![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But besides that the book is well written and the narrator is doing an amazing job. Now that I think about it, I can not remember a single male character in the entire Guild Codex Series, that does not look like a model and is not toxic, a perv or in any other way presented as annoying or a creep. It's a tendency that becomes tiring quickly. A dude is overweight and balding? He is a perv that has his eyes more on Sabers hips than on her eyes. Like, for example, a friendly and nice guy will automatically also have the body and abs of a greek god. I think the only aspect of the story (and Guild Codex stories in general) that I have to criticize a bit is the authors tendency to shape a characters physique after their personality and vice versa. I really liked this aspect, it moves away from the fairy tale - bookwriting style of clearly defined good and evil. ![]() It was for me not always easy to see if I am now following the "good guy" in the story, due to Sabers "stabby" way of solving problems. "Unveiled" was so far my favorite series in the "universe" with a protagonist that always makes you wonder, if the book is sneakily presenting us an antagonist to the Crow&Hammer. So far I listened to basically all books from the Guild Codex series and found them to be extremely entertaining and well done. ![]()
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