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Bl10 Review

Whiplaaash

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After so long, here's my BL10 review. The first spoiler tag contains a tiny amount of spoilers, so people who haven't read it yet can check that one out. The second one is for people that have already read the book and want to know what I think about it (it contains many spoilers).

 

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Plot: I didn't enjoy the plot that much. Most of the chapters in present time were about the Makuta and Toa Nuva confronting one another, no side stories really. The interludes were what I would consider lame, because they featured no cool side stories like Krekka vs. Gorast, or Hydraxon vs. Kalmah and Ehlek or anything. They were all about the Toa Mata, and most about their training.

 

The Bohrok-Matoran connection was REALLY WEIRD. Like, really weird. It made sense, but it wasn't exciting. The Toa Mata actually confront the First Toa, not the Nuva. That disappointed me.

 

Character Development: As usual, the Toa Nuva were...the Toa Nuva. As for the First Toa, the other three Makuta and Krakua, here's what I have to say. The First Toa was rude and irritating, and I just didn't like her character. She was somewhat like Tuyet when she was fighting Nidhiki and Lhikan, just not crazy or evil.

 

The three Makuta, I really just couldn't get behind. Bitil truly only got one chapter for his development, and he appeared to be a high-pitched, somewhat mad Makuta. Gorast was awfully bloodthirsty and kept commenting on the fact that she would gladly commit suicide for the plan. Krika kept feeling sorry for himself, and was rather irritating. Not what I pictured him to be at all.

 

Overall: The book, in my opinion, got a 5/10. It would have been three, but since the Nuva were in it, it increased the score. I'm sure I would have liked it more, had there not been so many interludes. The book set up nicely for The Final Battle, so that better be good.

 

WARNING:

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Plot: The plot wasn't very well thought of, in my opinion. The whole Codrex ordeal was thrown together in my opinion. The story in the present was lame, too, just another excuse to get the keystones and beat up some bad guys.

 

The interludes were horrid in my opinion. I thought they would have a chapter or two on the Mata, and the other chapters would have short stories like Botar's death, Gorast vs. Krekka, etc. Those were a large disappointment.

 

Character Development: Well, to start off with, Krakua got no development whatsoever. The only impression I have of him now is a silent messenger boy. Helryx was a HUGE you know what. She was kind of Tuyet on the good side. The Makuta got even lamer development. Here's a comparison: in SitS, they gave the Phankuta very good development, like Antroz's noble sense, Chirox's scientist-esque attitude, etc. In SoS, each Makuta got a chapter to themselves. And in those chapters, they got no character development.

 

Gorast was a crazy bloodthirsty, suicidal madwoman. Bitil was a high-pitched, obsessive madman, and Krika was a moaning pain in the butt who kept feeling sorry for himself. Not what I pictured them to be at all.

 

So the book got a solid 5/10. Nuff said.

 

On another note, it's almost my birthday! =D So you all better buy me some Mistika. :P Also, yes, I'm still me, I've just changed my font and everything. GORAST FTW

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Bundalings
Funny. I liked the book, and I loved Krika. It's like he wanted to be good... but he couldn't. I thought that was interesting.

BtB

Styupid spelings. XD
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Whiplaaash
I just thought Krika wailed too much. In my eyes, any good villain shouldn't complain and moan all the time. It was somewhat cool that he wanted to be good, but it was too Antroz-esque. I thought that should be exclusive to only one Makuta.
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Bundalings
I just thought Krika wailed too much. In my eyes, any good villain shouldn't complain and moan all the time. It was somewhat cool that he wanted to be good, but it was too Antroz-esque. I thought that should be exclusive to only one Makuta.

Antroz didn't want to be good, he just wanted his prey to have a fighting chance.

 

BtB

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Whiplaaash

They're pretty similiar though. *tries to cover up stupid moment in which he didn't realize they were pretty different* :P

 

Geesh, I can't adjust to my new font. :P

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TNTOS

Personally, I like Krika, Bitil, and Gorast better than Antroz, Chirox, and Vamprah, characterwise. I dunno, there's just something about the Mistika Makuta that made them cooler than the Phantoka Makuta. Maybe its because they're personalities are more diverse than the Phantoka Makuta, in my opinion.

 

Krika's one of my favorite characters in the story. It didn't seem like he was moaning and complaining to me. If anything, it seemed more like he doubted the Plan. But if you notice, he never openly complains to any of the other Makuta about the Plan, which is kind of neat, sort of.

 

Anyway, I disagree with you. Swamp of Secrets is one of my favorite BIONICLE books and I would give it a higher rating than a measely five. I'd probably give it a eight or nine, but definitely not a five.

 

-TNTOS-

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