Reviews

Salute the Dark by Adrian Tchaikovsky

chipotle_9010's review against another edition

challenging dark tense 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Slavery, and War

Minor: Torture

jonathanfreirich's review against another edition

5.0

A very satisfying mini-conclusion to the first arc of these stories! Bravo!

mandziol's review against another edition

dark 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

4.75

solseit's review against another edition

5.0

I confirm the love for the world, the stakes, the characters and that the death(s) have actually bothered me and left a (bookish) mark.
This book does a lot with the idea of uprising and David vs Goliath. Just wonderful; so much so that this time, the read is a full 5-star read.

And then I find myself wanting to know more of certain aspects of this world: how did the mosquito-kinden become so unknown? Where are other butterfly-kinden? I want to explore the Spider kinden (and I am starting to wonder if this experience would be similar to Menzoberranzan and the spider queen, Lolth?) and I want to see more of their world! What about Cesta's kinden? This world is so vast and I am not sure we will get the right amount of information to know it all!

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I genuinely love this world, the characters and their stories.
It was quite a short book but pretty brutal and key to the development of the story going forward.
I mourned in this book though. I did not expect that to be a possibility yet it was.
I am also curious about the new “power couple” with Totho being one of the members.
This book genuinely twisted the plot in a way that almost a brand new series is starting!

jobby's review against another edition

adventurous tense 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

4.0

maffa303's review against another edition

5.0

Incredible! If I could give it more stars then I would. The first 4 books of the shadows of the apt are remarkable! Absolutely love them, brilliantly written, intense books that cannot be put down.

bekah_beks's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

vipersinapit's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

wockawockawocka's review against another edition

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

5.0

uhtceara's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0