Reviews

The Pearl King by Sarah Painter

rosescottagee's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

acereviews's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

kymzii's review

adventurous dark emotional fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

gray5217's review

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

heathersbike's review against another edition

I still don't feel like these click for me but I still desperately want to know what happens next. Bah.

elusivity's review

2.0

Very quick read. Enjoyable, but not particularly memorable. Will put my thoughts into the review for Book 5.

fantaiil's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

bart154ce's review

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

jensen1's review against another edition

5.0

Definitely the best book in the series so far. I went back and forth between wanting to continue with them and just skipping out, but I'm glad I didn't! It had a lot of intrigue and I loved the introduction of the Pearl family. I also loved that

Spoiler

Lydia finally confronts Charlie. He's been bothering me so badly since the beginning!

. Overall, I think the writing and the plot line was definitely at its strongest in this one. I also loved the cliffhanger.

texile's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Bog-standard urban fantasy, with some fun mechanics and a couple likable characters. I’m enjoying this series, but the plot holes are significant and annoying. Like book 1 emphasizes that Henry Crow was only allowed to leave because he was the younger son, but from book 2 on, he’s the older son and former heir. And Lydia communicates with someone via CCTV, but we’d been told before and after that incident that she doesn’t show up on CCTV.