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The Ones We Burn by Rebecca Mix

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teawithalibra's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

2.5

shaeanna's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny tense fast-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

4.75

sknigge4991's review against another edition

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5.0

Did you enjoy watching Avatar the Last Air Bender? Legend of Korra? Okay, you’ll love this book. It’s world building, it’s characters, the DIALOGUE- PERCY! It’s everything I wanted it to be and so much more. I would love a sequel.

bookm0use's review against another edition

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Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

5.0

my_expanding_bookshelf's review against another edition

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dark 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

3.5

copper_ink's review

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adventurous dark reflective 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

3.25

I was so engaged in this book, I just barely managed to put it down to not miss my uni lectures.
The politics of this world were really intriguing and I was so invested in all of Ranka's choices and relationships. The battles were exciting, usually I tend to find action to be boring but there were some memorable moments in fights for me. I would recommend it, if you're looking for a witchy read with politics and discussions around power, destiny and abuse. Do check trigger warnings if you are sensitive to emotional abuse or violence.

(Major spoiler, mostly rant)

I was annoyed however at her betrayal of the crown, it just didn't seem convincing to me that she would forget almost entirely about the knowledge she herself discovered alongside Aramis. It made me think a lot about how loyalty makes us change our reality entirely to fit a narrative we want to be true, so perhaps it worked exactly as intended and I'm just a fan of easy happy endings.