Reviews

The Bitter Twins by Jen Williams

stthais's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

4.25

jolock's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad 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? No

4.25

bof's review against another edition

4.0

As in the first book, the beginning was slow but now that i care so much about the characters, i did not mind one bit! The second half: amazing. The Jurelia are still pretty gross but nevermind.

wanderer_one's review against another edition

5.0

4.5 stars

Wow. I enjoyed this more than the first book. I really love all the relationships (platonic or otherwise) in this book. And the war beasts, I love them (esp. Kirune).

I will say, though, I did feel a little confused with Hestilions motivations. I definitely missed something in this book or maybe even book one. Regardless, seeing what happens with her was a, not-surprising, wild ride.

Excited to see what happens with everyone in the final book!

cornpoppy's review against another edition

4.0

با اینکه جلد اولو بیشتر دوست داشتم اما قلبم برای تک تکشون پر پر شد

themorbidcorvid's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.5

shortbreadofdoom's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

eri721's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

jessarratt's review against another edition

5.0

I can't put into words everything that I'm thinking and feeling about this book. I don't understand why this series isn't wildly popular with everyone under the sun, but it feels like it was written specifically for me, as silly as that sounds. If you love Miyazaki movies, especially Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away, I think you'll love these books. Weird and sometimes horrifying, but so endearing and powerful and rich with emotion and beauty and humanity.

I'm downloading the third book immediately, but I don't want the series to end.

alyssagildea's review against another edition

2.0

I have mixed feelings about this book. I agree with other reviewers that the last half is as fast as the beginning is slow... however, more than that, the first half of the book really irritated me. I almost gave up on this, but felt too invested. In the first half, every character was their flawed personality trait to the 'nth' degree. 100% arrogant, 100% self-pitying, 100% self-righteous, 100% close-minded, etc ... ugh. Everyone was simply irritating. I'm all about character flaws, but no one had ANY redeeming factors - until the end of the book, which I couldn't put down. So, while I am frustrated by this, I am equal parts pulled back into the story and feel the need to finish out the series. It seems to be this author's MO: a slow/mediocre first half and then a wonderful whirlwind conclusion. I prefer a bit more well-rounded experience. If I had not made it 2/3 the way through this series already, I wouldn't bother finishing it and would not necessarily recommend it to future readers.