in the 3rd book I got to the name-drop (no spoilers) of a character from one of my favorite books, written a century ago -- and I knew it was intentional and might take this story to a place I never saw it going, opening up possibilities that blew my mind...at that point I was all in, take my money!
@TheShadesofOrangeАй бұрын
That's awesome
@cindywingetbooks3 ай бұрын
Glad you finally got hooked into the series
@GangstarComputerGod3 ай бұрын
I am a big sci-fi fan and was skeptical about this series. It has its issues but overall I’ve really enjoyed it. It’s not my usual hard sci-fi as it’s more a pseudo fantasy kind of series but it’s a good series.
@TheShadesofOrange3 ай бұрын
Yeah that's similar to my feelings. I've come to enjoy it for what it is
@RADARTechie3 ай бұрын
So serious in the thumbnail. I felt like I took the last donut at work.
@TheShadesofOrange3 ай бұрын
You reminded me that I meant to fix that. So thanks
@Octobig3 ай бұрын
☀🍴☀ i'm still so on the fence... i'll just have to try it once of these days!
@TheBookclectic3 ай бұрын
I love your sweater! ❤
@megaluria96543 ай бұрын
Hi, what about some more classic pieces that inspired not only Christopher Ruocchio (as he admitted), but also other masters of the genre like Gene Wolfe? 😎 Talking about Tales of The Dying Earth by Jack Vance (published from 50s to 80s.), which was supposedly the main inspiration for The Book of the New Sun. I haven't read those yet as I didn't manage to find enough time and courage , but in case you have or if it's on your reading list then it would be great to share your thoughts. Thank you!
@gamer46ful3 ай бұрын
Currently about midway through Howling Dark. While I enjoyed book 1 I'm not over the moon about it. Everyone on booktube said about book 2 as the one that really picks up but I still find the pacing too slow for my taste personally. I enjoy fast paced and action packed stuff so I was hoping for more exciting things to happen. I still plan to catch up to Disquiet Gods and I won't give up. There are still enough things there to keep me invested to keep reading. But if anyone has any sci-fi that is super action packed (that isn't Red Rising or Expanse. I already read them). I'd reeeeeaaaalllllyyyy appreciate a recommendation 😃
@TheShadesofOrange3 ай бұрын
I found book 1 & 2 the weakest. I'm enjoying the series at this point but it took a while to get to this point
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@bookswithabel3 ай бұрын
I abandoned the series at book 4. It was too violent and bloody for me (and in a way I could not accept, beyond my own taste). I am beginning to wonder if I should pick it up again.
@TheShadesofOrange3 ай бұрын
I don't think the violence level changes so it might just not be for you
@canunico943 ай бұрын
I really didn’t enjoy the first, is it worth continuing on?
@TheShadesofOrange3 ай бұрын
I mean that's up to you. My other series review will give a better idea what to expect
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Hello there hey there
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@keyput4153 ай бұрын
I wish the beginning books were better. I could barely get through book 1. Too much monologue
@billoatanha66183 ай бұрын
Had the same experience. But it gets better. It gets much better. You should continue. With Howling Dark, it starts going, believe me... Really going!
@TheShadesofOrange3 ай бұрын
Yeah by this point it improved a lot, but obviously a lot to get through to get to this part
@Kaladin06223 ай бұрын
Saying “I wish they were better” is an objectively wrong take. That statement is wholeheartedly subjective that’s like me saying the LOTR series is bad because I don’t like poems or songs.
@greenknightable3 ай бұрын
So bad writing is a commitment to growth?
@chones_3 ай бұрын
i actually hated disquiet gods. i feel like this series is being artificially extended for reasons other than moving the plot forward.
@TheShadesofOrange3 ай бұрын
I would cut the series, but specifically condense the earlier ones