sara_evaney's review against another edition
3.0
The first two parts were very very slow and the narrating style just didn’t work for me at all. We were seeing things from third perspective but jumping from one characters point of view to the next. Sometimes this would happen in the middle of a sentence. This completely threw me out of the story and I kept rereading passages because I was reading them with the wrong character in mind. Also I didn’t like the parts with Senlin very much.
I did really love all the women in this story though! Voleta is lots of fun, Iren‘s scenes were making me so emotional and I’m totally rooting for Edith.
The men though.. I could do without them. Once we got to the Sphinx things picked up a little and gave this book the last push to three stars.
I really hope this is just a second book slump and the next books will pick up the pace again.
I did really love all the women in this story though! Voleta is lots of fun, Iren‘s scenes were making me so emotional and I’m totally rooting for Edith.
The men though.. I could do without them. Once we got to the Sphinx things picked up a little and gave this book the last push to three stars.
I really hope this is just a second book slump and the next books will pick up the pace again.
letterynn's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
medium-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
awilderm23's review against another edition
4.0
3.75
‘Yes it is somewhat vexing to thread through the stacks of a library, only to discover and absence rather than the sought-after volume, but once the ire subsides, doesn’t one feel a sense of community? The gaps in a library are like footprints in the sand: They show has where others have gone before; they assure us we are not alone.’
‘Yes it is somewhat vexing to thread through the stacks of a library, only to discover and absence rather than the sought-after volume, but once the ire subsides, doesn’t one feel a sense of community? The gaps in a library are like footprints in the sand: They show has where others have gone before; they assure us we are not alone.’
johannalliebl's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
calistaw's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
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
4.0
ghttheguy00's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars. Really enjoyed this one, can’t wait to read the next one to see how it all turns out!
enbyglitch's review against another edition
5.0
My high expectations have been surpassed yet again. The world of these books continues to utterly enthrall me, as do the central cast of characters. It is wonderful to get into the heads of each member of the group, and I can only imagine there is much more intrigue yet to come from those explorations.
I am absolutely invested in the story as it progresses into the latter half of the series. That said, part of me worries that Bancroft played all of his cards in this novel and that there will be little mystery and wonder yet to come. Only one way to find out, I suppose.
I am absolutely invested in the story as it progresses into the latter half of the series. That said, part of me worries that Bancroft played all of his cards in this novel and that there will be little mystery and wonder yet to come. Only one way to find out, I suppose.
brittonthenderson's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
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? No
3.25
arinreads's review against another edition
4.0
it was fine, i just liked the first one better i think