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301 reviews for:

The Art of Destiny

Wesley Chu

4.13 AVERAGE

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-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

The only reason this is not a 5 star is some bizarre word choices that, imo, didn't belong in this setting due to being too modern. And the amount of typos was just too much. I don't remember the first book having either of these problems (sigh)

(Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.) 

The Art of Destiny is focused on characters. It's more character driven than the first, but I enjoyed this change of pace. The first one felt almost like this frantic avalanche, while The Art of Destiny allows us to sink into each of these characters more. If you love training montages and the chosen one trope, this is for you! Each of these characters drips with humor and personality which is given the space to shine. In some ways, this book feels a bit like a lead up to the last book. I'm glad I can immediately jump into that one so that the wait or the momentum isn't lost.

Not as good as the first
adventurous challenging emotional tense 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: Yes

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adventurous 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
adventurous inspiring medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
lighthearted 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

I genuinely like the story, characters, and worldbuilding here. Some of the writing is odd and repetitive and ... meh? And I do skim the fight scenes a bit. It's a popcorn page-turner. 
But in general I'm happy I found this series. Will read the last one soon. 

riaroo400's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 12%

Audioboojs may just not be for me, and the story, while new and well written wasn't for me.
adventurous dark emotional funny tense slow-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

I started losing steam right before going on vacation, and after the vacation I had already started reading other books and couldn’t get back into it. But I gave it another shot and I’m glad I did! The end was a fun explosion of fights and character development and I’m excited to read the next book.
adventurous inspiring 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: Complicated

A great continuation of the series. I loved the development of the plot and the new character development.