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decembermagpie's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Gaslighting, Violence, Child death, Death of parent, War, Death, Gore, Kidnapping, and Vomit
aseel_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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
3.75
I'm glad this book gave us lots of prior book lore/information, because I'd be so lost without it. I am interested in this world and I didn't feel like this feel into the middle book in a series slump but there is just something that is stopping me from giving it 4 stars? I think the pacing was a bit off and it took me a while to get into the groove of book
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, War, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death, Genocide, Violence, and Blood
Minor: Pedophilia
antonique_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Death, Gore, and War
destdest's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Much better! Where the first book was congested with too many storylines and flat characters, the sequel is more focused and lets the characters breathe. I think the pacing overall improved drastically though the opening chapter was a bit disorienting because you’re hit with like 20 different characters.
Keep in mind, there’s A LOT of carnage in this story. Death and body horror is ever present.
Still, I enjoyed reading this, and this book was almost 500 pages.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Murder, and Body horror
melaniereadsbooks's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
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
4.25
Wow, this was such a good sequel to Kingdom of Souls!
It started a little slow which was kind of a problem for me. I was having trouble staying awake (mostly due to other, non-book-related reasons) so I ended up getting the audio and restarting it.
And I loved it! Even though it took a little while to pick up, it got so good. There are so many twists that I did not see coming and Arrah's grief and experiences feel so authentic and palpable. I am a little heartbroken by the ending but it's so good!
It started a little slow which was kind of a problem for me. I was having trouble staying awake (mostly due to other, non-book-related reasons) so I ended up getting the audio and restarting it.
And I loved it! Even though it took a little while to pick up, it got so good. There are so many twists that I did not see coming and Arrah's grief and experiences feel so authentic and palpable. I am a little heartbroken by the ending but it's so good!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Child death, Gore, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Grief
Minor: Sexual assault
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