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gen_wolfhailstorm's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-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
3.5
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Narrated by Paul Boehmer
Unabridged
Many a shocked moment was had with book 3. I enjoyed the transformation of the plot as well as the growth of our characters - particularly Jasper and Alex as our side characters.
The plot twists were really intriguing and I didn't see them coming at all, for the most part.
Looking forward to seeing how the fall out of this installment lends itself to the set up of book 4.
Narrated by Paul Boehmer
Unabridged
Many a shocked moment was had with book 3. I enjoyed the transformation of the plot as well as the growth of our characters - particularly Jasper and Alex as our side characters.
The plot twists were really intriguing and I didn't see them coming at all, for the most part.
Looking forward to seeing how the fall out of this installment lends itself to the set up of book 4.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death and Violence
beckyyreadss's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
I wanted to read this because my goal is to always discover new authors. Holly Black’s cruel prince series is adored on Tiktok but I wanted to read some of her oldest work first. When I saw she had a series with Cassandra Clare I was all for it. I have loved the series so far, but this book dragged and really disappointed me
This books still follow Call and his third year at the Magisterium. The students at the school are supposed to be safe under the watchful eyes of the mages, they are taught to use magic to bring order to the chaotic world. But now the chaos is fighting back. Call, Tamara and Aaron should be worrying about things like pop quizzes, their social life and magic contests – instead they are tracking down a sinister killer after the shocking death of one of their classmates before school started. So they are risking their lives to find out who it is. As Call, Tamara and Aaron discover, magic can only be as good as the person who wields it. In evil hands, it has the capacity to do a lot of harm, unless it can be stopped in time.
I get that this is a young adult more for older children book, but I just felt like the plot was too predictable and boring sometimes. There was no tension expect for the same thing of Aaron and Call can’t control their magic, teachers and students hiding secrets, the new person being accused of the bad guy, Jasper being cruel. I ended up finding myself skimming over a lot of the text because I feel like I’ve read some variation of this book over the series. Hopefully the next book is better.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Child death, and Death
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Fire/Fire injury
lolamosk's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death and Death
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