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I am sad to say I dropped and will not rate this. The Gilded Ones is one of my favorite YA books and this one just feels like a standard YA novel. All of the elements about it that made it unique are toned down in favor of a standard YA fantasy adventure with some romance. I am sure that works for a lot of people, but I loved that book for very particular reasons, none of which are present here.

l1ndz7's review against another edition

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4.5

Just as great as the first one. Namina knows how to reveal twists!! They are endless and so well done 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 There’s LGBTQ+ rep, tons of action, heartbreak and awesomeness. I’m loving this series!!!

heidiedm's review against another edition

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4.0

Much anticipated, very good book plenty of action and adventure. However few moments felt a bit repetitive

https_my_mind's review

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

naniaunruh's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

catyreadsthings's review against another edition

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I was sad that I didn’t like this book and couldn’t justify continuing it. I really enjoyed the first book in this series, but this one immediately fell flat. It felt like way too much was happening too quickly, without any space for reaction or impact.

cerilouisereads's review against another edition

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Dnf at 90 pages, just really struggling to engage after enjoying the first one a lot. Too heavy on the chosen one trope and I’m a bit over YA fantasy. I may give it another go when the third one comes out.

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