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indiekay's review
3.0
The audiobook narrator did an extremely irritating voice for the Fairy Queen in this story and honestly that was the most memorable thing from this book for me. Like the performance was so bad that it really soured the rest of the story completely.
Might have to actually read this book instead of listening to it to give a prober review.
Might have to actually read this book instead of listening to it to give a prober review.
whimsyandwitt's review against another edition
5.0
Somehow just as cozy, but better than the first novella. I read the duology back to back and I'm likely to do it again, this year.
multenis's review against another edition
4.0
I wonder if I'm a person who could tie their humanity to a cat. I'm certainly trying, but yet to no concrete success.
hjswinford's review
4.0
Having already gotten to know the characters a bit in the first book of the duology, I got to enjoy them a lot more in this book. My favorite aspect of this pair of books is the atmosphere and the magic system. It's a lovely experience.
cluttered_mind's review against another edition
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
emhi's review
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
mspilesofpaper's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Drowned Country happens two years after the first book and starts with Henry, the new wild man of Greenhollow, sulking in the ruins of his mansion because he is alone (aside from Bramble) as Tobias left him. Their romantic relationship lasted just a few months and their split resulted in Henry struggling with being the wild man of Greenhollow but also being Henry Silver at the same time. Until the day his mother comes calling to demand his help with a case in the seaside town of Rothport where a 900-year-old vampire lives. Rothport used to be part of the ancient wood to which Henry is bound but it was drowned beneath the sea. While Henry still suffers from a broken heart, he is still quickly pulled into the mess that awaits him in Rothport, and there's more to Rothport and Maude, the vampire's supposed victim, than meets the eye.
While Silver in the Wood was very character-driven and whimsical in its own way, Drowned Country is a plot-driven story, which switches between the present and the past when Henry remembers how his relationship with Tobias ended. I found the plot to be a bit all over the place with a vampire, the run-away young woman who wants to become a monster hunter/wants to follow Henry's and his father's footsteps in terms of academic success, the last fairy and the fairy queen in fairyland, and then the sudden end. The end irks me a lot because it's really just to solve the entire romance situation, so Henry and Tobias can be back together and enjoy a mortal lifetime together.
While Silver in the Wood was very character-driven and whimsical in its own way, Drowned Country is a plot-driven story, which switches between the present and the past when Henry remembers how his relationship with Tobias ended. I found the plot to be a bit all over the place with a vampire, the run-away young woman who wants to become a monster hunter/wants to follow Henry's and his father's footsteps in terms of academic success, the last fairy and the fairy queen in fairyland, and then the sudden end. The end irks me a lot because it's really just to solve the entire romance situation, so Henry and Tobias can be back together and enjoy a mortal lifetime together.
voxvenati's review
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I’m in the middle on this book because I wasn’t as crazy about it as Tesh’s other works.
The parts of the first book I loved felt missing for the most part from this book. The characters felt less rounded, less interesting, and the magic, so to speak, wasn’t there in the world as much. The world building just felt lacking in this one, and too much time was focused on a conflict that was just lackluster.
I also felt the title was a bit misleading, though I’m obsessed with the cover art.
The ending was sweet, though, and I gave the rating a little boost just for that.
The parts of the first book I loved felt missing for the most part from this book. The characters felt less rounded, less interesting, and the magic, so to speak, wasn’t there in the world as much. The world building just felt lacking in this one, and too much time was focused on a conflict that was just lackluster.
I also felt the title was a bit misleading, though I’m obsessed with the cover art.
The ending was sweet, though, and I gave the rating a little boost just for that.
astraelis's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0