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opatzsarah's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
A great second book in the series. I wish there was more closure or resolution. Finding answers to the puzzle are a bit slow moving. And I feel like kakias keeps getting away. I really did enjoy it, but the first book was better and I’m hoping the next book has more resolutions.
saremaj's review against another edition
I wanted to love it so bad but I just don't connect with the characters 😭
mlea1d's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
kvarela7's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
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? Yes
4.0
rwolly's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
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
4.0
ashley_apairofreaders's review against another edition
5.0
Excellent continuation to the first book! I really enjoyed the complex character development found in TSOO. It was powerful to watch all of these characters grow and deal with the broken pieces of themselves.
At first, I was a little concerned when I saw the dual point of views and who was doing it. One of them would have not been my first guess at a POV. However, I really think that overtime, I came to appreciate that second voice being in there and watching his journey, which at one point was connected to the FMC‘s, but moved away from it as they both deal with who they are as people presently. At times, it was a little frustrated in the two characters for trying to make something work that to the reader felt utterly broken, but it was really interesting to watch the story progress and watch them work through the fact that they may be weren’t destined, and that who they were as people meant that they couldn’t be what they were in the past to each other. Plus, I loved the budding romance between the FMC and the true MMC. It was sweet, soulful, and I couldn’t get enough.
I think the plot was strong. I liked the elements of the story where the FMC is working to secure her position as an up-and-coming revered, and the political upheaval she faced in response to that. I think the themes of sacrifice, of loss of grief, and of hope are extremely powerful in this story. That all comes through in the plot as the characters are forced to contend with not only their own emotions, but the events that they have little to no control over.
Overall this second segment of the story of Ophelia and Tolek, and their found family is a dark but healing ride, and I cannot wait to see where it goes next.
At first, I was a little concerned when I saw the dual point of views and who was doing it. One of them would have not been my first guess at a POV. However, I really think that overtime, I came to appreciate that second voice being in there and watching his journey, which at one point was connected to the FMC‘s, but moved away from it as they both deal with who they are as people presently. At times, it was a little frustrated in the two characters for trying to make something work that to the reader felt utterly broken, but it was really interesting to watch the story progress and watch them work through the fact that they may be weren’t destined, and that who they were as people meant that they couldn’t be what they were in the past to each other. Plus, I loved the budding romance between the FMC and the true MMC. It was sweet, soulful, and I couldn’t get enough.
I think the plot was strong. I liked the elements of the story where the FMC is working to secure her position as an up-and-coming revered, and the political upheaval she faced in response to that. I think the themes of sacrifice, of loss of grief, and of hope are extremely powerful in this story. That all comes through in the plot as the characters are forced to contend with not only their own emotions, but the events that they have little to no control over.
Overall this second segment of the story of Ophelia and Tolek, and their found family is a dark but healing ride, and I cannot wait to see where it goes next.
bookyna_'s review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
classicsbooker's review against another edition
5.0
This book is even BETTER than the first one! Ophelia and her group of friends are now trying to established their roles in positions of power and control over the government. They meet many obstacles in the process while also trying to prepare for war. I have realized one of the big reasons I love this series is because of the rawness of emotions that you get to feel from the characters while reading. You get to experience the happiness, sadness, indecisiveness, worry, love, fear and so much more. Another reason why I was so drawn into this book is because of the supporting characters, while I love Ophelia, her tight-knit group of friends are just as interesting as she is!
tkeyahreads's review against another edition
5.0
This book definitely took a few turns I needed it to take. It was such a good read and again, Nicole is gifted. Her writing is insanely beautiful and poetic. I enjoyed more buildup in this second book of her series. The pace was still slow, but as a Fantasy lover I do love the slower paced books with a lot of detail which is what Nicole delivered.
We dove into the characters a bit more and there was more world building in this one which I also enjoyed.
I easily began to love each character more while learning more about them. I was also able to easily envision the world they live in, where the main characters are from as well as the characters from other territories.
One thing I love most about these books is the unique magic aspects. The amount of creativity it had to have taken to come up with it is impressive.
With the pace these books have been going into book 2 was exactly what it should’ve been and was perfect following The Curse of Ophelia. Not only that but the ending leads very well into the next book which I cannot wait to read.
I love this series so far and cannot wait to dive into book 3.