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ka_ke's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-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
4.75
Where some second books have the dreaded second book syndrome (aka they’re just filler), A Strange Hymn managed to avoid it. The development of both plot and characters is smooth and rather impressive. I truly enjoyed the reintroduction to Temperance. Other than the fade to black spicy scenes, it is an excellent middle book!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Rape and Alcohol
dinkumbird's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
This is the second book and the Bargainer series and I don’t think it quite lives up to the first book. It is fairly slow-paced and my brain often wandered to other things while I was reading. I will say that there was a fair amount of world building. Des takes Callie on a tour of his realm and all the different islands that he commands. She also takes a trip to the Flora realm so we as readers get a slightly more comprehensive look into the different realms. Over the coarse of the book Des starts revealing more about his past which I really enjoyed reading and it answered some questions that were brought up in the first book. This book does not fix any of the problems with Temper’s character. She has the potential to be a more dynamic character, but she is still just a side character who pops up on occasion to help Callie and then fades back into the background again. I was really hoping she would have a bigger role in this book. Overall I thought this book was ok.
Content Warnings
Minor: Blood and Death of parent
juliette_95's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The first half is really slow but the second half is fast!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Murder