By the end of the book, it seems like he just lost his spunk and became another pawn on the board, rather than someone who is playing the game. All of a sudden Kip just begins capitulating to Andros instead of rashly fighting back? That is not the Kip we have come to love. But what it amounts to just seems to be complacency. Kip grows up, Gavin (Dazen) matures a bit. What got me was the "character development".
People call it a filler book, not sure if I agree with that. However, I was left somewhat disappointed by this book. But their significance is downplayed, and it is only later that you realize just how amazing some events are. For example, Kip's actions in the first two books are debatably some of the most astounding examples of drafting that have been described in the whole series. Weeks also is amazingly subtle about huge moments and plot-changing questions. So many authors in this genre talk about clever characters, but Weeks actually creates them! Andros/Kip/The White are all deviously smart, and you actually see that firsthand. He weaves an awesome story with humor, subtle plot clues and twists, and realistically flawed and dimensional characters.
More than a filler, less than I was hoping forįirst, I'll just say that I've been a huge fan of Weeks from the first chapter of the Night Angel trilogy, and I still hold that the Blinding Knife is one of my favorite reads of all time.
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