felinedevil's review
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Too much dialogue. All the characters had the same personality so it was difficult to figure out whose point of view it was (multiple POVs).
kayu99's review
adventurous
emotional
reflective
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
3.5
bkschwartz's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
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? No
3.75
linaria's review
3.0
+ gaaaaaaaaaaay
+ interesting world and characters
+ complicated sister relationships
- SO MANY VIEWPOINTS
Here's my huge regret: I didn't reread book one before diving in. I was so unbelievably stoked to read this book, so I dived in and didn't quite realize how much I had forgotten until after I was like 10% percent in. I read the first 25% or so in hardcover and then switched to audio since I had a long drive ahead, and this is where my biggest problem came in.
I mentioned that there were a LOT of viewpoints. Which is fine; this is a large cast book. The problem arises from the fact that the way the narrator is identified is through the title (E.g. "Lin alone in the Citadel" or something like that). The audiobook does not give the chapter titles, so every time the chapter changed in the audio, I had to pause and figure out who was narrating. Since the chapters are so short, this happened every 5-10 minutes. I eventually abandoned my audio in favour of returning to the beautiful hardcover.
This isn't the book's fault, but I cannot help that it did influence my enjoyment. I'm hoping to do a re-read later this year and be a bit more prepared this time.
+ interesting world and characters
+ complicated sister relationships
- SO MANY VIEWPOINTS
Here's my huge regret: I didn't reread book one before diving in. I was so unbelievably stoked to read this book, so I dived in and didn't quite realize how much I had forgotten until after I was like 10% percent in. I read the first 25% or so in hardcover and then switched to audio since I had a long drive ahead, and this is where my biggest problem came in.
I mentioned that there were a LOT of viewpoints. Which is fine; this is a large cast book. The problem arises from the fact that the way the narrator is identified is through the title (E.g. "Lin alone in the Citadel" or something like that). The audiobook does not give the chapter titles, so every time the chapter changed in the audio, I had to pause and figure out who was narrating. Since the chapters are so short, this happened every 5-10 minutes. I eventually abandoned my audio in favour of returning to the beautiful hardcover.
This isn't the book's fault, but I cannot help that it did influence my enjoyment. I'm hoping to do a re-read later this year and be a bit more prepared this time.
greencactus's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.5
althea's review
4.0
chrissypops's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Just loved the world building, magic and the dynamics of the main characters.
whovianpnw's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
sad
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? Yes
4.0
abbyhrc's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75