Reviews tagging 'Death'

Oleandrowy miecz by Tasha Suri

64 reviews

jackiepreston's review against another edition

Go to review page

dark slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

This book dragged in the middle so much more than I was expecting. I never thought war could be so boring. Overall I didn't care much about the Malini storyline, but the Bhumika and Priya storyline was interesting, so I have hope for the final book.
Expand filter menu Content Warnings

2treads's review against another edition

Go to review page

dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I had a much better time with this book and prefer it to the series opener. We get more of the motivations, cruelty, mindsets, and machinations of protagonists and antagonists. Also certain reveals and spiritual manipulations heightens the stakes and I can't wait to see where these moves and choices take us in the concluding book.
Expand filter menu Content Warnings

els_moving_castle's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

This book had even more POVs than last time but the characters became more complex, and the story had a lot more stakes than in the first book.
Expand filter menu Content Warnings

seren's review against another edition

Go to review page

challenging emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

ringofkeyz's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

i thoroughly enjoyed the book, even though it did take me a while to get through. The prose was well-written (if a bit repetitive at times) and the characters continued to grow into themselves - more fleshed and three-dimensional - from what we saw in the first book of the series. in particular, i loved bhumika's story arc and i'm excited to see what the next book has in store for her!

the portrayal and writing of malini and priya's relationship greatly improved in this book from the jasmine throne. there is a tragic beauty in desperation to be with each other and make things work between them, despite championing fundamentally different people and having necessarily divergent paths/futures. however, the ending of this book disappointed me and felt either out of place or unsatisfying. understandably, it is setting up events for the last book in the trilogy (as most middle books of trilogies do); however, i still have to lower my personal rating for the novel as a result.
Expand filter menu Content Warnings

yourbookishbff's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Loved this follow-up to The Jasmine Throne! This deepened our existing conflicts so deliciously - internally for both Malini and Priya as they navigate their individual gifts and callings and externally for their nations as they grapple with the cost of Empire and the possibility of not-so-mortal interference. I loved the slow-boiling tension, rapidly rotating POVs (one of my favorite elements of this series so far) and the light horror elements woven in (I was disappointed to get less time in the Hirana but we make up for it with the Yaksa!). The romantic longing is so well done (the epistolary moments at the start were a perfect way to bring their angst on page) and I cannot wait to see how these two navigate all that will come next. And Bhumika!!!! [internally screaming] 
Expand filter menu Content Warnings

unsuccessfulbookclub's review against another edition

Go to review page

challenging emotional mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

solarel's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I love Suri’s prose. It’s so poetic and tragic, the way she describes even the most mundane things. This book ran deeper than the first one did, though it was just as heartfelt. 
Expand filter menu Content Warnings

quitegood's review against another edition

Go to review page

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Where to start with my praise of this series? I fell in love with Tasha Suri's incredibly rich and detailed writing style from the first chapter of The Jasmine Throne. An incredibly thorough writer, fully exploring each character and their relations to each other, giving you an incredibly vivid tapestry of the wider world they inhabit. Suri's worldbuilding is awe inspring, making you truly believe its a place you could really visit. If you want to read a book that you'll truly fall in love with, this is it! Cannot wait for next book! 
Expand filter menu Content Warnings