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raygersh's review against another edition
3.0
I will read anything Rebecca Roanhorse writes. She has a way of drawing you in and keeping you hooked. From the first page of Tread of Angels, I was invested. It is a quick read and incredibly well written. Not only that, but it has the most brilliant and well structured setting. I am amazed by the depth of this world that emerges in such a short number of pages. Think the Wild West meets Supernatural. It's a big yes for me and Roanhorse crushes it.
The plot itself, however, is somewhat lacking. I think this tale would have been much better suited as a full length novel instead of a novella. The mystery was so layered and interesting, but I feel it wasn't given the proper space to be. With morally grey characters, corrupt angels, and judgmental demons, the story needed a little bit more breathing room to reach its fullest potential.
Overall: a really fun setting but it felt a little unfinished. 3.5 stars
The plot itself, however, is somewhat lacking. I think this tale would have been much better suited as a full length novel instead of a novella. The mystery was so layered and interesting, but I feel it wasn't given the proper space to be. With morally grey characters, corrupt angels, and judgmental demons, the story needed a little bit more breathing room to reach its fullest potential.
Overall: a really fun setting but it felt a little unfinished. 3.5 stars
mazikeen5's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
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
3.5
lottie1803's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
kf21's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
rachaelarsenault's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
There isn't really anything objectively wrong with this book, it just wasn't the story for me. I liked some of the worldbuilding and lore - mining divinity and using it to power magic and tech is really interesting. But overall I just didn't really connect with the story. Definitely down to my personal taste, though.
katemc's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Quick and easy read! Well paced and plotted for a novella. And I enjoyed the prose! The acknowledgments made it seem like this world was a passion project for her so I think this was more exploratory than really tightly executed. It just didn’t reaaally land super well for me - not every aspect hit very convincingly. A lot of loose threads at the end (despite the actual story plot being fine). Also the Crescent City series also having these biblical angel/devil characters has kinda ruined that story architecture for me lmao.
readinginmtl's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0