afterdawnjs's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
maukew's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
sambora's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Rtc
jonathan_piers's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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
kadyrussell's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
thegeemoney's review against another edition
5.0
I literally could not stop reading this. I’ll have to form coherent thoughts later because all I can think is WHEN is the third one coming out??
logan41_1's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-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? No
3.75
blairchristine's review against another edition
5.0
John Gwynne is an author that I never want to miss a book that he puts has published. The way he builds his worlds and the interweaving of his characters had me fascinated to continue on from book one “The Shadow of the Gods”.
I rarely am ever surprised by twists and turns in books as I usually pick up on them ahead of time. But this book made me audibly gasp because I really wasn’t expecting that to happen. This made me want to continue reading in even though it was 3 am.
I won’t lie that at first through the first book in this series and this second, for a small amount of time, I did get some characters mixed up. It was hard not to as there is a massive amount of characters in these books. I definitely appreciated the “cast of characters” portion in the front of the book as well as the quick overview of the first book before the beginning. I feel like he sets readers up for success and wish more authors would do this.
Thank you NetGalley and Orbit for letting me view this book in advance for an honest review!
I rarely am ever surprised by twists and turns in books as I usually pick up on them ahead of time. But this book made me audibly gasp because I really wasn’t expecting that to happen. This made me want to continue reading in even though it was 3 am.
I won’t lie that at first through the first book in this series and this second, for a small amount of time, I did get some characters mixed up. It was hard not to as there is a massive amount of characters in these books. I definitely appreciated the “cast of characters” portion in the front of the book as well as the quick overview of the first book before the beginning. I feel like he sets readers up for success and wish more authors would do this.
Thank you NetGalley and Orbit for letting me view this book in advance for an honest review!
blairchristine's review against another edition
5.0
John Gwynne is an author that I never want to miss a book that he puts has published. The way he builds his worlds and the interweaving of his characters had me fascinated to continue on from book one “The Shadow of the Gods”.
I rarely am ever surprised by twists and turns in books as I usually pick up on them ahead of time. But this book made me audibly gasp because I really wasn’t expecting that to happen. This made me want to continue reading in even though it was 3 am.
I won’t lie that at first through the first book in this series and this second, for a small amount of time, I did get some characters mixed up. It was hard not to as there is a massive amount of characters in these books. I definitely appreciated the “cast of characters” portion in the front of the book as well as the quick overview of the first book before the beginning. I feel like he sets readers up for success and wish more authors would do this.
Thank you NetGalley and Orbit for letting me view this book in advance for an honest review!
I rarely am ever surprised by twists and turns in books as I usually pick up on them ahead of time. But this book made me audibly gasp because I really wasn’t expecting that to happen. This made me want to continue reading in even though it was 3 am.
I won’t lie that at first through the first book in this series and this second, for a small amount of time, I did get some characters mixed up. It was hard not to as there is a massive amount of characters in these books. I definitely appreciated the “cast of characters” portion in the front of the book as well as the quick overview of the first book before the beginning. I feel like he sets readers up for success and wish more authors would do this.
Thank you NetGalley and Orbit for letting me view this book in advance for an honest review!