ashnight's review against another edition
5.0
I really like this type of story telling. ( It can be confusing but it is still amazing).
adragoninspace's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
barbells_and_bookshelves's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
melodelfe's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
nini_w's review against another edition
5.0
I can’t deal with how amazing this book is. The twists were unexpected and the ending left me screaming. I’m counting down to the final book.
edliht's review against another edition
Too confusing to read in audiobook format for me.
bookishly_laura9813's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
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
4.5
gloomyboygirl's review against another edition
2.0
It feels like I'm reading the most intricate AU fanfiction ever for a media property I have never heard of, I have no other way of explaining what this book as like. They have horse genders.
scrollsofdragons's review against another edition
3.0
3.5
When I heard it was going to back in time from another perspective I worried it wouldn't be so good and I was kinda right. This did not live up to the first one but I have hope the series will improve. This book wasn't bad, I really liked it and could not stop reading it but it was a let down.
First of all, this book was told over a few hours? Okay. They are some fast talking you guys did. And the way them sitting in the inn taking turns to follow their story, was like but would you really mention this much in a retelling of your account of what happened? It's like let me tell you my story while I add shit I never would ever remember.
Second of all, the horse references have got to stop. Too many, like got the point from the start, stop. Like I get it from the start. And no, this doesn't make your country any less sexist then all the others.
Thirdly, Janal's story is not half as interesting as Khirin's was. And didn't need all this page time, her story could have been told in a quarter of what it actually was.
Fourthly, did not care for the romance which had such a lack of attraction and heat I don't know why it was included. And they love each other after three days of Janal just telling her story to the dude and then like a couple hours of them fighting together? Really? Where was the chemistry, cuz I didn't see none.
Fifthly, this cast of characters just weren't as great as the cast from the first book. Yes we got some of them in this but it just weren't the same.
Lastly, Janal is our main character and I just found her, alright. I like the priest but it's still just I like you and that's it. Also so many times she was too merciful like someone tries to kill her and she then saves their life, so many times I was like leave it, why are you upset over that? But then she would make such a anti-hero decision, she was a right contradiction at times.
So the sequel, my fave boy is back and I have hope he will deliver. Also I heard I am finally going to get my ship, kinda.
When I heard it was going to back in time from another perspective I worried it wouldn't be so good and I was kinda right. This did not live up to the first one but I have hope the series will improve. This book wasn't bad, I really liked it and could not stop reading it but it was a let down.
First of all, this book was told over a few hours? Okay. They are some fast talking you guys did. And the way them sitting in the inn taking turns to follow their story, was like but would you really mention this much in a retelling of your account of what happened? It's like let me tell you my story while I add shit I never would ever remember.
Second of all, the horse references have got to stop. Too many, like got the point from the start, stop. Like I get it from the start. And no, this doesn't make your country any less sexist then all the others.
Thirdly, Janal's story is not half as interesting as Khirin's was. And didn't need all this page time, her story could have been told in a quarter of what it actually was.
Fourthly, did not care for the romance which had such a lack of attraction and heat I don't know why it was included. And they love each other after three days of Janal just telling her story to the dude and then like a couple hours of them fighting together? Really? Where was the chemistry, cuz I didn't see none.
Fifthly, this cast of characters just weren't as great as the cast from the first book. Yes we got some of them in this but it just weren't the same.
Lastly, Janal is our main character and I just found her, alright. I like the priest but it's still just I like you and that's it. Also so many times she was too merciful like someone tries to kill her and she then saves their life, so many times I was like leave it, why are you upset over that? But then she would make such a anti-hero decision, she was a right contradiction at times.
So the sequel, my fave boy is back and I have hope he will deliver. Also I heard I am finally going to get my ship, kinda.
nicolemhill's review against another edition
I'm going to hold off on a star rating while I sit with my thoughts for a bit. I loved THE RUIN OF KINGS: its world, its characters and its unusual storytelling device. The sequel expands the world a bit, which is nice and interesting. It adds new characters, most of whom I liked, but it also largely omits several characters key to the first novel. That's because this second book doesn't so much advance the plot as it looks back at a separate set of events that happened alongside those of the first novel. To me, this both did and didn't work. While it helped explain parts of the story and illuminate new mysteries, the framing of Janel and Brother Qown -- two relative strangers to us -- recounting their story to Kihrin was a bit of a slog at times, as if you were waiting for the novel to truly start. That said, the writing remains engaging and the world absorbing, so I look forward to seeing how the story progresses.