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City of Mirth and Malice by Alexis L. Menard

danireyne's review

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4.0

sadly didn't love this as much as book 1 =(. It was still super fun, just not as gripping... and the plot seemed a bit rushed at the end, and it lost me a bit. I think I need to go back and re-read the final 75 pages. 

jfoges's review

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adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

ofhernerdywayzz's review

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adventurous dark funny hopeful informative 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

4.0

ashleeeighs's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

3mily3m's review

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challenging dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

bmarvallace's review against another edition

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2.75

 i just really couldnt get into this one like i did the first book. idk if its because they had already established that they were in love and there was no back and forth anymore? the actual plot was decent, i like the magic system and all, but i dont feel like we really found out much that we didnt already know by the end of the first book. 

bellandwhistle's review

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adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

teamwombat's review

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3.0

Bit sketchy. Just sort of wrapped up most of the unanswered bits from the first one. 

hereiskyra's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

I went in to this not knowing this would be the end of Nicola and Camila’s respective story but I’m so glad I did! I never knew if they’d find  their way back to once another or if they’d have to spend years apart… and the anxiety of that had me on the edge of my seat. 

The romantic elements in this book were more subtle than the first. Not with respect to their feelings for one another, it just felt as though we already knew they had a great connection and we didn’t need to build too much on that (or add a bunch of spice). 

The magical elements were interesting, too. Although this part of the story didn’t keep my attention quite as much as it probably should have but I was just waiting for them to get back to each other so Chaos was lower on my priority list. 

All that being said, this was a great way to tie up Nicolai and Camilla’s story. It was full of action, romance and even some world building elements. I’m excited to see what comes next! 

Tropes: 
“Touch Her and Die” 
Found Family

Spice: 1.5 🌶️ 

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aidanc22's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0