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Kushiel's Avatar by Jacqueline Carey

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leahbarber's review against another edition

5.0

Arghhhhh this book. This series. What a conclusion to such an EPIC trilogy. I felt so immersed in Phedre’s world, start to finish. I felt part of it all. There is so much detail, so much lushness in JC’s descriptions of different cultures, of Terre D’Ange, of their religion and worship of Elua. I fell in love with Hyacinthe, Joscelin, Imriel, Ysandre, the Chevaliers.. You go through so much with them, you can’t help but feel attached.

This book was so so dark in places, and JC did such an amazing, tactful job of tackling the difficult, heart-wrenching trauma that the characters go through. Irs not an easy read, but I couldn’t stop. I had to know what would happen. It’s all handled very delicately, but without holding back either. My heart broke for them and all they had to endure, and then my heart was gently put together again at the end of their journey ❤️‍

phaedraismyusername's review against another edition

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I burnt myself out on this series by reading the second one too quickly and immediately starting the third which is just not how these books were meant to be consumed in my opinion so I'm gonna put it down for now and come back to it later

tardigrade_in_retrograde's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

5.0

hollowbound's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A stunning end to a stunning trilogy. What a journey! As she's done throughout the series, Phèdre pushes through horrors with endless courage and compassion. Imriel is a welcome addition to the cast. Phèdre's story has at last come to a close, and I look forward to seeing how the world expands through Imriel's perspective in the following books.

cedardleland's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional 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

5.0

A great finale to the series. Hard to read some parts, but worth it overall.

mebius's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

4.25

It has the same flaws as the previous book. Too repetitive even worse so. Multiple times throughout the book we hear the same thing. How Ysandre bravely entered the City of Elua, how Severio wanted to marry Phèdre, etc

And when will Phèdre character will grow, when Melisande is involved? It was ridiculous in the second book, but here it's even worse, considering previous events.

"I thought of Hyacinthe", but how he can compete with Melisande?! Screw him and let him suffer another ten-hundred years...

I wonder if Melisande by her own hands will cut Joscelin's throat in front of Phèdre. How fast she will forgive her for that and jump in her bed?

And she truly loves Joscelin, that's why she never tells him anything, never discusses her plans, and keeping him in the dark.

diaryofthebookdragon's review against another edition

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5.0

The final book in Phedre's story is my favorite part because pace of the story is quicker than before. Although our heroine is more mature, her ideas and plans are daring and outrageous as before so it was very interesting to follow the story

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of a search for a lost prince and a God's true name