annestef1a's review against another edition
4.0
Listening to the Audiobook saved me from this book.
It's very hard to commit to this not just because it's lengthy, but also because of the multiple switching povs.
Surprisingly, that doesn't make it any less worthy to read. (Especially when it's Cela/Jianyu's POV, they're my new fave)
I wish for a miracle that the 3rd book will be released this 2020. if not, may the excitement and memories I have for this book stay with me, cuz I usually don't after a year.
Note: also I love how some Hamilton songs were subtly added as chapter titles...
It's very hard to commit to this not just because it's lengthy, but also because of the multiple switching povs.
Surprisingly, that doesn't make it any less worthy to read. (Especially when it's Cela/Jianyu's POV, they're my new fave)
I wish for a miracle that the 3rd book will be released this 2020. if not, may the excitement and memories I have for this book stay with me, cuz I usually don't after a year.
Note: also I love how some Hamilton songs were subtly added as chapter titles...
karla_readss's review against another edition
5.0
OH. MY. GOD. WHAT WAS THAT ENDING? 
I loved a lot of things about this book, especially the relationship development between Esta and Harte, as well as their own character development, like on the first book, both of them had trust issues and even in the writing they both denied it, but in this book-- wow, the tension that I felt-- and Harte feeling jealous everytime someone looked at Esta, it was EVERYTHING; and that scene on the hotel-- MY ASTHMA INHALER WAS THIS )( CLOSE TO GET USED.
Can we also talk about Viola's and Jianyu's POVS? My babies shined on this book, and both of them deserved better. Viola and Ruby had the best chemistry ever and Theo was the actual cutest, my queer heart was floating all over the place, and Cela? SHE WAS AMAZING! I loved her so much and her personality was *chef's kiss*, what got me a lil bit confused was Abel's dissapereance, like ???, he was gone and then he was not I mean... it was weird and also kind of upsetting after everything Cela had to go through.
What people may find confusing it's the amount of POVs that we had, they were twice the amount of the first book and I had to go back a couple of times to remember where the story was left, but it's totally worth it, I promise.
This is an appreciation paragraph to Julian and Harte's friendship because the way that he sticked to all of their plans is worth mentioning.
I need to vent about the ending because I was SO CONFUSED, the only thing that I'm praying to Sankta Alina is that Viola and Jianyu are alive and safe and that Esta doesn't kill Harte after he left god knows where without telling her. But in general, it was GREAT and I can't wait to The Serpent's Curse paperbacks to get released so I can buy it.
I loved a lot of things about this book, especially the relationship development between Esta and Harte, as well as their own character development, like on the first book, both of them had trust issues and even in the writing they both denied it, but in this book-- wow, the tension that I felt-- and Harte feeling jealous everytime someone looked at Esta, it was EVERYTHING; and that scene on the hotel-- MY ASTHMA INHALER WAS THIS )( CLOSE TO GET USED.
Can we also talk about Viola's and Jianyu's POVS? My babies shined on this book, and both of them deserved better. Viola and Ruby had the best chemistry ever and Theo was the actual cutest, my queer heart was floating all over the place, and Cela? SHE WAS AMAZING! I loved her so much and her personality was *chef's kiss*, what got me a lil bit confused was Abel's dissapereance, like ???, he was gone and then he was not I mean... it was weird and also kind of upsetting after everything Cela had to go through.
What people may find confusing it's the amount of POVs that we had, they were twice the amount of the first book and I had to go back a couple of times to remember where the story was left, but it's totally worth it, I promise.
This is an appreciation paragraph to Julian and Harte's friendship because the way that he sticked to all of their plans is worth mentioning.
I need to vent about the ending because I was SO CONFUSED, the only thing that I'm praying to Sankta Alina is that Viola and Jianyu are alive and safe and that Esta doesn't kill Harte after he left god knows where without telling her. But in general, it was GREAT and I can't wait to The Serpent's Curse paperbacks to get released so I can buy it.
prajakta_16's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
cailynem_k's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
fast-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? No
5.0
americangirlemmie's review against another edition
1.0
dnf. I’ll try again when my TBR pile isn’t so big.
morgan910's review against another edition
3.0
This book took me like 10 years to finish and it was just ok????
blok_sera_szwajcarskiego's review against another edition
4.0
that's an extremely solid four but higher in ranking than book one