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lennie_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
mischiefmanaged_98's review against another edition
2.0
Un peccato, perché il primo non era male.
Ma questo è proprio illeggibile, neanche l’ho finito.
Ma questo è proprio illeggibile, neanche l’ho finito.
cobaltbookshelf's review against another edition
2.0
This is different from first book while I liked more Grey of course, there wasn't enough of of Harper( they should be a endgame) but this just comfrmed that I don't care about Rhen at all.
But I will read 3th book.
But I will read 3th book.
welcometomyescape's review against another edition
4.0
At first, I was hesitant about the new character/POV, but about a third of the way in, she really grew on me. I still LOVE Grey and his character growth and the world. I loved watching that world expand and meeting new friends. I wasn’t ready to let go of Harper’s POV, but I really like where the story is going!
robotnik's review against another edition
1.0
If I had a nickel for every time I read a fairy tale retelling that I absolutely adored only to decide to read the sequel this year and end up absolutely hating it, I would have two nickels.
Which isn't a lot, but it's strange that it happened twice.
(PS, A Curse So Dark and Lonely should have been a stand alone and this book does nothing but tarnish it, thanks).
Which isn't a lot, but it's strange that it happened twice.
(PS, A Curse So Dark and Lonely should have been a stand alone and this book does nothing but tarnish it, thanks).
sierrav's review against another edition
4.0
i was going into this book thinking i was getting more of harper and rhen, when it was not i was kind of iffy at first but i grew to looove the new characters!!! grey has been my fav since the first book so i’m soooo happy this book was about him
this is an amazing series!
this is an amazing series!
amyapple's review against another edition
2.0
Perhaps it’s because it’s the middle book but this lacked the substance the 1st one had and was a lot slower moving.
I enjoyed meeting the new characters but there just wasn’t enough depth and exploration into them.
Predictable storyline, zero twist elements made this a far more mundane read compared to the first book. This one could have been a novella if we took out the a bunch of repetitive self loathing from Lia Mara.
I enjoyed meeting the new characters but there just wasn’t enough depth and exploration into them.
Predictable storyline, zero twist elements made this a far more mundane read compared to the first book. This one could have been a novella if we took out the a bunch of repetitive self loathing from Lia Mara.
heartscontent's review against another edition
5.0
You can find this review of A Heart so Fierce and Broken on my blog, Heart's Content!
Received an Advanced Reader’s Copy from publisher via Edelweiss+ in exchange for an honest review. Thank you!
There's one thing that always gets me by the throat in any book: unpredictability. And I don't just mean utterly unfathomable answers to a mystery, no; but absolutely fathomable answers that just don't arrive at us because of the author's ability to weave the story without room for a single thread coming loose or giving way.
A Heart so Fierce and Broken was so much more painful for the simple reason that unlike in A Curse so Dark and Lonely, you don't see an end to this. Some solution that could possibly solve this conundrum that has fallen upon the protagonists. I could never see anything that was to happen until it already has and what I expect either doesn't happen or happens much later by which time I would've ruled it out from happening. This was a fantastic pro for me while reading.
A Heart so Fierce and Broken is much like A Curse so Dark and Lonely in pace. It's steady throughout without any slowing down or speeding up and typically this could be difficult for some people because steady can sometimes be confused for slow as well. However, there's a certain benefit from steadiness that one realizes only while reading; which is the time to allow the plot, the characters and their stories and all the emotion to percolate slowly into you until finally you're interlocked with the characters in a very real way.
I have always always loved Grey a lot, especially in the first book where technically we're supposed to feel only for Rhen. I always wondered why Brigid worked in this strange way to get us to feel for Grey in this manner. Then of course, I read this book and everything started to make sense. God, I swear, I loved this book, the way that it built, the romance, the friendships, the pain, betrayal and especially the morally grey honour that was neither fault-able nor forgivable. AHHHH.
Everything was perfect, you guys. Just perfect at the end, and then of course, the end. That ending. I was not ready for it. Guys, you won't be either. Dammit.
Prepare yourselves. Five stars!! This book outdid the first in very many ways. Loved it.
A very special mention to the little dedication that Brigid Kemmerer left for us readers. <3 <3
Received an Advanced Reader’s Copy from publisher via Edelweiss+ in exchange for an honest review. Thank you!
There's one thing that always gets me by the throat in any book: unpredictability. And I don't just mean utterly unfathomable answers to a mystery, no; but absolutely fathomable answers that just don't arrive at us because of the author's ability to weave the story without room for a single thread coming loose or giving way.
A Heart so Fierce and Broken was so much more painful for the simple reason that unlike in A Curse so Dark and Lonely, you don't see an end to this. Some solution that could possibly solve this conundrum that has fallen upon the protagonists. I could never see anything that was to happen until it already has and what I expect either doesn't happen or happens much later by which time I would've ruled it out from happening. This was a fantastic pro for me while reading.
A Heart so Fierce and Broken is much like A Curse so Dark and Lonely in pace. It's steady throughout without any slowing down or speeding up and typically this could be difficult for some people because steady can sometimes be confused for slow as well. However, there's a certain benefit from steadiness that one realizes only while reading; which is the time to allow the plot, the characters and their stories and all the emotion to percolate slowly into you until finally you're interlocked with the characters in a very real way.
I have always always loved Grey a lot, especially in the first book where technically we're supposed to feel only for Rhen. I always wondered why Brigid worked in this strange way to get us to feel for Grey in this manner. Then of course, I read this book and everything started to make sense. God, I swear, I loved this book, the way that it built, the romance, the friendships, the pain, betrayal and especially the morally grey honour that was neither fault-able nor forgivable. AHHHH.
Everything was perfect, you guys. Just perfect at the end, and then of course, the end. That ending. I was not ready for it. Guys, you won't be either. Dammit.
Prepare yourselves. Five stars!! This book outdid the first in very many ways. Loved it.
A very special mention to the little dedication that Brigid Kemmerer left for us readers. <3 <3
ummaima's review against another edition
3.0
I really don't have too much to say about this one lmao.
It was good. It wasn't great and it wasn't particularly memorable. It was interesting in the start but it got rather slow towards the end and I was counting pages till it was finished. I practically skimmed it.
I liked Tycho. And I liked Iisak. Lia Mara was alright. Grey was marginally better.
I miss Harper and Rhen tbh. I wish there was more focus on them. Rhen deserves better and Grey should just stop.
“The most dangerous person at the party is always the girl sitting alone with a book.”
slay ig
IN CONCLUSION......... not the best, but I still have hope for the next one.
It was good. It wasn't great and it wasn't particularly memorable. It was interesting in the start but it got rather slow towards the end and I was counting pages till it was finished. I practically skimmed it.
I liked Tycho. And I liked Iisak. Lia Mara was alright. Grey was marginally better.
I miss Harper and Rhen tbh. I wish there was more focus on them. Rhen deserves better and Grey should just stop.
“The most dangerous person at the party is always the girl sitting alone with a book.”
slay ig
IN CONCLUSION......... not the best, but I still have hope for the next one.