5.19k reviews for:

The Goblin Emperor

Katherine Addison

4.16 AVERAGE

qeencce's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

abundantplums's review against another edition

4.75

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective slow-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

---

The proper nouns get confusing, but I love the main character so much I want to adopt him as my son.

mint_raven's review against another edition

3.5

hopeful mysterious medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

abbeygsj's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous slow-paced

anniemeandering's review against another edition

3.0

---

3.5 stars

acwhite's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous hopeful inspiring medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

m1r0k0v's review against another edition

3.25

funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

iwi's review against another edition

2.0

---

Idk this just really wasn't for me. I didn't feel like Maia had any direction and he didn't seem to care all that much that he didn't either. He /had/ to be emperor but he didn't seem to have any goal in mind for the people/land. And it wasn't clear why it would be bad to abdicate for the SIL either. 

Any moment that might have been tense was rushed over. 

The world building was just bland to me. There's airships just so the family can die in one, don't wonder what powers them or anything. There's Watchers that can see through the dead's eyes? But idk how it is really used in the world outside of like one police-esque case. Suddenly! When the emperor is attacked the guard has death magic to smite the guy? But never mentioned again. I was really looking forward to the world building but it was so minimal. 

I'm okay with slow stories and character driven stories, but I just didn't find anything interesting here. 

moonofsaturn's review against another edition

5.0

hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

litschen's review against another edition

4.25

challenging emotional hopeful relaxing 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