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mokkekitty's review against another edition
adventurous
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Emotional abuse
Minor: Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Torture, and Death of parent
sadiesavang's review against another edition
5.0
if you’re looking for an adventure with a sweet subplot and interesting characters with an even more interesting world/system, this is it!!!! so so so good!
jenna_schauer's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
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? It's complicated
3.75
smilesgiggle's review against another edition
4.0
I hated putting this book down. Great pace, intrigue, loved the characters. Things were slow when Katsa and Po traveled to his sister's home. Great ending.
I enjoyed this book more my second time around - I definitely felt more open to the love story. The background was well done - I grew to love these characters so much. Very enjoyable, well written.
I enjoyed this book more my second time around - I definitely felt more open to the love story. The background was well done - I grew to love these characters so much. Very enjoyable, well written.
alysonhere's review against another edition
5.0
It’s been a while since I’ve picked up and really loved a YA book. I will be reading the others in the series.
phoebeneedsalife's review against another edition
2.0
i wanted to like this one more than i did, but it basically turned into “man vs. wild” and i kinda checked out after that.
hangngt_'s review against another edition
3.0
more of a 2.5 or 2.75 stars
It’s alright.
To be completely honest, the ending was much better than the beginning. I flew through the ending faster, just because it has a faster pace to it. It was also hard for me to connect with the character in the beginning, since they all seem so flat, and Katsa’s narration seems so monotone.
That’s why I felt as if it was just boring and dragging. The plot itself is also lacking in sophistication, like the battle is not really intense, if you know what I mean. Either we don’t see the battle, or it’s super fast.
But toward the end, I started loving Katsa and Po, but especially Bitterblue. Bitterblue is the best like queen/child/daughter/person/character ever!
It’s alright.
To be completely honest, the ending was much better than the beginning. I flew through the ending faster, just because it has a faster pace to it. It was also hard for me to connect with the character in the beginning, since they all seem so flat, and Katsa’s narration seems so monotone.
That’s why I felt as if it was just boring and dragging. The plot itself is also lacking in sophistication, like the battle is not really intense, if you know what I mean. Either we don’t see the battle, or it’s super fast.
But toward the end, I started loving Katsa and Po, but especially Bitterblue. Bitterblue is the best like queen/child/daughter/person/character ever!
rianreads's review against another edition
3.0
ultimately, a fun book with an interesting premise, but definitely not life-changing.
there is a lot of clunky writing, which may have you re-reading a sentence or two, but it is not horrible. it seems to be more of a stylistic choice when writing, and it seems like it’s part of the world building.
some of the traveling scenes seemed a bit gratuitous, lots and lots of traveling. if you like hiking, you might enjoy this one.
the characters were interesting—particularly Po & Bitterblue. Katsa has some issues, but who can blame her? there feels like a lot of ~I’m not line other girls~ writing which is very typical of this kind of YA fiction. hopefully this trend is dying lol.
I did not like the way that the author dealt with disabled characters in her story (this is towards the very end of the book), though I did appreciate her acknowledgement of this in the afterward.
there is a lot of clunky writing, which may have you re-reading a sentence or two, but it is not horrible. it seems to be more of a stylistic choice when writing, and it seems like it’s part of the world building.
some of the traveling scenes seemed a bit gratuitous, lots and lots of traveling. if you like hiking, you might enjoy this one.
the characters were interesting—particularly Po & Bitterblue. Katsa has some issues, but who can blame her? there feels like a lot of ~I’m not line other girls~ writing which is very typical of this kind of YA fiction. hopefully this trend is dying lol.
I did not like the way that the author dealt with disabled characters in her story (this is towards the very end of the book), though I did appreciate her acknowledgement of this in the afterward.
hxshiiin's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0