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the second Hardinge book I've read and once again it did not disappoint!

I loved A Skin Full Of Shadows more but this was just as beautifully written.
Luckily for me I have more of Hardinges books on my TBR shelf so I can continue to dive into the beautiful worlds she builts

allyexa's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

This book was such a tense bummer for like 95% of it. There was so much action, and world building, that I think the characters suffered a little. I know the point of the main character Hark was that he was just trying to survive in the hardest of circumstances, but he did so in such a slippery way that it was difficult to get a grasp on who he was and what he wanted. He had a nice little arc at the end, but for the most part was just a victim of extreme circumstances.

If you like your books with more plot than character, you’ll like this one more than I did. Each new obstacle or battle was amped up to an impossible degree than the one before.

Still an incredible world brought to life by the talented Hardinge, but I was never too eager to pick up the book and get back to it.

8/4/24

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4.0

Another highly original and beautifully written story by this author. Not quite as tight as some of her others, but still completely wonderful to read.

chlooee's review against another edition

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conflicted about what to rate this. world building and characters were great, but it feels suited to a younger audience, which i wasn’t in the mood for.. nice book, wrong time maybe? will revisit.

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3.0

Some good ideas but it didn’t hold me. Don’t know if it’s because I’m in a TLT-induced reading slump.

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