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The best book so far in this series! The last dozen chapters had me pacing and gasping and squawking and yelling and nearly crying while following the action!

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kkellymsu's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny sad 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

4.5

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elizabethortiz96's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

I love the expansion of the world in this book - so many new characters to meet and so much information. The end was so intense, I feel like I've been on such an emotional rollercoaster but I'm not mad about it.

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amyreh's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional 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? No

3.75

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beebeewin's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

I don't have much to say about this book except for, but it's a good standard fantasy book. Compared to the last two books in this series, I appreciate the more adventurous aspect of this novel. The political intrigue and in fighting was really interesting, especially at the beginning of this book. The romance wasn't really gripping me and I think I would have appreciated this book more if it was more focused on the world. For all these characters that are getting introduced and even the old ones I wanted more time getting their backstories. I mean all the high lords, Dracon, Miriam, etc. felt like they were just thrown in there and I could have spent like half of the book learning more about them.

The redemption arc of Lucian and even Tamlin was fun but could have been fleshed out more.

In the end I just feel like I wasn't getting anything profound from this book. There's nothing I really learned about myself or about the world, through this novel. It just felt an average fantasy novel, which isn't bad, but sometimes I like something with a little bit more meat. I would still recommend this series if you just want to find easy read but I won't say this is my favorite of all time. All to say, I like the characters I just wanted more character development and more time focused on the world building instead of on sexual chemistry and romance.

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orakuruno's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

That was literally such a good time

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smilingsammie's review

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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