Reviews

Not nearly as engaging as the first in the series, and to say it's rather put me off is a true statement. Muddled, labyrinthine - not in a good way - and often a bit dull, I struggled to complete this and very nearly gave up on it. But I hate to not finish a book, so I trudged on disconsolately until the unedifying end. It wasn't dreadful, but it wasn't great either.

hanna7's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

3.25

rembrandt1881's review against another edition

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dark funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

ramondb's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

3.5

mc_nick's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

yuliiwellery's review against another edition

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adventurous dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I've sensed racism toward Asad. And it wasn't represented well that his Danish is poor. He spoke at a C1 level, but sometimes used the wrong words (like five times). I didn't understand the criticism toward him. At least that's how it was in the Russian translation.

Content Warnings

lizzer's review against another edition

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2.0

Could use a warning for multiple gratuitous rape scenes.

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