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Oleandrowy miecz by Tasha Suri

59 reviews

teigan72's review against another edition

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adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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jackiepreston's review against another edition

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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.

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2treads's review against another edition

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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.

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ringofkeyz's review against another edition

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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.

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yourbookishbff's review against another edition

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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]

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readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition

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adventurous tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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pagecalico's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book was the beyond amazing. Everything that was good about the first book ‘The Jasmine Throne’ was done 100x better in this book!! From the multiple POVs to the compelling writing to the beautifully executed plot- i LOVED ITTT
It was the perfect mix of amazing fantasy plot and romance

(AND ALSO HAS A LESBIAN SEX SCENE?!!?!?! LETS FUCKING GOOOO

and the ending was so gut wrenching😫😫😫😫perfectly presents the pain of worship and sacrifice. If i could give this book more than 5 stars i would

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solarel's review against another edition

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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.

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emmakate08's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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caseythereader's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional tense slow-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

5.0

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