windrunner_nyy's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-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
Loved everything about this book. The pacing was excellent and the character development was outstanding. This is my kind of book and I’m sure the sequel and a reread will elevate the score.
Content Warnings
Minor: Cursing
brodego's review
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
ashleyyjo12's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
bigfoo's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
After reading the first book of The Expense series and not reading much of Daniel Abrahams books I decided to give his newest read a try. After reading the inside of the covers flap, I got a sense of whom I would be following and getting to know more of in Alys. After getting halfway through I didn’t really get a lot out of this character. I spent more time falling in love with her friend Sammish. It seems that this book should have been about Sammish then Alys. I did spend most of my time trying to keep the parts of the city in mind which took me out of the book a little. All in all this was a good beginning book in the series and I look forward to the next one. Let us hope this is a good building block for the remainder of the series
mrosales's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
pemdas97's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
jkinkadeblack'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? It's complicated
4.0