3.91 AVERAGE

sivy_k's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 38%

very slow paced and it got boring

Lecture fluide. J'ai aimé l'originalité de l'univers, la multitude pouvoirs propres à chaque clan, les intrigues politiques et le fort caractère de l'héroïne mais clairement ce tome 1 ne se suffit pas à lui-même. Il présente bien l'univers mais l'intrigue principale avance trop peu. J'ai eu l'impression d'avoir passé pas mal de temps dans une salle d'attente. Je ne me suis pas ennuyé mas l'événement tant attendu jamais n'arriva. Malgré ces bémols, je suis tenté de lire la suite.
adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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fruitcd's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 10%

I will come back to this eventually just not in the mood right now and reading it on my phone was absolutely not the vibe 

I actually really enjoyed this whole series! There is certainly familiar YA themes, but the series as a whole was fascinating and I could not put these books down.

Pasaule uzbūvēta interesanta, pamatīga, bet varoņi tipiski YA kartoniņi, kur meitene ir mis Pelēcība, un puisis ir visi GoT vīrieši vienlaikus, un viņam vienalga patīk tā mis Pelēcība.

Grandiozais sižets arī iezīmējas diegzan vāji, nesaprotu, ko tur vēl vilkt uz trim grāmatām.

Interesting so far, but still unsure of what to make of the plot
adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A slow, but tense build up that makes for an interesting set up for the rest of the series. I really enjoyed Ophelia as a character which made it really easy to get into the story. She’s stoic, clever, naive, bold, and trusting. Her character thrust into unfamiliar territory full of deadly court politics really makes the bulk of the story. I can’t wait to read the next in the series.