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rachelheis's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
inspiring
tense
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
5.0
Reread but just as wonderful as the first time!
praaliine's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
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
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Genocide, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, War, and Classism
Moderate: Misogyny
annineamundsen's review against another edition
4.0
Very angering how people so easily believe the prejudices they've been told, how easily they hate people from other tribes, and how eager they are for war and violence, but it's not like it's unrealistic.
theamazingfencer's review against another edition
adventurous
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
5.0
Oh my god, the charcters, the political intrigue, just everything! This book was great!
moodreadingmagic's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-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
hazelnutpie's review against another edition
4.0
Liked it a lot better than the first book. Heck I even like Dara 1% more now, maybe because we get to see what he's thinking. It was pretty slow in the beginning but the climax was very exciting
isa_isa's review against another edition
5.0
Obsessed, so atmospheric and well plotted. On the edge of my seat
anphall's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-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
thebookwormsfeast's review against another edition
5.0
“Because a lost little girl from Cairo thought she was living in some sort of fairy tale. And because for all her supposed cleverness, she couldn’t see that the dashing hero who saved her was its monster.”
Ah, I freaking loved this! This series is so so good, why on earth did I put it off for so damn long? This one pulls out some gut-churning narratives - I don't like seeing what some of the characters are evolving into - but I am loving the story so much. The finale is shaping up to be spectacular!
jaina8851's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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
4.0
I am absolutely convinced that I would have loved this book much more if I had read it with my eyes. I've found that there are certain books that just sweep me away when I eye-read and I can't put them down, but which feel incredibly slow-paced and bogged down with details that go in one ear and out the other when I ear-read, and I think this is one of them. I still plan on listening to the (even longer 🙈) finale, but I'm going to try to more mindfully read along with my eyes as well so I lose fewer of the details.
I am not sure how much of my sense of pacing issues is an artifact of the aforementioned problem or real, but it felt like the middle 50% of the book really dragged. It felt like a lot of the earlier part of the book was spent on moving chess pieces into place and expounding on the schemes that could have been tightened up. That said though, the last 25% was a showstopper. This author can really write a grand finale action sequence. When things FINALLY were all coming together, I definitely was 100% engaged and feeling that "can't stop listening" feeling. I also really appreciated the fact that the epilogue to this one was brief rather than dropping a TON of new plot hooks into it like the first book. Going to take a breather and read something else and then dive into the final book.
I am not sure how much of my sense of pacing issues is an artifact of the aforementioned problem or real, but it felt like the middle 50% of the book really dragged. It felt like a lot of the earlier part of the book was spent on moving chess pieces into place and expounding on the schemes that could have been tightened up. That said though, the last 25% was a showstopper. This author can really write a grand finale action sequence. When things FINALLY were all coming together, I definitely was 100% engaged and feeling that "can't stop listening" feeling. I also really appreciated the fact that the epilogue to this one was brief rather than dropping a TON of new plot hooks into it like the first book. Going to take a breather and read something else and then dive into the final book.