Right off the bat, I have to say that I definitely went into reading The Discord of Gods, not only with a great deal of anticipation, but with a great deal of curiosity as to how Jenn Lyons was going to end the A Chorus of Dragons series as a whole in a truly satisfying way. Thankfully, I’m thrilled to say that I thought that The Discord of Gods served as a fantastic and incredibly intriguing ending to the series.
One of the things that I liked the most about The Discord of Gods is the fact that unlike the other books in the A Chorus of Dragons series, the plot of this book is told in a more linear manner instead of jumping around in time with various characters experiencing flashbacks like they did in the previous books. Don’t get me wrong, I did enjoy that aspect of Lyons’ writing for the A Chorus of Dragons series; but all of the jumping around in time definitely made it hard for me to follow the plot of the books at times. It could also make it challenging for me to completely understand what was happening with each of the characters at times in the previous books in the series. That being said, it also seems kind of weird to me that Lyons waited until the last book in the A Chorus of Dragons series to tell the plot of the book in a more linear manner. However, it seemed like Lyons used a different structure to write the plot of every book in the series, and I think she did that very well for the most part with each book; because I have to say that I definitely love this series very much.
Lyons definitely did a fantastic job of wrapping up all of the characters’ storylines for the most part, in my opinion. That being said, one of the very few complaints that I have about The Discord of Gods is that I felt like Lyons left things regarding Qown and Galen’s relationship somewhat unresolved. Plus, while I loved Lyons’ writing for the Janel/Kihrin/Tereath relationship in this book, I do wish that the readers had gotten to see Janel have the baby. I also felt like Lyons did a better job of having Kalindra interact with the other characters in this book, compared to The House of Always, where I felt like Kalindra and her storyline was splintered off from most of the other characters in the book; even though I also enjoyed her storyline in The House of Always, too. That being said, I did think that the epilogue of the book was both incredibly intriguing and rather confusing at the same time. It kind of left me wondering if Lyons was trying to leave things open for potential follow-up books that are set in the A Chorus of Dragons series world.
The fact that The Discord of Gods was very action-packed, especially when it comes to the way that dragons are featured in the book, was definitely a major highlight of the book for me. That being said, I do wish that dragons had been featured more than they were throughout the course of the series; especially considering the fact that the name of this book series is A Chorus of Dragons, which I think would definitely give people the distinct impression that this is a fantasy series where dragons play an important role in the overall premise of the series.
While I wouldn’t necessarily consider this to be a complaint that I have about the book, it’s meant to be more of a comment on the book and a warning to anybody who hasn’t read it yet. That being said, while I’ve always loved the fact that Lyons included footnotes in the books throughout the books throughout the course of the A Chorus of Dragons series, because I thought they were an aspect of the books that helped make the series unique compared to other fantasy series, it definitely kind of bugs me that the footnotes in this book spoil which characters ultimately live, and which characters ultimately die for the reader as they’re reading the book.
All in all, The Discord of Gods definitely serves as a fantastic, action-packed ending to Jenn Lyons’ A Chorus of Dragons series. While Lyons does leave a few of the storylines on a more open-ended note than I would have liked, I ultimately feel like she ended the book in a very fitting and satisfying manner for the series. Given how much I’ve enjoyed this series, I’ll definitely be checking out any books that Lyons writes in the future.
That being said, my final score for The Discord of Gods is 10 out of 10, and my final overall score for the A Chorus of Dragons series as a whole is 9 out of 10.
Links to my reviews for books #1 through #4 of the A Chorus of Dragons series:
The Ruin of Kings (Book #1)
The Name of All Things (Book #2)
The Memory of Souls (Book #3)
The House of Always (Book #4)
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