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Unravel the Dusk by Elizabeth Lim

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sydapel's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

Elizabeth Lim (by her own admission according to the author's notes) really struggles with sequels. I found an already confusing magic system becoming even less well explained, and a poorly placed plot that did little to support even it's main character's arc. I do appreciate seeing the Japanese folklore interwoven into the story, as well as Lim's focus on female leaders, but it fails to come together in a satisfying way.

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melina_30's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Nicht so gut, wie der erste Teil, aber trotzdem spannend. Die Stimmung des Buches war sehr deprimierend und hoffnungslos, daher kein Buch, was man unbedingt gerne liest... Trotzdem war es sehr gut geschrieben, spannend und ein relativ guter Abschluss der Reihe.

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hibou's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

pierwsza moja pisania recenzja od dłuższego czasu :D
ostatnio oglądałem Rayę i Ostatniego Smoka, więc podążając za dalekowschodnimi klimatami postanowiłem skończyć dylogię "krew gwiazd"
i nie żałowałem tego!
naprawdę, rollercoaster emocji do ostatniej strony
potwierdza to czas przeczytania przeze mnie tej książki, tj. dwa dni
im really impressed
bardzo się cieszę, że w drugim tomie przeważały te aspekty fantastyczno/przygodowe nad romantycznymi (które były przytłaczające w pierwszej części)
niektóre cytaty żywcem z literatury pięknej
5/5
jeżeli podobał wam się pierwszy tom, to ten spodoba wam się jeszcze bardziej!

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millysreads's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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

4.0

Again, Elizabeth Lim's world building is so excellent. Building on the first book, Unravel the Dusk took a deeper dive into the world of Alandi, focusing and developing more of the magical side of things as well as the characters.

She really puts everyone through it, but throughout you still root for these characters, even when you're yelling at them for making stupid decisions.

I found the pacing a little off with quite a slow start but it picks up quickly and even the slower parts you can appreciate looking back as they contained some of the necessary world-building for the climax.

The characters are all so great and three dimensional. But we are also limited by only having Maia's point of view. There's nothing wrong with that I just would have loved to see something (anything!) from Edan's point of view. And also Lady Sarnai's, a character that really shone through in this. Honestly, I would have read the entire series from her point of view I loved the character so much - I might even prefer her to Maia!

This was an excellent read with stunning descriptions and storytelling. The characters were believable and compelling. The story was unique and beautifully woven. I can't wait to read more from Lim!

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