Reviews

Celui qui noya le monde by Shelley Parker-Chan

pennyforyourthoughts's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This book continued the dense and detailed world of its prequel. The story went forward to the end that has been just out of sight since the start of the first book. One hard thing about it was the number of different POVs(more than before), that became a bit overwhelming. All of the characters had their own reasons for what they did, but some of the choices felt petty. The characters sat in their own emotional pain a lot which got repetitive, but they were in a war so it was sometimes warranted. Also the ending twisted quickly in a new direction that felt odd to appear in an instant, it wasn’t super satisfying to have a sudden change. Overall, amazing writing and plot direction with bits that just didn’t really work well for me.

leighryks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense 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

4.75

shanthecitygirl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging inspiring mysterious slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

The first book in this duology is so strong but I am glad to say that this second book sticks the landing! We finish the many weaved stories of the Radiant King, Ouyang the eunuch general and more all with the signature prose we expect from the first book. These plots are full of intrigue and strategy but the author does a great job of grounding all if it in the character's WHY for their moves which helps you trace them better. That doesn't mean you are not sometimes surprised by a twist based on a character's machination (I gasped on at least one occasion). All in all, this is a gorgeous pair of book and one very strong story. 

kaila_robertson's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

4.75

rat_leooo's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

wum's review against another edition

i'll come back to this when my brain is able to handle it!! 

ec_holland's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

For as much as I loved the first book the second one didn’t quite meet my expectations. Mostly from pacing, this addition to the duology read much slower and became hard for me to focus on all the differing threads of plot.

When I was hooked in, I was HOOKED. The ending was also really well executed and the richness of the characters made me want novellas about all of them. 

I wished for more Ma generally - she’s so great and so interesting.

Anyway, still love this series and glad I read this even if it wasn’t my favorite.

jodean's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

jenibearx3's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

3.75

onholliday's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0