traa's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25


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jessereadsthings's review against another edition

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3.0

Fun, but not as good as others in the series.

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maddithemoodi's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

This book, more than the last, I feel had too many plot lines happening simultaneously.  I wish that the plot had been more focused, though I did like learning more about the fae.
I also really loved Samuel’s storyline in this book, but I wish that what ‘saved’ him was not a woman.  I think it feeds too much into patriarchal ideas of women ‘fixing’ men.  I continue to really appreciate the accurate portrayals of trauma and its lasting effects.
 

There was a short section in this book that called a part-Chinese character “inscrutable” and attributed this to his being Chinese.  It was disappointing and upsetting when I had previously enjoyed that this series seemed much more like the work of a feminist.  I hope that this section was well-meaning but ignorant, especially since the author is usually respectful and has taken care to have diverse and not tokenized characters.  I don’t know how to feel about this part of the book.

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