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holly_153's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
4.0
alwaysbooksbycaro's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.0
jorgevargsbooks's review against another edition
4.0
Calificación: ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
De manera general me ha gustado esta secuela, no diré que fue como la primera que desde el primer instante me atrapó, pero creo que cumple como un puente para el final que se viene.
Me hubiese gustado más interacción entre todo el grupo de personajes principales, en embargo el hecho de que todos tomaran un camino diferente hizo que sus historias fueran tomando forma o cambiando hacía la recta final.
La verdad es que me gustó esta incursión que los personajes tuvieron al reino de los demonios, lo cual dio pie a conocer algunos secretos que los rodea, lo que es bueno, ya que al final de todo la trilogía tiene como eje central a estos demonios.
A pesar de que posiblemente al inicio se sentía como que no iba con buen ritmo, creo que repunto en cierto punto para dejar ver el desarrollo de varios de los personajes. Una de las cosas que siempre agradezco siempre es que de cierta manera nos hagan sentir algo con ciertas escenas con personajes, y en esta ocasión el miedo / preocupación / enojo fueron de la mano de Farrow, quien como un villano se llevó este libro.
Ahora solo queda el enemigo final, el padre de Catherine, y espero que esté a la altura del mismo final.
De manera general me ha gustado esta secuela, no diré que fue como la primera que desde el primer instante me atrapó, pero creo que cumple como un puente para el final que se viene.
Me hubiese gustado más interacción entre todo el grupo de personajes principales, en embargo el hecho de que todos tomaran un camino diferente hizo que sus historias fueran tomando forma o cambiando hacía la recta final.
La verdad es que me gustó esta incursión que los personajes tuvieron al reino de los demonios, lo cual dio pie a conocer algunos secretos que los rodea, lo que es bueno, ya que al final de todo la trilogía tiene como eje central a estos demonios.
A pesar de que posiblemente al inicio se sentía como que no iba con buen ritmo, creo que repunto en cierto punto para dejar ver el desarrollo de varios de los personajes. Una de las cosas que siempre agradezco siempre es que de cierta manera nos hagan sentir algo con ciertas escenas con personajes, y en esta ocasión el miedo / preocupación / enojo fueron de la mano de Farrow, quien como un villano se llevó este libro.
Ahora solo queda el enemigo final, el padre de Catherine, y espero que esté a la altura del mismo final.
umairah's review against another edition
4.0
The Demon World was the gripping sequel to The Smoke Thieves, bursting with political intrigue, love and divided loyalty. In some ways it was better then the first book, in some ways it was not, but overall I enjoyed it very much.
Plot: 4/5
Characters: 4/5
Writing: 4/5
Just like The Smoke Thieves, this book had five main point of view characters: Catherine, Ambrose, Tash, Edyon and March. Tszayn also got one point of view chapter and it was really interesting to get into his head for once. I think that the character perspectives were better allotted and spread out between the characters than the first book but that is probably because we didn't need to be individually introduced to them all like before. I felt like each character got sufficient time in their perspective to tell their story. Nevertheless, it did feel like not as much happened in this book as in The Smoke Thieves and I got the sense that the characters were moving into position for whatever was going to happen in the next novel in the series.
I loved how Catherine's character grew and developed even more in this book as her power grew. She took charge and led with confidence despite all the people around her who doubted her capabilities. People labelled her as ambitious and greedy for wanting to rule and lead the army because apparently those were jobs only for a man but she didn't let that stop her from proving them wrong.
Ambrose was still struggling with all of the events from the previous book and all he wanted to do was to keep Catherine safe. To be honest he annoyed me because I thought he treated Catherine unfairly and didn't understand the motivations behind her actions but at the same time she could have been more sensitive to his feelings.
Tash's story was super interesting as she went from hunting demons to trying to understand them. She was as stubborn and headstrong (but also adorable) as usual but her persistence allowed her to discover an important secret. Through her we get to discover more about the demons and the demon world and I found it fascinating. However, the cliffhanger at the end was terrifying and I really hope Tash is alright!
Edyon didn't have such a great time in this book (I felt quite bad for him) and he carried on his journey with March to Calidor to find his father. He was his usual exaggerated and comic self and he spent most of the book complaining and complimenting March. Just when I thought he was going to have some happiness, it was promptly ruined.
Throughout the book I was inwardly screaming, 'Tell Edyon the truth, March! Tell him!'. Sadly, March didn't listen. I think he has come so far from the angry, vengeful person he was at the start of The Smoke Thieves and I wanted him to have some happiness as well but he ruined it for himself. He knew that Edyon was in love with him and he loved him back and even though he knew continuing the lie would hurt them more in the long term he still didn't come clean. I think if he'd told Edyon much, much earlier they might have managed to get over it. After the ending of The Demon World, I have no idea what he's going to do next!
Overall, I enjoyed this book and I'm very excited to read the final instalment of the series. It's a novel perfect for fans of fantasies that have no magic and a lot of politics, war and treachery.
Thank you to Penguin for providing me with a review copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed are my own.
Plot: 4/5
Characters: 4/5
Writing: 4/5
Just like The Smoke Thieves, this book had five main point of view characters: Catherine, Ambrose, Tash, Edyon and March. Tszayn also got one point of view chapter and it was really interesting to get into his head for once. I think that the character perspectives were better allotted and spread out between the characters than the first book but that is probably because we didn't need to be individually introduced to them all like before. I felt like each character got sufficient time in their perspective to tell their story. Nevertheless, it did feel like not as much happened in this book as in The Smoke Thieves and I got the sense that the characters were moving into position for whatever was going to happen in the next novel in the series.
--- Catherine ---
I loved how Catherine's character grew and developed even more in this book as her power grew. She took charge and led with confidence despite all the people around her who doubted her capabilities. People labelled her as ambitious and greedy for wanting to rule and lead the army because apparently those were jobs only for a man but she didn't let that stop her from proving them wrong.
--- Ambrose ---
Ambrose was still struggling with all of the events from the previous book and all he wanted to do was to keep Catherine safe. To be honest he annoyed me because I thought he treated Catherine unfairly and didn't understand the motivations behind her actions but at the same time she could have been more sensitive to his feelings.
--- Tash ---
Tash's story was super interesting as she went from hunting demons to trying to understand them. She was as stubborn and headstrong (but also adorable) as usual but her persistence allowed her to discover an important secret. Through her we get to discover more about the demons and the demon world and I found it fascinating. However, the cliffhanger at the end was terrifying and I really hope Tash is alright!
--- Edyon ---
Edyon didn't have such a great time in this book (I felt quite bad for him) and he carried on his journey with March to Calidor to find his father. He was his usual exaggerated and comic self and he spent most of the book complaining and complimenting March. Just when I thought he was going to have some happiness, it was promptly ruined.
--- March ---
Throughout the book I was inwardly screaming, 'Tell Edyon the truth, March! Tell him!'. Sadly, March didn't listen. I think he has come so far from the angry, vengeful person he was at the start of The Smoke Thieves and I wanted him to have some happiness as well but he ruined it for himself. He knew that Edyon was in love with him and he loved him back and even though he knew continuing the lie would hurt them more in the long term he still didn't come clean. I think if he'd told Edyon much, much earlier they might have managed to get over it. After the ending of The Demon World, I have no idea what he's going to do next!
Overall, I enjoyed this book and I'm very excited to read the final instalment of the series. It's a novel perfect for fans of fantasies that have no magic and a lot of politics, war and treachery.
Thank you to Penguin for providing me with a review copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed are my own.
mandarine's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
relaxing
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? It's complicated
3.75
bookishbutterfly's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: War
Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, and Murder
Minor: Blood and Injury/Injury detail
emilygee's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
sad
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
3.5
j1nxc's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
🜸 the pacing in this book was a lot better than in the first and i found myself hooked on it more easily. i really like the story that this takes on compared to the first book, it felt like there was much more room for character development and even more creativity in the ideas being expressed. this whole fixation on the demons in this book tells me that they're going to play a HUGE role in the finale story and i'm honestly really excited to see where that goes. as for the characters, i once again loved all of them except for catherine and ambrose. i understand catherine's position and how difficult it must be to get forced into a marriage alliance as a cover-up for war and then have the story get spun to make you look like the villain but that doesn't excuse many of the things she does. she lies about being married to prince tszayn and then gets caught making out with ambrose. like. what. and ambrose kept being so pushy with her and wouldn't accept the fact that she's a princess supposed to marry a prince. and he blames her for not being wild? and doing stupid shit with him? grow up. BUT tash was cool still and i love march and edyon's relationship (i love the gays) even though all three of them had tragic endings. i have relatively high hopes for the final book in this series. :)
lenaoknihach's review against another edition
3.0
Popravdě jsem vůbec netušila, jestli budu v této sérii pokračovat, ale konec Zlodějů dýmu skončil tak napínavě, že jsem druhému dílu dala šanci. A teď jsem za to ráda.
Vy víte, že jsem v jedničce měla ráda pouze Catherine, Zayna a Tash. Ve Světě démonů jsme se do toho jejich světa opravdu dostali a to mě neskutečně bavilo. Linka Tash a Catherine byly opět ty nejlepší. Ale překvapivě mi nevadily ani kapitoly z pohledu Edyona nebo Marche.
Ambrose stále nemůžu vystát, ten mě nebavil od začátku do konce i v prvním díle. Začínám na něj být alergická, dokonce už i na to jméno. Prostě si ho představuju jako takovýho patolízala nebo slizouna nebo já nevím, jak ho mám nazvat. Každopádně on je jedním z důvodů, proč (i když mě kniha bavila) jí nedám plný počet hvězdiček.
A další hvězdičku jsem strhla za to, že mi v příběhu neskutečně moc chyběla postava Zayna. Na začátku knihu otevřete a hele ji! Vidíte hned první kapitolu se Zaynem. Jenže se radujete předčasně, protože to je první, ale zároveň i ta poslední Zaynova kapitola. Vážně mi v knize scházel.
Takže jsme se dostali na průměrné hodnocení. Jsou sice lepší série, ale teď si jsem jistá na 100 %, že si další díl přečtu, protože ten bude určitě nejlepší.
Vy víte, že jsem v jedničce měla ráda pouze Catherine, Zayna a Tash. Ve Světě démonů jsme se do toho jejich světa opravdu dostali a to mě neskutečně bavilo. Linka Tash a Catherine byly opět ty nejlepší. Ale překvapivě mi nevadily ani kapitoly z pohledu Edyona nebo Marche.
Ambrose stále nemůžu vystát, ten mě nebavil od začátku do konce i v prvním díle. Začínám na něj být alergická, dokonce už i na to jméno. Prostě si ho představuju jako takovýho patolízala nebo slizouna nebo já nevím, jak ho mám nazvat. Každopádně on je jedním z důvodů, proč (i když mě kniha bavila) jí nedám plný počet hvězdiček.
A další hvězdičku jsem strhla za to, že mi v příběhu neskutečně moc chyběla postava Zayna. Na začátku knihu otevřete a hele ji! Vidíte hned první kapitolu se Zaynem. Jenže se radujete předčasně, protože to je první, ale zároveň i ta poslední Zaynova kapitola. Vážně mi v knize scházel.
Takže jsme se dostali na průměrné hodnocení. Jsou sice lepší série, ale teď si jsem jistá na 100 %, že si další díl přečtu, protože ten bude určitě nejlepší.