The Way Between the Worlds

The Way Between the Worlds is the fourth, and final, book in The View from the Mirror series. I listened to the audio version of the quartet and admit that I had issues with the series, such as feeling it was too long. Still, now that I have finished it, I have no regrets investing the past few months to this story.

Being the final book, The Way Between the Worlds answers all the questions and ties up all the loose ends. This is to be expected, of course. I gave this book five stars because I enjoyed it the most. Something was nearly always happening. Wrapping up the storylines took a while, but I can walk away from the characters and the world knowing the outcome, and getting a sense of what their futures held.

The series, overall, was show more long. I keep saying it, too long. I believe the story could have been told in half the number of words. Then it would have been more contained, the action would have been increased, and the suspense would have been terrific. In my opinion, the perfect ingredients for a page-turner. Yet, while I feel that way, I still can't say I didn't like it. There was a lot to the plot, the characters, and the history that showed the author worked hard on planning the details. That's impressive in itself.

I don't know what else to say. I have wanted to read this series for many years, and now I have. I'm satisfied with that accomplishment. The View from the Mirror is a series that you will either like or not like. Only the reader can decide. This reader has decided that despite its downfalls, it's a good series. show less

Brilliant books and very well written. I enjoyed all of his books. His writing flows and is very readable. The characters are unusual, some are quite brutal and he pulls no punches. A little over long though.

I loved this series and I was so excited to find out what happened in the end. I enjoyed this book but it took me a while to get into. The beginning was slow for me for some reason. I was on the fence about it until about midway through when the action picked up. The ending really worked for me. I was impressed by the way Irvine tied up the series, it was very satisfying. A lot of the time with long fantasy series authors can kind of fumble the ending, or they get to the end of the journey and then thats it... they all live happily ever after... blah blah blah... Irvine resolved the conflict but then followed the characters for a little while afterwards which I enjoyed.

Overall, a satisfying conclusion to "The View from the Mirror" quartet. Not too pat, not everyone lives happily ever after, but not all chaos and loose ends.

Although the final chapters were a little confusing, the final book of The View From the Mirror series is a great read that finishes a great quartet!

Mysteries are resolved but I struggled to care, not my favourite of his series.

THREE WORLDS