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humor was great, really helped to compliment the dark mood of the book
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not on the previous book rather but I enjoy the worldbuilding idea of ghosts hating reminders of death rather than being drawn to them like in most fiction
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I liked how much it came through that the societies mainly only care about containing their own power and about nothing else really, with lethe mainly being a necissary evil so they can continue their rituals. that it wasnt created out of a genuine intrest for safety
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hellie :(((
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the plot of a mentor-ish person / person in control turning out to be evil kinda doubled
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DARLINGTON!!!!
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end makes me wanna read the next one :D
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Turners character arc and motivations were explored in a really intersting way and makes me wanna see what he does next
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linus reiter being scary was written really convincingly that i also felt uncomfortable when alex suspected him to be around

l_e_s's review

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adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.25

aimee2101's review

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challenging dark funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

jetskii's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective 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

ildze's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

vagrantheather's review

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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

Dark, adventurous, grim, morally gray, loveable. The people are immaculate, the setting nostalgic, the writing clever. The senses of adventure and fear, the hope and grief and shame. The characters are thoroughly developed, deep, real. Their motives make sense.

I read Chai's 2 star review criticizing the lack of quiet moments for processing, and I get that. It probably could be a more powerful story if the pace relented for just a moment and let our dear Galaxy think. But it doesn't diminish my absolute delight over this book. Still a 5 star read from me.

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