Reviews

The Heart Forger by Rin Chupeco

chigh's review

adventurous tense medium-paced

4.0

cuppicakes87's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

dilchh's review against another edition

5.0

I am so glad there’s a progress being made in this book. The first one was definitely interesting, I had never read a book like it, but I have to be honest, it was taking too long with all the world build up, and too many cryptic in the way Future Tea took hold of the story line. That being said, I still think Future Tea’s storyline was much more interesting than the Past Tea. It was the same with the second book, Dark Future Tea was definitely more interesting. And though the readers are still left in the dark in regards to what the hell happened that turned Tea into a dark revenge seeking character, in the second book we know more and that is a relief. I almost lost it if I have to guess again, much like I did in the first book.

I think the second book has finally held its grip, there were not too many unnecessary explanations. At this point the reader has understood more about the world, the kingdoms, and whatnot, but I have to say, there were still some parts to the story that could have been cut short instead of wasting too many words.

tishywishy's review

5.0

The heart forager took off right where book one ended. Middle books in fantasy trilogies tend to be rife with too much detail but the heart forager was the perfect balance of intrigue, action and back story. Excited to read the finale.

The audiobook is really good.

jforrest43's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.5

_abookwitch's review

adventurous dark tense 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

3.5

Better than the first one, at least

allyb123's review

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

vcreative's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

Re-read in 2024 and wow I loved it so much that I just breezed through it like before.... 
I didn't remember most of it and that made it special.

Well here is my review from years ago 
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After the first book I practically breezed through this book, the plot, characters, landscape and the world were so clear by now and the connections made were wonderful. The fact that the descriptions aren’t repeated too much and the book focuses mainly on the story is what I love the most. Kalen is wow!! I am completely smitten by his love and strength towards our lovely Tea, Fox is an everlasting warmth no matter how dire the circumstance is. This book was a treat to my craving soul for more of this world stories, it isn’t only about the book and its story, the emotions are powerful. I felt that I was in that magical world, with the power of rune magic, I felt the battles fought, I felt trying to connect to the daeva, I could feel each and every emotion in a true sense. 

I absolutely love it when there is a tale within a tale that needs to be complexed with our original plot so that the characters can find some use of it. The fact that there is a powerful yet mysterious hidden enemy is interesting, and that all the words in the world would not be enough to explain the happiness and bliss of reading this series is painful. I cried, tears of sadness and happiness while I read this book, I treasure the characters more, and a lot of landscape was introduced yet again which I loved a lot. the different timelines are also a treat and never made me irritated because each chapter has perfect breaks. 

I loved it!!

thebookconcierge's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

megan_ash's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-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? Yes

4.0