Reviews

A Crystal of Time, by Soman Chainani

anxiousreader's review against another edition

2.5

I'm bothered by all the mistrust for Sophie in this whole series but the ending is always kinda good

vienna_books's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring mysterious relaxing sad 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? Yes

4.0

I listened to the audio book and somewhere in the middle I nearly abandoned the story. I‘m glad I didn‘t because once I pushed through this one section, I really enjoyed the story. The whole series plays with tropes but always spins them in a new and interesting way. This one focuses on the idea of different perspectives and the power of historians. Depending on who writes history, the good guys can become the villains and vice versa. 
I also like the fact that this book allows to form theories about where the story is going and leaves clues for the readers along the way.   
I couldn’t stand Tedros as a character in this book and I hope he will get a good arc in the next instalment of the series. 
All in all this was a great entertaining read. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Murder

hello_people's review against another edition

dark emotional lighthearted medium-paced

4.5

spoon55's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

4.25

melissa_inwonderland's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? It's complicated

5.0

its_melissa0's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

rubylovesbooks13's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

3.75

kteann's review

mysterious

4.0

jules172's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

meiwebbify's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

4.0