curiouslykaylee's review against another edition
5.0
This book was absolutely incredible! If I could rate it higher than 5 stars, I would. The action scenes were incredible, the romance was beautiful, and the story took so many turns that I never could have suspected.
wiki765's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
slow-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
4.75
nordicowl's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
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
gbrooks15's review against another edition
4.0
I listened to this full cast audiobook and thoroughly enjoyed it. It took a while to get into the 3rd person writing style but the characters and world building really pulled me in! Going into this I was not expecting the romance to be my favorite part but it genuinely was! I thought the romance made sense and did a great job of providing a solid foundation as to why they were good for each other. Highly recommend listening to the audiobook if you’re thinking of picking this one up!
debbie2232's review against another edition
3.0
I have a lot of mixed feelings about this book. Don't get me wrong I did enjoy the story but I felt that things were a tad bit rushed in this story. When I first started reading I was hooked into this book right away, the further I got into it the more Katsa started to get on my nerves. Let me explain, so Po is such a sweet guy and he has such a kind loving heart, now I understand he lied about his grace, but it made perfect sense as to why he did lie to Katsa at first. But Katsa was so angry at him even though he kept telling her how sorry he was for that, Po was so patient and understanding with her but she kept pushing him away. I also did not understand why she refused to marry and told Po she may leave him at some random point. That really annoyed me, because he told her he loved her and just left him for a while to think about it, like really? The other thing is the ending, she still would not marry and still said she may leave him at some point, yet she got so upset when he could have died, I'm sorry but wth??? I understand not wanting to marry so young but to say she may leave him after everything. Gosh it made me so mad! Overall Katsa pissed me off through out this whole book. I really love Po though, he is such a sweet character. I honestly cried when I found out he lost his vision. Overall I feel that this was more of a rant review, ugh I just have so many mixed feelings about this book. I did really like Bitterblue though she was very smart at such a young age. I really am sad I did not like this book as much as I thought I would have. The romance was cute and the idea of the story was good, I just felt that some of the characters could have been written better. I would have to give this one 3 stars.
j0s5i3's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.0
nadiacoleccionista's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
jillselwyn's review against another edition
3.0
*3.5*
So this was much more of a disappointment than I expected. I'm glad I listened to it instead of wasting my time with the hardcover I had. The ideas are interesting and I liked Bitterblue but the romance felt like it literally just suddenly happened. There was even a line where I think Katsa looked up at Po and literally in that moment fell in love with him. I know this is a series so I find it odd the king was killed so easily, and I'm not sure if I'll continue this series.
So this was much more of a disappointment than I expected. I'm glad I listened to it instead of wasting my time with the hardcover I had. The ideas are interesting and I liked Bitterblue but the romance felt like it literally just suddenly happened. There was even a line where I think Katsa looked up at Po and literally in that moment fell in love with him. I know this is a series so I find it odd the king was killed so easily, and I'm not sure if I'll continue this series.