Jim Butcher

Academ's Fury (Codex Alera)

4.25 of 5 stars

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Omg, this book! I definitely loved this more than the first book! I certainly loved the political aspect as the main focus of this series. It always excites me whenever a story involves political mind games and battleground techniques. I specifically loved this because of the slow but intense world building. The dreadful battles didn't last for just a few pages, but span for almost half the book. Those battles kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time. There was more than enough tension set up for a whole book.

Aside from that, there's so much character development, especially Tavi. Oh my, Tavi! I remember that there was not enough scenes of him on the first book and I was so glad we had more of him on this one. I can proudly say that he became one of my most favorite male fictional characters ever. Among the several character perspective, Tavi was the one I'm most looking forward to. He was so smart, courageous, caring and rational. I loved that despite being furyless, he's the most capable among all of them. He didn't let his emotions cloud his judgements. In fact, he can think more rational when he feels things. I can practically hear how his mind works whenever he was in a helpless position. He was also wise and politically knowledgeable. That scene when he was almost too late to get to the Citadel to save the First Lord and hopeless about not having enough help, his 'the enemy of my enemy is my friend' clever plan was not something I can think of myself! The fact that the fate of the Realm relies literally on his decisions was too much I actually felt bad for him. Oh my, I loved his character so much! 

If Tavi was my most favorite character in this series, Isana was one of my least favorite. It already crept my mind in the first book. I don't like how she handled things. I almost always disagree with her decisions. She was the exact opposite of Tavi when it comes to formulating steps and decisions. She always let her emotions affect her judgement. I mean, I respect her for having so much love and care for her loved ones, her desire to protect them and do everything to make them safe, but she often decides without thinking beyond that. I can't exactly blame her, especially when I discovered something from her words at the end of the book. But still. I always don't like unwise characters. And I noticed that she always missed the important battles, even in the first book. There's always something going on with her and her lack of participation in those battles made me think about her less. 

Overall, this is a very intense book. So much happened and I enjoyed every last bit of them. Those last few pages made me speculate a lot of things. I'm so excited for the next book.

For centuries, the people of Alera have relied on the power of the furies to protect them from outside invaders. But the gravest threat might be closer than they think. Tavi has escaped the Calderon Valley and the mysterious attack of the Marat on his homeland. But he is far from safe, as trying to keep up the illusion of being a student while secretly training as one of the First Lord's spies is a dangerous game. And he has not yet learned to use the furies, making him especially vulnerable. When the attack comes it's on two fronts. A sudden strike threatens the First Lord's life and threatens to plunge the land into civil war. While in the Calderon Valley, the threat faced from the Marat is dwarfed by an ancient menace. And Tavi must learn to harness the furies if he has any chance of fighting the greatest threat Alera has ever known . . .

Academ's Fury

Vilde

4.5

An half star added to the four stars, due to Kate Reading's brilliant narration.

Academ's Fury (Codex Alera)

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