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virdix14's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
Dance of Thieves leans heavily into the enemies-to-lovers romance trope, which was how I mainly saw this book being advertised by other readers. It's also a spinoff, and while it delivers as a romance the plot is definitely difficult to understand without having read the main series. It was comprehensible, but a lot of the worldbuilding probably went over my head and I didn't really care so much about the plot.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Blood, and Classism
Minor: Kidnapping, War, and Abandonment
katie_lacour's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content, Slavery, Kidnapping, Abandonment, and Murder
lainiereads's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
i took too long to write a review and now i’ve lost all my thoughts! I remember that I absolutely love Kazi, she is the best and deserves the world. Her character is the perfect combination of tough and angry, but also extremely kind and compassionate. She is also very strategic and determined, which I appreciate in fantasy heroines.
I like Jase, but mostly because he likes Kazi and we have that in common. To be fair, he is also great and he’s also great at being both tough and kind, so I do love him for that. I don’t love him as much as Kazi though. She is just better! He also screwed up a whole bunch and made me angry a lot, but he always had good intentions and tried to make up for his mistakes, so I can’t hate him for it.
Besides the characters though, this book is still great from the writing alone. The story was so good that I was never bored, even though I took a long time to read it. Mary E Pearson was able to express the emotions of her characters in such beautiful ways that you can’t help but connect with them. For example, there’s a scene where Kazi hits her breaking point with her anger, and the way Pearson wrote it just felt like she took it straight out of my brain. I am an absolute sucker for angry women in books, and that scene alone made me love her 1000x more. I highly suggest everyone reads this book for that scene alone, I loved it so much!!
anyways, love this book, Kazi is a queen <3
I like Jase, but mostly because he likes Kazi and we have that in common. To be fair, he is also great and he’s also great at being both tough and kind, so I do love him for that. I don’t love him as much as Kazi though. She is just better! He also screwed up a whole bunch and made me angry a lot, but he always had good intentions and tried to make up for his mistakes, so I can’t hate him for it.
Besides the characters though, this book is still great from the writing alone. The story was so good that I was never bored, even though I took a long time to read it. Mary E Pearson was able to express the emotions of her characters in such beautiful ways that you can’t help but connect with them. For example, there’s a scene where Kazi hits her breaking point with her anger, and the way Pearson wrote it just felt like she took it straight out of my brain. I am an absolute sucker for angry women in books, and that scene alone made me love her 1000x more. I highly suggest everyone reads this book for that scene alone, I loved it so much!!
anyways, love this book, Kazi is a queen <3
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Kidnapping, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Death, and Blood
Moderate: Violence, Murder, and Grief
Minor: Child death
saoreads's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
This is 70% romance and 30% plot. I have a thing for subplot romances when it comes to fantasy books and slow burn ones. The story flows in a fast paced motion and world building is easy to follow actually though for the first half of reading, I had to get used with the terminologies, after, I still do. There isn't much suspense surrounding it as plot twists can be identified at ease. One thing I really love about the book are the riddles Kazi and Jase engage in, like its so enchanting. The theme focuses on love and betrayals which I think is good enough since it mostly consists of romantic events and scenes but somewhat on the vague side. The Ballenger history took up a big percentage on the book and that should've been Book 1 so Dance of Thieves would've been a trilogy, to be honest.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Murder, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and War
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