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simonereadsbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
tense
slow-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
freb's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
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
adrien's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
t0nym3atballs's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
4.5
dishlib's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
ridanwise's review against another edition
5.0
177/5⭐️
Tried as I did, couldn’t make this book last forever.
If you are a fan of BLRW, you’ll love this book more. If BLRW rubbed you the wrong way, you’ll love this book more.
If you are a writer with your own aspirations to grandeur, please be wary, Marlon will humble you.
Best book I’ve read this year. Top five books I have read in all of my life.
Tried as I did, couldn’t make this book last forever.
If you are a fan of BLRW, you’ll love this book more. If BLRW rubbed you the wrong way, you’ll love this book more.
If you are a writer with your own aspirations to grandeur, please be wary, Marlon will humble you.
Best book I’ve read this year. Top five books I have read in all of my life.
noranne's review against another edition
3.0
So I tried the first book in this series and bounced off it pretty hard, but I heard the second book could be read on its own, so I decided to give it a shot. I'm glad I did, as it was much easier for me to get into and I could somewhat follow what was happening. I will say I do not think this is a great choice for audiobook. The narrator is great, but I have a harder time following things and this was very long and dense and I definitely missed a few things here and there along the way that I probably would have picked up if I was reading. Also the audiobook is so damn long that even listening on 1.5x speed and listening basically every day, my library loan ended before I finished and I had to wait on hold again!
The story focuses on Sogolon, the "Moon Witch" (not a witch). I was a bit confused at first but then it seemed like a recognizable plot was emerging and then BAM no that's not it...sorry, Eminy. Towards the end/late middle, she finally intersects with the characters I recognized from what I read of the first book (Tracker, Leopard, and the mingy children). This may have benefited from actually finishing the first book, as I could tell some things were being skipped over and that there was more story there from other POVs. Not quite enough to make me want to wade back in book 1 though!
Anyway, I'm glad I read this one. Definitely some interesting characters, although they're all intensely flawed which made it a little hard to engage at times. Like one nice person would have been too much to ask?? Also this book is very crude, which doesn't usually bother me but I got pretty sick of hearing about everybody's "coo", especially as every time I was vividly aware this was written by a man.
The story focuses on Sogolon, the "Moon Witch" (not a witch). I was a bit confused at first but then it seemed like a recognizable plot was emerging and then BAM no that's not it...sorry, Eminy. Towards the end/late middle, she finally intersects with the characters I recognized from what I read of the first book (Tracker, Leopard, and the mingy children). This may have benefited from actually finishing the first book, as I could tell some things were being skipped over and that there was more story there from other POVs. Not quite enough to make me want to wade back in book 1 though!
Anyway, I'm glad I read this one. Definitely some interesting characters, although they're all intensely flawed which made it a little hard to engage at times. Like one nice person would have been too much to ask?? Also this book is very crude, which doesn't usually bother me but I got pretty sick of hearing about everybody's "coo", especially as every time I was vividly aware this was written by a man.
marymaryhelen's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
slow-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
4.5
heathenhuffle's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25