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_itsiara's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-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? N/A
3.5
3.5⭐️
Throught out most of the time that I was reading this book, I found the plot a little boring and the pace really slow. Luckily I love Chloe Gong’s writing, the characters she created and their interactions.
Overall my issue with this book was that it was leaning more into the historical fiction genre, with little crumbs of fantasy. Sadly I’m really not into that genre🥲
Also, I’ve always known that this duology had a spin off series but through out all the book I had no idea which characters would it be about. In the epilogue it’s basically revealed who is gonna be the protagonist of that series, but I don’t know if I’m interested enough in that character to read it.
Initially I was mostly certain that I was going to give this book 3 stars because it was heavy on the politics aspect and because of the pacing issue. Some how in the last 25% I was really invested in what was happening and the final action scenes, so I think it’s more deserving of 3,5⭐️
Throught out most of the time that I was reading this book, I found the plot a little boring and the pace really slow. Luckily I love Chloe Gong’s writing, the characters she created and their interactions.
Overall my issue with this book was that it was leaning more into the historical fiction genre, with little crumbs of fantasy. Sadly I’m really not into that genre🥲
Also, I’ve always known that this duology had a spin off series but through out all the book I had no idea which characters would it be about. In the epilogue it’s basically revealed who is gonna be the protagonist of that series, but I don’t know if I’m interested enough in that character to read it.
Initially I was mostly certain that I was going to give this book 3 stars because it was heavy on the politics aspect and because of the pacing issue. Some how in the last 25% I was really invested in what was happening and the final action scenes, so I think it’s more deserving of 3,5⭐️
micarus's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
brinreadstowrite's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
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
4.5
geminisoul's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Just like the first book in this series the beginning really just didn't do it for me. It wasn't until around the middle of the book that I did start to enjoy it. It's unfortunate that I enjoy the side characters more then the two main characters and they are really the only reasons I kept reading the first half.
tarterburn's review against another edition
4.0
One many cute quotes in this book!! Love the characters, love the history and the story, hated the ending, but loved the book! I just finished it and am SO emotional.
adown's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
2.5
sushimi27's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0