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Das steinerne Licht by Kai Meyer

enbae's review against another edition

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

3.75

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

4.0

I think I liked book two even more than book one. 
Again, I was reminded of how much I adore Kai Meyer's world-building. Since we got to explore the world a bit here and were not confined to one city, we discovered these cool, vast, mysterious settings with their ancient histories and secrets. I was pleasantly surprised by the scope of things. Quite literally, in some cases. I have a soft spot for small characters in huge, open spaces or next to huge beings. I'm very much in love with the world in this series. Even though it's a dark and scary one. 
I was also very intrigued by the plot. I might have guessed all plot twist early on (well except for one that came out of nowhere) but I couldn’t put the book down because I wanted to know what will happen next. And I have no idea where the story will go from here. 

melodymint's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

4.0

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adventurous emotional

3.5

kryolitee's review against another edition

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adventurous 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? No

3.5

the main character is really annoying sometimes but the overall story and characters are great

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lolha's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

3.0

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2.0

Leider fand ich den zweiten Teil der Merle-Trilogie bei Weitem nicht so gut wie den ersten. Zwei bis drei Sterne wären das, aber halbe Sterne hat ja immer noch keiner GR beigebracht.

Was mich an diesem Buch nicht angesprochen hat, war das ganze Kriegsszenario, ich finde Kämpfe generell nicht so spannend und denke, dass Kai Meyer das Thema eh schon mehr als ausgelutscht hat (das sehe ich jetzt so, weil ich viele seiner späteren Bücher vor der Merle-Trilogie gelesen habe), der ganze Serafin-Erzählstrang war daher nicht allzu erquickend für mich, obwohl die neue Figur Lalapeja durchaus interessant war und auch die spätere Reise, die etwas mehr über Umkes Vergangenheit an die Oberfläche bringt.
Viel spannender fand ich aber Merles Reise in die Hölle und was sie dort alles erlebt, obwohl auch hier der Anfang schleppend verlief. Der neue Charakter Winter hat mich reichlich wenig interessiert, dafür fand ich die Idee der Lillen sehr cool. Das steinerne Licht an sich hat mich nicht so überzeugt, aber das Herzhaus fand ich eine tolle Erfindung und sehr gruselig.

Teil 3 der Trilogie werde ich mir trotzdem anhören, weil ich ja wissen will wie alles ausgeht und hoffe, dass Kai Meyer die Kurve storytechnisch noch kriegt. Allzu große Hoffnungen habe ich da allerdings nicht. Der Autor hat eine großartige Welt mit tollen Kreaturen erschaffen, aber ich hätte wohl lieber eine andere Geschichte aus diesem Universum erzählt bekommen.

marieklaire's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

izzyschnizzy's review against another edition

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

3.0

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3.0

Picks up right after the Water Mirror taking Merle to Hell to ask Lord Light for help while Seraphim works with the rebels in Venice against the Egyptians. Ends a bit abruptly, but has great narration.