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emilia_reads's review against another edition
I can’t get into it and I don’t really care enough about the story to continue.
paula03's review against another edition
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
ameserole's review against another edition
4.0
I have received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Okay, so The Electric Heir was even more amazing than the first book. It doesn't matter that I read them accidentally out of order. I loved every page I read between these books. Now this one starts about 6 months or so after the first one ended. Not going to lie, I love when books in a series do that because it makes the transition between each book less painful.
After reading the first book, things definitely made more sense to me in this one. No, I didn't reread this one after it BUT if I ever get the next book I will most definitely read the books in order. Fall in love with everything all over again will make me happy.
I still loved everything about Noam and Dara. They are absolutely everything to me and I just couldn't ask for more. I mean, I could if I would and I would still be extremely happy with everything that went down.
In the end, I seriously want another book. Please, oh please Victoria - I want another one.
Okay, so The Electric Heir was even more amazing than the first book. It doesn't matter that I read them accidentally out of order. I loved every page I read between these books. Now this one starts about 6 months or so after the first one ended. Not going to lie, I love when books in a series do that because it makes the transition between each book less painful.
After reading the first book, things definitely made more sense to me in this one. No, I didn't reread this one after it BUT if I ever get the next book I will most definitely read the books in order. Fall in love with everything all over again will make me happy.
I still loved everything about Noam and Dara. They are absolutely everything to me and I just couldn't ask for more. I mean, I could if I would and I would still be extremely happy with everything that went down.
In the end, I seriously want another book. Please, oh please Victoria - I want another one.
lezreadalot's review against another edition
4.0
Maybe it was okay to admit helplessness. Maybe it didn’t make them weak. Not at all.
Make no mistake; this book is extremely extremely good. Part of me hated reading it, I couldn't wait for this reading experience to be over, but that was almost by design. This wasn't an easy book to read but it didn't need to be.
Both Noam and Dara have to go on their own journeys, but they find each other once again through it all. This is a story about abuse, and abuse of power, and addiction, and depression, and surviving, but it's also a story about love, and I love it most for that. These two kids are my freaking sons. The book says a lot of things that we as adults might already know, but it's still so good to see it written out in black and white in a YA book; things about rape culture and abusive relationships and consent, and especially how there can't exist consent in a relationship between an adult and a child (especially like the ones in the book, where the adults have so so much more power). I also really liked that the book showed Dara dealing with alcohol withdrawal, and that dealing with addiction isn't as easy as deciding to stop.
Part of me would have liked it better if Lehrer had fucking DIED, but it does make me happy to think about him living to see justice, and hopefully slowly wasting away in a magic-less cell somewhere. What else... I really liked all the side characters. Especially the Level IV kids and the fact that they all had a part to play. At one point I was about to get annoyed because I thought that everyone had forgot about Taye.
(... Nowadays everybody wanna talk -- jk I hate that man and that song.)
Priya, Claire and Leo were great additions to the cast, though I kinda wish we'd gotten more of them. Bethany is my dearest dearest girl and also: I KNEW IT. Dyke recognise dyke. I'm sooooo pleased about Wolf. The only thing better than bringing down your mutual tyrannical abuser and making him pay for his crimes is also stealing his cute wolfy dog in the process.
I had my nitpicks with the pacing and some of the expressions (it's such a pet peeve but holy shit y'all dark-skinned black people don't 'go pale' skjfdhskdjhf) but overall I think the writing was a step up from the first book. Again, I can't really say that I enjoyed reading this but oh man, it was well written. It's personal for the author, and that is deeply felt, and I appreciate this book a lot.
Listened to the audiobook as read by Michael Crouch, and again, I thought he was excellent. Really embodied all the characters super well. I did end up speeding his voice up a bit. Really great book overall, and a wonderful, hope-filled ending to the series.
The author has listed content warnings here.
Make no mistake; this book is extremely extremely good. Part of me hated reading it, I couldn't wait for this reading experience to be over, but that was almost by design. This wasn't an easy book to read but it didn't need to be.
Spoiler
Part of the difficulty is of course the same problem I had with the first book; it's so hard being an adult and reading about teenagers who are being manipulated and abused, sexually and physically, and not truly realising it; thinking they're okay and in control when they're not. Lehrer was repulsive and terrible but such a good villain, so insidiously charismatic. Even while recognising his evil, you recognise why and how people fall under his spell, how Noam slips into his schemes even while hating him and working against him. There were so many moments in this book that made me want to tear me hair out.Both Noam and Dara have to go on their own journeys, but they find each other once again through it all. This is a story about abuse, and abuse of power, and addiction, and depression, and surviving, but it's also a story about love, and I love it most for that. These two kids are my freaking sons. The book says a lot of things that we as adults might already know, but it's still so good to see it written out in black and white in a YA book; things about rape culture and abusive relationships and consent, and especially how there can't exist consent in a relationship between an adult and a child (especially like the ones in the book, where the adults have so so much more power). I also really liked that the book showed Dara dealing with alcohol withdrawal, and that dealing with addiction isn't as easy as deciding to stop.
Part of me would have liked it better if Lehrer had fucking DIED, but it does make me happy to think about him living to see justice, and hopefully slowly wasting away in a magic-less cell somewhere. What else... I really liked all the side characters. Especially the Level IV kids and the fact that they all had a part to play. At one point I was about to get annoyed because I thought that everyone had forgot about Taye.
(... Nowadays everybody wanna talk -- jk I hate that man and that song.)
Priya, Claire and Leo were great additions to the cast, though I kinda wish we'd gotten more of them. Bethany is my dearest dearest girl and also: I KNEW IT. Dyke recognise dyke. I'm sooooo pleased about Wolf. The only thing better than bringing down your mutual tyrannical abuser and making him pay for his crimes is also stealing his cute wolfy dog in the process.
I had my nitpicks with the pacing and some of the expressions (it's such a pet peeve but holy shit y'all dark-skinned black people don't 'go pale' skjfdhskdjhf) but overall I think the writing was a step up from the first book. Again, I can't really say that I enjoyed reading this but oh man, it was well written. It's personal for the author, and that is deeply felt, and I appreciate this book a lot.
Listened to the audiobook as read by Michael Crouch, and again, I thought he was excellent. Really embodied all the characters super well. I did end up speeding his voice up a bit. Really great book overall, and a wonderful, hope-filled ending to the series.
The author has listed content warnings here.
pantsreads's review against another edition
4.0
This book is well-written, with strong characters and great world-building, so I'm giving it four stars. But it's just so dark, and that's not what I need right now.
I might have to revisit in the future, when things are a little less dire all around.
Check out my full review at Forever Young Adult.
I might have to revisit in the future, when things are a little less dire all around.
Check out my full review at Forever Young Adult.
literallygriffin's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
tense
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? Yes
4.0
a very good development on the fever king. the prose is much stronger, the setting is considered more, and the characters feel so realistic. the biggest issue i have with it is the same issue i had with the fever king, which is just that the main character, noam, is a different type of communist than me and that makes me upset. as a result the book is very idealist (in the marxist sense) but the degree to which thats the fault of just typical genre trappings is debatable
also it reminded me to read nabokov. thank you victoria lee
also it reminded me to read nabokov. thank you victoria lee
wannabekingpin's review against another edition
4.0
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skaitom nakties rezimu
About the Book: A dangerous game of revolution, to overthrow, eliminate a cruel, tyrannical, and seemingly immortal leader. Deadly when you are his beloved, most trusted protégé. But it’s what Naom must do to help the people, save his loved ones, and, hopefully, redeem his own consciousness, soul.
My Opinion: At the core – amazing story. Witchcraft, superpowers, are a disease that can be cured, and must be cured, lest it takes your life. So you end up choosing between these amazing things you can do, and sanity, life. But it’s poorly written. There’s pages upon pages of overbearing information that doesn’t add anything to the story. Deep dives into side topics to make a point that was clear a while ago. And, the good old, lack of character development. I don’t even remember some of the names anymore.
night mode reading ;
skaitom nakties rezimu
About the Book: A dangerous game of revolution, to overthrow, eliminate a cruel, tyrannical, and seemingly immortal leader. Deadly when you are his beloved, most trusted protégé. But it’s what Naom must do to help the people, save his loved ones, and, hopefully, redeem his own consciousness, soul.
My Opinion: At the core – amazing story. Witchcraft, superpowers, are a disease that can be cured, and must be cured, lest it takes your life. So you end up choosing between these amazing things you can do, and sanity, life. But it’s poorly written. There’s pages upon pages of overbearing information that doesn’t add anything to the story. Deep dives into side topics to make a point that was clear a while ago. And, the good old, lack of character development. I don’t even remember some of the names anymore.
shewwimonster's review against another edition
5.0
I don't know where to start. This book is insanely good and complicated and impactful and hard. This was a hard read. It was a devastating read. I'm not sure I've felt a book this deeply and reacted this strongly since...Speak, maybe?
I loved that we got to hear from Dara's POV here and how his POV was used against Noam's. (For very very many reasons, but the non-spoilery one I can mention is how we get to understand more of Dara from book one.)
Please heed the content warnings, especially if you're a survivor. This book is so SO worth it, but you'll need to be in the right space for it. I was not, and while I don't regret reading it, I am not okay and have to figure out how to do a lot of processing while not being okay.
I loved that we got to hear from Dara's POV here and how his POV was used against Noam's. (For very very many reasons, but the non-spoilery one I can mention is how we get to understand more of Dara from book one.)
Please heed the content warnings, especially if you're a survivor. This book is so SO worth it, but you'll need to be in the right space for it. I was not, and while I don't regret reading it, I am not okay and have to figure out how to do a lot of processing while not being okay.