Reviews

The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden

gimbal_lock's review

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

3.5

alexandrabell07's review

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

uselesspirateraven's review

adventurous emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Miscarriage

dragonaion's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

It is hard when you start a sequel to a good story; sometimes the time between each book makes the second start with a "jolt" and almost have to remember itself. This book is brilliantly connected to the first, it wove the end with the new beginning very well, and by page 30 I was leaving in my seat and excitedly turning each page. 
It was heartwarming to see a story mentioned from my childhood and the mix of history, fantasy, romance, and adventure with political intrigue was beautifully woven and naturally fell together. I have to get the third book! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Sexual content, Slavery, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, and Classism

Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Rape

This is a historical fiction with a romance with an ambodiment of Death; the main character has to hide she is female is an extreme example of a patriarchal world.

qdove's review

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

lis_allenwalker's review

5.0

These books are wild. You start them and think they’re gonna be boring and then all of the sudden you’re sitting in your parked car for an hour listening to Part IV because it’s so dang intense. Writing was stunning and I loved the character development in this one. I can’t wait to listen to Winter of the Witch (as soon as I emotionally recover from this.) I will say: these are a lot easier (imo) on audio. The narrator is amazing.

hellavaral's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

antonella24's review against another edition

3.0

Ho trovato questo secondo romanzo davvero lento e noioso per 3/4 per fortuna il finale è stato davvero scoppiettante. Dopo il primo libro mi aspettavo più magia, avventura invece di giochi di potere e questioni politiche. A un certo punto Vasja era irriconoscibile e alcune scelte sono state davvero folli solo nel finale è ritornata in sé stessa e tutto ciò si poteva evitare. Ho adorato più di tutti Solovej ma anche in questo libro il mistero dei Cierti non è stato completamente svelato e questo è un peccato.

dachle's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

3.5

rynflynn12's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5