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fitzpatrickhannah's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
ithinktfiam's review against another edition
3.0
Saw it in the new book shelves and didn't realize it was a sequel. It didn't matter as if you know anything about the classic fantasy tales you'll understand this. Neve is the queen and Red is her sister. The story munges, as the first clearly did, a whole bunch of the old tales. Now they are separated as Neve is on an adventure in the Shadowlands and Red is trying to figure out what is happening in the world. The stories, also no surprise, overlap to a nice conclusion.
The problem is the story would have been far better at two-thirds the length. Knowing the tales, it just takes too long to read. She's a good writer but the story doesn't contain enough for the length.
The problem is the story would have been far better at two-thirds the length. Knowing the tales, it just takes too long to read. She's a good writer but the story doesn't contain enough for the length.
mushiemoon's review against another edition
5.0
For everything I wished the first book had, this one delivered. I will reread this series again just to sink my teeth further into Neve's story.
gowanderinbooks's review against another edition
4.0
So here is a quick run down of the book so if you haven’t finish book one (For the Wolf) ummmm scroll past the summary or come back once you have and then my thoughts…
-THE SUMMARY
The Kings still exist, Red is one with the Wilderwood with the Wolf’s help and Neve is gone. She is in the Shadowlands and will now have rely on an enemy to help save the world because the Shadowland is crumbling. Only matching love, the Golden Veined One and the Shadow Queen can stop the Kings and their evil from being unleashed but it means sacrifice, pain and unbelievable choices.
-MY THOUGHTS
Ok so book 1 took me until I was 80% of the way through before I really grasped the magic going on and fell into the storyline…not the case with this one. From the start we understand what is happening and what needs to be done while still giving us twists and turns. I love the balance of light and dark and how we walk parallel stories but how well they twine together too. You get a nice slow burn enemies to lovers, you get triumph and heartbreak. I like that we get a solid ending but be ready it isn’t all tied up in a neat little bow!
-THE SUMMARY
The Kings still exist, Red is one with the Wilderwood with the Wolf’s help and Neve is gone. She is in the Shadowlands and will now have rely on an enemy to help save the world because the Shadowland is crumbling. Only matching love, the Golden Veined One and the Shadow Queen can stop the Kings and their evil from being unleashed but it means sacrifice, pain and unbelievable choices.
-MY THOUGHTS
Ok so book 1 took me until I was 80% of the way through before I really grasped the magic going on and fell into the storyline…not the case with this one. From the start we understand what is happening and what needs to be done while still giving us twists and turns. I love the balance of light and dark and how we walk parallel stories but how well they twine together too. You get a nice slow burn enemies to lovers, you get triumph and heartbreak. I like that we get a solid ending but be ready it isn’t all tied up in a neat little bow!
breakaway71's review against another edition
5.0
This book had...quite possibly, even more to live up to than the first, to be honest. The first lives in my mind in glorious perfection, Red and Eammon's story twisted in my mind like vines. I didn't care for Neve in the first book, not really. She was too hard, too brittle.
I see now, that was the point.
I certainly didn't like Solmir in the first book. He was a Villain, and I didn't see how he could possibly be redeemed so well as to make me fall in love like I did with the Wolf.
I didn't expect to enjoy this book nearly so much, and that was my failing. I should have trusted Hannah Whitten to blow me out of the water. This book is equally as flawless as the first, with characters I would die for. It took maybe twenty pages for me to fall for Solmir and Neve. HOW? WHAT SORCERY IS THIS? In the first book, I eagerly devoured Red's parts and was sad to have to step away into Neve's. This book was the exact opposite, and I am so envious of this author's ability to manage her characters and story so deftly.
I am in love with everything about this duology and I can't WAIT to see what Hannah blesses us with next.
I see now, that was the point.
I certainly didn't like Solmir in the first book. He was a Villain, and I didn't see how he could possibly be redeemed so well as to make me fall in love like I did with the Wolf.
I didn't expect to enjoy this book nearly so much, and that was my failing. I should have trusted Hannah Whitten to blow me out of the water. This book is equally as flawless as the first, with characters I would die for. It took maybe twenty pages for me to fall for Solmir and Neve. HOW? WHAT SORCERY IS THIS? In the first book, I eagerly devoured Red's parts and was sad to have to step away into Neve's. This book was the exact opposite, and I am so envious of this author's ability to manage her characters and story so deftly.
I am in love with everything about this duology and I can't WAIT to see what Hannah blesses us with next.
jules_grable's review against another edition
3.0
For the Throne picked up right where For the Wolf left off with Never trapped in the Shadowlands and Red desperately trying to find her. Once again, Whitten created a truly unique story that incorporated aspects of class tales (this time Snow White and the Hades/Persephone myth). Neve and Red have two distinct voices, even if their goals are similar, and the tragedy and pain they encountered to return to each other was harrowing. And I adored the descriptions of the Shadowlands. The horror was right on! I wish a map had been included with the book to show where all of the different locations of the world were. I found myself lost trying to imagine the geography of where our heroes were traveling.
Character-wise, it was great fun to see the gang again. Fife, Lyra, and Raffe were fun personalities in the first book and this continued to the next. Great supportive characters. Neve could be a frustrating POV character - but, honestly, this just contributed to her overall personality. I wasn't super thrilled with the addition of Raffe as a POV character. It felt out of place in a story that was meant to be about the sisters. But I understand the need for it given some of the revelations that occurred under Raffe's POV.
For the Throne neatly ended this duology by tying off all loose ends into neat little bows. Everyone ended up with a partner that they loved and was able to fulfill their personal goals, despite their traumatic adventures. It was a little Hollywood but not in a bad way.
Character-wise, it was great fun to see the gang again. Fife, Lyra, and Raffe were fun personalities in the first book and this continued to the next. Great supportive characters. Neve could be a frustrating POV character - but, honestly, this just contributed to her overall personality. I wasn't super thrilled with the addition of Raffe as a POV character. It felt out of place in a story that was meant to be about the sisters. But I understand the need for it given some of the revelations that occurred under Raffe's POV.
For the Throne neatly ended this duology by tying off all loose ends into neat little bows. Everyone ended up with a partner that they loved and was able to fulfill their personal goals, despite their traumatic adventures. It was a little Hollywood but not in a bad way.
emiodo's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
cecmason's review against another edition
4.0
A continuation of the world previously established and just as fun and exciting.