Title: Well worth the wait
Product review: I loved Lirael but I don't want to be gushy in my praise of it, though Lirael certainly is worthy of being the sequel of Sabriel. We learn a lot more about the magical Old Kingdom, and the story continues with the same tense, sometimes ironic tones as Sabriel. And interestingly, there is not just one main character, as there was in Sabriel - but two, Lirael herself and Sameth, the erring prince. However, I was a little disappointed in the way both Lirael and Sameth indulged in self-pity (the latter more often) and found Sameth's childish, selfish behavior rather annoying. But because Lirael isn't a complete novel, like Sabriel, (it ends abruptly with the story of Lirael and Sameth continuing in "Abhorsen") I can yet hope these two main characters - Sameth particularly - will develope further.
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