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3.6 AVERAGE

adventurous mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

The ending was incredibly rushed.
adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
adventurous emotional 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

Very good sequel to an already good page turner, I read this book in a week.
adventurous emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
medium-paced

It found compared the the first one it fell flat. All the magic that was linked to the first book seemed to be only a passing thought in this one. Any romance that was built in the first book was gone in the second.

I read this immediately after finishing the first book, which was very nice, I would recommend it. I liked this book a lot, but a bit less than the first one. But ultimately it was a very good follow up and the duology felt complete and not too long. Actual rating is 4.5 but I can't do half stars on goodreads (for reference, the first I gave a 5/5).

What I liked:
- The journey, this book was great because we actually leave the palace and explore a good bit of the world in the novel. We also meet a lot of minor characters that I really liked.

What I didn't like: Nothing in particular sticks out to me, I think it's more just that I liked the first more, maybe because it was my first introduction to the characters and magic and so it was a bit more exciting of a read.

So if you read and liked the first, I'm sure you'll be happy with this one too, especially if you were tired of the palace by the end.