acarifa's review
slow-paced
3.25
Good story and I enjoyed the idea of it, but it wasn’t written well enough
sevehn's review
Pacing is all over the place and not keeping me engaged with the story
ayalima3's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
readingunderthecovers's review
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
hellodorkness's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
herl0cksh0lmes's review
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
ria_mhrj's review against another edition
2.0
It was nice to read a book about a deaf character, written by a deaf author, but otherwise I feel pretty ambivalent about this book. It was all quite vague, might be poor reading on my part but I just felt like I was missing essential scenes between the staccato chapters. I guess the intention was to create a dream-like atmosphere? But it all just felt a bit fuzzy to me, I would have liked a bit more clarity and I don't think it would have unduly impacted the atmosphere. I also really wished the book had picked a lane when it came to theme - either magical university exploring the multiverse with sinister faculty looking on OR necromancy, neither is done justice.
I struggled with the characters as well, Delaney was quite a passive protagonist, stuff just happens to her. The repetition of her full name was also odd, wasn't sure if I was missing something? And Colton. Oh Colton. Edward Cullen has a lot to answer for, unleashing a never-ending supply of YA heroes who are absolute tossers to the heroine because of REASONS. Colton's oscillation between obsessing and being cruel got tiresome.
This has made me excited about heading back to Ninth House, must read Hell Bent soon.
I struggled with the characters as well, Delaney was quite a passive protagonist, stuff just happens to her. The repetition of her full name was also odd, wasn't sure if I was missing something? And Colton. Oh Colton. Edward Cullen has a lot to answer for, unleashing a never-ending supply of YA heroes who are absolute tossers to the heroine because of REASONS. Colton's oscillation between obsessing and being cruel got tiresome.
This has made me excited about heading back to Ninth House, must read Hell Bent soon.
christina95's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
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
4.0
This was such a good book! The characters were really interesting and the magic system (for lack of a better word) was actually quite cool. I thought it was pretty well paced and the overall storyline was entertaining. The only fault I really have is the closer to the end it got a little muddy to follow and I felt at times that I had missed something and was checking that I didn’t accidentally skip pages but apart from that it was great.
leila_reads_too_much's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75