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emilycfox's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
This one is even slower than the first, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but it didn’t keep my attention very well. I kept waiting for something to happen. Sometimes I like slow when I’m really invested in the characters and love them, but that isn’t really the case for these characters yet. I kinda dreaded getting to the Kamran POV chapters lol. The beautiful writing and Cyrus-Alizeh dialogue brought this up a bit for me. Since there’s only one more book (EDIT: I learned it’s going to longer then a trilogy now and then immediately DNFed the 3rd book), I guess I’ll finish the series but I’m not particularly excited about it, which is sad because I love this author and read everything by her — I had high hopes for this series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and Grief
Moderate: Death and Grief
klaraax's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Blood
Minor: Murder and War
manaledi's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This book suffered from classic middle of a trilogy syndrome in setting up the drama to come. I didn't remember much of book one, so some of the context and stress points were missing. As usual, I'm unconvinced by the burgeoning love triangle, but I understand it as a plot point.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and War
lawbooks600's review against another edition
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Representation: Asian characters
Score: Seven points out of ten.
Before I begin, I must say something: the third book is next year? It better be good. Now then, it's been months since I read the first instalment, This Woven Kingdom, and I loved it so much, so I went into this one with high expectations. Honestly, I thought the second part of the series was a minor downgrade, and the first one is better. It starts (or rather continues) with the main character, Alizeh Huda, or Alizeh for short, and the book picks up right off from This Woven Kingdom with an action-packed beginning from the previous ending. The book slowed its pace from here, but that allowed me to explore the character dynamics with Alizeh, Cyrus and Kamran, and the multiple POVs also helped. Alizeh further develops a romantic relationship with Cyrus, which spans throughout most of the narrative, which left nothing much else happening. If it weren't for the romance, I would've given this three stars instead of four. Still, I hope the third book would be an improvement over the second, or even as good or better than the first novel.
Score: Seven points out of ten.
Before I begin, I must say something: the third book is next year? It better be good. Now then, it's been months since I read the first instalment, This Woven Kingdom, and I loved it so much, so I went into this one with high expectations. Honestly, I thought the second part of the series was a minor downgrade, and the first one is better. It starts (or rather continues) with the main character, Alizeh Huda, or Alizeh for short, and the book picks up right off from This Woven Kingdom with an action-packed beginning from the previous ending. The book slowed its pace from here, but that allowed me to explore the character dynamics with Alizeh, Cyrus and Kamran, and the multiple POVs also helped. Alizeh further develops a romantic relationship with Cyrus, which spans throughout most of the narrative, which left nothing much else happening. If it weren't for the romance, I would've given this three stars instead of four. Still, I hope the third book would be an improvement over the second, or even as good or better than the first novel.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Full trigger warnings: Fire, death of a grandfather, child abandonment, physical assault and injury, blood depictionsam_wal's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder
soniajoy98's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Xenophobia, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Confinement and War
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