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With the Soul Stealer weakened but still at large, and with new allows alongside him, Yelena finds herself once again struggling to keep herself and her friends alive. Held in suspicion by those she though she could trust, Yelena goes on the run with a small group of loyal followers in the hope they can stop this evil before it returns.

With twists and turns during every chapter, Maria Snyder once again has written a great story.

Firstly, I absolutely love the recaps she weaves into the story. If you end up reading a series with time between each book, it's so useful to have little recap sections. Snyder manages to provide these without taking anything away from the current story which is amazing!

I also loved the evolution of the characters and their relationships, particularly that of Yelena and Leif. I enjoyed seeing how their relationship finally becomes that of a proper brother and sister.

Snyder explores morality a bit more in this book. Yelena is forced to choose between saving the many or saving the few and its really interesting to see that thread through the story.

I know this series continues, although I am going to stop here for the time being and read a few others on my TBR list. I'm hoping in the later books that Yelena and Valeks relationship is explored a bit more.

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chuckielittle's review against another edition

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adventurous fast-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? Yes

3.75

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deenice2819's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging 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? Yes

4.5

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banusha's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

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

I liked this series. But I don't think I will read the rest of the books in the Ixia chronicles.

I flew through this book. The plot was exciting and thrilling. It was packed with events and no breaks. BAM BAM BAM.
However, I do wish the book was a bit longer where a few pages would be about Yelena's growth and character development as the main 'themes'. The plot was the main story, while her growth was more of a bonus story to the plot. While I throughly enjoyed how plot driven her personal growth was, I do wish there were a couple of pages where she reflected around this. She was struggling for 2/3s of the book. And then in just few pages she figured it out and accepted it. I wish that part would've lasted longer.

Genuinely enjoyed this series!

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jackiepreston's review against another edition

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adventurous slow-paced

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

3.75

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