I honestly panicked when i started reading Book 5. In my mind, i was like, will this be THE Malazan book i officialy have no love for...?Will i ever understand what in the world is going on here? The answer is yes...now i understand why book 5 was more or less a standout book for fans of this novel, you're either going to love it or hate it. I've decided there's no middle ground for Malazan books lol. Betrayals, more betrayals than any mortal could bear -Feather Witch So book 5 basically introduces us to new characters, new everything with only one familiar face. It's like you're back in book 1. For the most part, you're like what's happening? who are these people? Time frame wise, i'm thinking book 5 was before the time of Laseen's reign and during Kellanved's reign so basically everything in book 5 precedes Book 1 - I know Erikson loves to show off- Characters: Erikson continues to wow us with more characters to love.. Did you think you could love just the bridge burners or Anomander Rake or Kruppe, Onrack, Icarium, Mappo, Coltaine, Uncle, Duiker, Karso Orlong etc etc etc and not have room for more? Nope, Erikson continues to show that he just wants to give you more characters to love and who he can break your heart with. Plot: this is a book that touches on themes of betrayal, vengeance, rise of new civilizations..We're introduced to another one of the Tiste race unlike the Andiis however the Edur's i feel are less in touch with who they really are. It's almost like the story of our favourite Toblakai. There's this re-occurring theme in the Malazan book that without strong knowledge of your history, you're susceptible to lies and being played by men and gods alike. All in all book 5 reads like a beginning of sorts, to new things and i for one i'm totally pumped to continue this journey.

someone pls teach this nigga how to write romance

I AM TRAUMATIZED

It took me a bit longer to get into Midnight Tides than the other Malazan books, but as usual, Erikson does not fail to deliver. A whole new location, a whole new cast of characters, the worldbuilding in this series is unlike any other. It's not my favourite in the series, but it really expands the world to a level I didn't think was possible anymore at this stage in a series. Tehol and Bugg were by far my favourite characters. Their conversations were always hilarious. Midnight Tides didn't have as many characters that I loved as some of the previous novels so these two really stood out for me. The other thing that was fantastic about this book is that Erikson made me really interested in the storyline of a character I absolutely hated. Rhulad is one of my least favourite characters in the series to date, right up there with Kallor. Ugh. But his story was so interesting and even though I didn't like him, I was always intrigued by what was happening around him.

This series is just so well done. This sets a stage that I didn't even realize needed to exist. The world gets fuller book by book. I'm excited for the second half of this whole thing. Oh, and Erikson got a whole lot funnier in this book.

Still a good read, but my least favorite Malazan so far.