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pickledpuck's review
5.0
Ohmyfucking god. Best book ever. The fucking plot is amazing. And godfuckingdammit the ending. Holy shit. I thought this would be bittersweet and everything; I truly felt for Ieskar, once it was known that he had loved Medair. Their love story was tragic as all fuck. I was sad to know that he will never have a good ending. But this? Jesus fuck what the fuck.
I was kind of expecting some kind of something to happen to her satchel, you know, like a symbolism thing showing her growth or whatever. There was such angood potential for that, what with the author constantly epicting the satchel as a kind of symbol for her past. Oh well.
But holy goddamn hell. Five fucking stars.
I was kind of expecting some kind of something to happen to her satchel, you know, like a symbolism thing showing her growth or whatever. There was such angood potential for that, what with the author constantly epicting the satchel as a kind of symbol for her past. Oh well.
But holy goddamn hell. Five fucking stars.
veryreaderie's review
5.0
How am I meant to go on with my life after finishing this series? No, seriously—how?
Full disclosure: this book is WEIRD. If you hated the plot twist at the end of the last book (I wasn't a huge fan but my love for everything else outstripped it) you will feel some annoyance with the random magical happenstance in this book. But honestly, all I can think is "who cares?" Every turn in the road led to cool situations and weird moral quandaries and I was in it for the long haul. Plus, it's been a long time since a romance has hit me like this one did—butterflies and squirming and everything. My reading pace slowed to a crawl many times as I tried to savour each interaction.
Anyway, if you're up for a weird ride, I recommend this duet (duology?). I'll be devouring more of Höst's books shortly—though I'll try to savour them too, and space them out in my fictional diet.
[add] In my haste to shout about this book I forgot to mention how much I love the theme of "getting what you want but not how you wanted it"—there's a lot of bittersweet feelings in here and I'm drowning in them. Pleasantly.
Full disclosure: this book is WEIRD. If you hated the plot twist at the end of the last book (I wasn't a huge fan but my love for everything else outstripped it) you will feel some annoyance with the random magical happenstance in this book. But honestly, all I can think is "who cares?" Every turn in the road led to cool situations and weird moral quandaries and I was in it for the long haul. Plus, it's been a long time since a romance has hit me like this one did—butterflies and squirming and everything. My reading pace slowed to a crawl many times as I tried to savour each interaction.
Anyway, if you're up for a weird ride, I recommend this duet (duology?). I'll be devouring more of Höst's books shortly—though I'll try to savour them too, and space them out in my fictional diet.
[add] In my haste to shout about this book I forgot to mention how much I love the theme of "getting what you want but not how you wanted it"—there's a lot of bittersweet feelings in here and I'm drowning in them. Pleasantly.
nelsonseye's review
4.0
I was not expecting the conclusion offered in [b:Voice of the Lost|10493660|Voice of the Lost (Medair, #2)|Andrea K. Höst|http://images.gr-assets.com/books/1314674671s/10493660.jpg|15399270]. Though it surprised me, it did fit well with the ideas explored by the author (hatred and forgiveness). As with the first book in the series, I found the names/titles confusing, and my confusion was further increased by the effects of the wild magic. However, this confusion did not prevent me from enjoying the book. One final note: a bit more with Ileaha and Avahn would not have been remiss.
jenmiller253's review
3.0
I liked parts of it but I had a hard time remembering who all the characters were and felt like I was missing something frequently. The author is giving me way too much credit for how much I would remember about her side characters from the 1st book.
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