Reviews

The Ninth Rain by Jen Williams

caitibeth's review against another edition

Not sure why this one didn't really work for me. There are elements I adore (older lesbian archaeologist adventurer is, like, tailor-made for me, and I usually love stories that straddle the scifi/fantasy line), but for some reason they didn't make me love this one. I guess vampires are always a hard sell for me, and age-gap relationships, so vampire elves didn't appeal, nor did Tor/Noon.

But really the whole story left me cold, and I don't know why... I don't think it's necessarily the book's fault, as it's well-written and I can't lay my finger on an actual fault. No doubt others will enjoy it.

No official star rating from me (would be 2 stars personally). I'll leave the series to others.

tabularasa's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

teacupinmylap's review against another edition

4.0

3.5
It started off so strong and cool! But story-wise it got quite weak at the end and I'm very unsure how to feel about the main cast...
Cool setting and world-building though

garrettcz's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

rockandvulcan's review against another edition

3.0

3,5 stars

bgil789's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.5

pinup_and_pages's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

ronelia's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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? Yes

5.0

A brilliantly crafted story set in a fantastical world. A sinister magic system. Vampires, witches and Indiana Jones? I'm hooked. 

The writing was beautiful which is a sure fire way for me to give any book a high rating, but moreso the characters were well developed and the world felt very real. I love the little bits of worldbuilding woven into the story. 

I really loved this but it did have some flaws. For one there was a bit of a lull at the 50% mark but I knew if I pushed through I would absolutely love the rest and I wasn't wrong. I'm still giving this 5 stars because despite that, it was a brilliant book. 

It's simultaneously a throwback to epic fantasies of old whilst also being totally refreshing and new. 

I bought the entire trilogy in one so I'm very glad I loved it. Looking forward to book 2! 

niamh_elizabeth_books's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.5

echoslitteraires's review against another edition

• 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

5.0