ausieyank72's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
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? Yes
4.25
tinypeapod's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
the_nook_of_tomes's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
crownoftamriel's review
The story seemed interesting enough, but I really couldn't fully get into to the book to finish. I caught myself skipping pages and then after barely reading a chapter I decided this was a DNF.
kmnewton89's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
jenneyfire's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
rustedtulips's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
This book was both as good as I wanted it to be and somehow also very drawn out and not as great as I’d hoped. I have given it a 3.5 star rating but rounded up to 4 stars.
I loved the storyline and plot, however it was slightly slower paced and had several tangents that could have been condensed down or gotten through a little quicker.
That being said, I really enjoyed the characters in this book. I loved the lost memories and the piecing together of events to find a truth that has already been found but then lost. It was a unique perspective for a novel with a detective angle.
I obviously loved the elements of magic and an entire magical system to keep magic intact and away from normal mortals. I will definitely be continuing the story itself with book two in the near future
I loved the storyline and plot, however it was slightly slower paced and had several tangents that could have been condensed down or gotten through a little quicker.
That being said, I really enjoyed the characters in this book. I loved the lost memories and the piecing together of events to find a truth that has already been found but then lost. It was a unique perspective for a novel with a detective angle.
I obviously loved the elements of magic and an entire magical system to keep magic intact and away from normal mortals. I will definitely be continuing the story itself with book two in the near future
satashii's review
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
skylar2's review against another edition
2.0
The Raven Spell starts out strong, but unfortunately doesn't deliver in the end. What seems like an interesting mystery at the beginning unfortunately ends up just being a bland, predictable plot with equally bland characters.