Empire of Silence. L'Impero del Silenzio by Christopher Ruocchio

3.97 AVERAGE

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sgtz00's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
interesting world building with  various political and religious elements at play. I like Hadrian as a character— his interest in diplomacy and studying language over ambitions of power or strength is refreshing, and seeing his morals and ideas of freedom questioned as the events in the book take place made me excited to see him grow. Given the sprinkles of narration the reader gets from Hadrian in the future reflecting on the past, I look forward to see where the rest of the series goes. 
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ehova's review against another edition

4.75
adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

samlago's review against another edition

2.75
adventurous dark tense slow-paced
Loveable characters: Complicated

vendel's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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soloefie's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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esoken's review against another edition

4.25
adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix

jfoley148's review against another edition

2.0
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
Very difficult dull read. Narrator did not help. Pacing was dreadful and little to no action. Felt no attention was given to develop side characters. Would have DNF but saw lots recommend pushing through for other books. Whole book could be summarised too easily. 

joshreynolds926's review against another edition

3.75
adventurous dark slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

luketolvaj's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 2%
Not for me

carsonmjones's review against another edition

3.75
adventurous dark inspiring tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Very slowly paced, but think of it as a prequel to the series that covers the protagonists back story.