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melissaroxks's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
polemos's review against another edition
Within the first few pages the protagonist chops off the head of a 12 year old girl because she's "infected" with evil. But before she does that, she explains, through narration, that she is also "infected" with evil and has been for a long time and she has to fight against it. Seems like she could have given the girl the same chance she was giving herself.
It's not clear if the evil infecting the protagonist is the same evil infecting the girl, but the protagonist herself draws a direct parallel so they must at least be similar. Or it's bad writing. Either way, the protagonist murdering a child for reasons that are, at best, vague--if not entirely immoral--is a great way for me to put down your book.
vkealy's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
barnesbookshelf's review against another edition
5.0
I'm. In. Love.
I had this book on my want to read list for a couple of years now, so I was very excited to get it for Christmas this past year. Holy crap, im even happier that I got it now. I need the next book, STAT!
While reading it, I thought to myself "this kinda reminds me of The Lightning Thief", which is a compliment in my opinion as I Love The Lightning Thief. The thing is, this is Clearly Not A Middle Grade Novel, which I just loved so much about it!! I honestly would classify this as a New Adult rather than Young Adult, which is so refreshing because I'm in the New Adult range more than the Young Adult range.
But enough about me. Trail of Lightning has some of the best storytelling I've seen in a while! And the Plot Twists are set up so well!! My God! If you like Young Adult fantasy, you have to read this book!
I had this book on my want to read list for a couple of years now, so I was very excited to get it for Christmas this past year. Holy crap, im even happier that I got it now. I need the next book, STAT!
While reading it, I thought to myself "this kinda reminds me of The Lightning Thief", which is a compliment in my opinion as I Love The Lightning Thief. The thing is, this is Clearly Not A Middle Grade Novel, which I just loved so much about it!! I honestly would classify this as a New Adult rather than Young Adult, which is so refreshing because I'm in the New Adult range more than the Young Adult range.
But enough about me. Trail of Lightning has some of the best storytelling I've seen in a while! And the Plot Twists are set up so well!! My God! If you like Young Adult fantasy, you have to read this book!
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I love that Grace's son was just casually gay, and it wasn't a big thing. It was just there. And the buildup to Kai's reveal was just perfect!samkb's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-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
3.0
myriadreads's review against another edition
3.0
I wanted to like this more than I did. Great concept, but it just dragged and I almost abandoned it several times.
janchamp's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Solid 4 stars! The audiobook is very well narrated and brings a lot of depth to the story. My only regret with the audiobook is that I felt I missed out on what the Diné words LOOKED like, which is probably weird, but whatever.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Emotional abuse
Minor: Alcoholism
stacis16's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Death, Violence, and Gore
gabalodon's review against another edition
4.0
Very well-written, great main character, interesting array of side characters. I love the world-building and the pacing was excellent. My only gripes were wanting to see more of the side characters (although I assume that will come in the sequels) and some confusion regarding some leaps in logic/narrative plot points that I didn't quite follow, most particularly the leap to the climax and some of the character's motivations for their actions around that scene. But I'm very excited to read the sequel and find out what's in store for Maggie next!!
yeahnaar's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
The characters, plot, and setting lean heavily on cliche. None of the three are well developed or fleshed out. It feels a lot like fan fiction more than a real novel. Even so, some of the elements of world building are unique and there’s enough action and fast pace to keep you moderately entertained.