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lottie1803's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-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
3.75
kf21's review
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
rachaelarsenault's review
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
There isn't really anything objectively wrong with this book, it just wasn't the story for me. I liked some of the worldbuilding and lore - mining divinity and using it to power magic and tech is really interesting. But overall I just didn't really connect with the story. Definitely down to my personal taste, though.
katemc's review
adventurous
emotional
fast-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? It's complicated
3.25
Quick and easy read! Well paced and plotted for a novella. And I enjoyed the prose! The acknowledgments made it seem like this world was a passion project for her so I think this was more exploratory than really tightly executed. It just didn’t reaaally land super well for me - not every aspect hit very convincingly. A lot of loose threads at the end (despite the actual story plot being fine). Also the Crescent City series also having these biblical angel/devil characters has kinda ruined that story architecture for me lmao.
readinginmtl's review
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-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
4.0
stephen_baird's review
3.0
I got Tread of Angels from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I was really looking forward to this as I’ve enjoyed Rebecca Roanhorse’s previous work, especially Black Sun and a lot of her short stories.
I also thought this would have everything I wanted from a fantasy book, demons, angels, kickass women, and a sort of steam punkiness empowered through the body of a fallen angel.
It was good but it felt that it was missing just that little bit of oomph, Celeste was a good character but not great, the others around her felt a bit thin.
Enough of a plot for me to actually finish, and Rebecca’s good writing keeping it going, worth a read but don’t expect too much
I was really looking forward to this as I’ve enjoyed Rebecca Roanhorse’s previous work, especially Black Sun and a lot of her short stories.
I also thought this would have everything I wanted from a fantasy book, demons, angels, kickass women, and a sort of steam punkiness empowered through the body of a fallen angel.
It was good but it felt that it was missing just that little bit of oomph, Celeste was a good character but not great, the others around her felt a bit thin.
Enough of a plot for me to actually finish, and Rebecca’s good writing keeping it going, worth a read but don’t expect too much
katlib's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75