Reviews

Arm of the Sphinx, by Josiah Bancroft

spejamchr's review against another edition

3.0

Fun book. I enjoyed the characters and the setting. The plot was interesting, but not all that satisfying. Although, it's only the 2nd in a big series, so I suppose that's to be expected.

overlyaverageben's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

rtrox's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

fitzandthefool's review against another edition

2.0

this world is very interesting, but the problem is i couldn't care less about the characters. i don't like them. i don't hate them. i wish i felt something about them. i thought i'd love these books yet i don't, so i've decided i'm not continuing this series for now.

rbenkert's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

3.75

sunscour's review against another edition

4.0

Well, that was stressful. It's like the higher you go the weirder it gets.
Love the tiny bits of historical info about the creation and building of the tower.
(Iren, yes getting old sucks.)

freyapuppy's review against another edition

5.0

A fantastic read full of heart, adventure, absorbing prose, and lots of character development for Senlin and the side characters of the previous book, especially Edith. The Sphinx is also a fascinating new character--mysterious and with unclear intentions. For me, what made this book even better than the first was two things. One, there was a lot of world building in this book as we learned about the origins of the tower, the Brick Layer, the Sphinx, etc.. The second was that the camaradery and developing relationships between the crew were deeply engaging, especially between Senlin and Edith. I found myself rooting for every crew member of the Stone Cloud-troubled people who come together and make each other whole. I missed Tarrou from the first book though, although I suspect he will return in the next. Overall, this is an excellent sequel that builds on Senlin Ascends while standing on it's own as well.

ariabones's review against another edition

4.0

That ending!!!!

vanilla_lilla's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

fusrodah's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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