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The Heart Forger by Rin Chupeco

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laura_hart15's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

I'm not sure if it's because there was so much time that passed by in between reading book 1 and then this one. But I was definitely confused for most of the book. Mostly because there was so much going on in both timelines. Like what was going on in the "present" didn't have enough of its history happen yet in the "past". I don't know. I may just need to re-read this series, but closer together and pay more attention (though I think I was paying very close attention).
It was also so confusing with the three names Kance, Khalid, and Kalid and that they were all related and so intertwined with Tea. It definitely very hard to keep track of who was who sometimes. I am still going to try and read book 3 but going to go into skeptical.....

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sweetchocolatez's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious sad medium-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

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dragongirl271's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional sad 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

4.5

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thenovelmaura's review against another edition

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adventurous dark 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

I enjoyed this one but not as much as the first! I think it was a bit too drawn out and could have been shorter. Still, I'm very curious to see how the timelines converge in the last book of the trilogy.

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kathrynleereads's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Rin Chupeco really outdid herself with this one. The Heart Forger follows Tea across the Eight Kingdoms as she explores the extent of her powers as a Dark asha.

First of all, the pace of this book picked up so much from The Bone Witch, it was incredible. We went from nothing happening in 300 pages to so much happening that it was nearly (but not quite) hard to keep up.

While the plot of The Heart Forger was fantastic, what really took the cake in this book were the characters.

Tea continued to be her marvelous self, and it was interesting to see her slowly changing from the girl we know into the girl she is in the Bard’s chapters.

Kalen surprised me by becoming my favorite character, which I was not anticipating after despising him in the first book.

Fox continued to be his loyal, unshaken self, while also developing his own relationships.

Likh has made impressive strides when it comes not only to personal development but also to sparking conversation in (and beyond) the Willows.

We got to see a lot more of Khalad and get to know him better, and the more I learn about him, the more I love him.

Honestly, this book just grew my love and respect for all the characters. Mykaela, Polaire, Althy, Inessa, Zoya, Shadi, Empress Alyx, they all grew in the best ways.

The only character whom I lost any respect for (other than the actual villains) was

Kance.

The last scene of the book made me irate. He defended his father to Tea, Kalen, and Khalad, who all had experienced Telemaine’s wrath.

Casting Tea out of Odalia for driving Telemaine mad was too much. I understand the grief that comes with losing a parent, but defending him after all the things he did seemed wholly unnecessary.

Despite my misgivings throughout the first book, I cannot express how in love I am with this series so far.

I have high hopes that Chupeco will finish off strong in The Shadowglass.

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pitchblackkoi's review

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adventurous dark emotional tense medium-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

5.0

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aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

I am thoroughly enjoying this series and will be reading the next book in it.
Love seeing the azi being described like a cat (makes a 3 headed dragon beast super adorable. Love when dragons are described like big scaley cats tbh). All the mystery/secrets are keeping me going because I need to know why we got here and what Tea's end goal will be/look like.
Def wasn't expecting the little twist in there involving the Odalian royal family.

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