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wordnerdy's review against another edition
3.0
http://wordnerdy.blogspot.com/2017/01/2017-book-1.html
The second book in Bedford's Rowankind series (after Winterwood) is more of the entertaining same--lots of action, magic, witches, shapeshifters, bad guys of the magical and non-magical variety, romance, etc. Not to mention the protagonist meeting her future mother-in-law and trying to hide her cross-dressing pirate past! I do think these books are a little too busy but they are definitely quick and fun reads. And LOTS of great badass women of various kinds. B+.
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A review copy was provided by the publisher. This book will be released on Tuesday.
The second book in Bedford's Rowankind series (after Winterwood) is more of the entertaining same--lots of action, magic, witches, shapeshifters, bad guys of the magical and non-magical variety, romance, etc. Not to mention the protagonist meeting her future mother-in-law and trying to hide her cross-dressing pirate past! I do think these books are a little too busy but they are definitely quick and fun reads. And LOTS of great badass women of various kinds. B+.
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A review copy was provided by the publisher. This book will be released on Tuesday.
serenarae's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed this book even more than the first. I did find it a little overly descriptive at times and a little repetitive but not enough to distract from the story. I do wish Poppy had been in it a bit more, I liked her directness.
natalielorelei's review against another edition
1.0
OH GOD, Y'ALL, THIS BOOK IS SO BAD. So. Bad.
Like, the first one wasn't great literature, but it was ridiculous and kind of fun and soporific in a helpful way! This one was too bad to be any of those things but the first one.
Basically, the fluffy privateers with magic (and an eye-roll-worthy side romance) series set up in the first book got rid of almost all of the privateering, put the very boring romance front and center, added a bunch of clunky exposition, a bunch of new, even more glaring plot holes, and then MADE 19TH CENTURY INDUSTRIALISTS THE HEROES OF THE NOVEL. I AM STILL SO ANGRY THAT THE AUTHOR WANTED ME TO SYMPATHIZE WITH PEOPLE WHOSE IDEA OF BEING GOOD BOSSES IS TO REFUSE TO HIRE CHILDREN UNDER 8, NO MATTER HOW DESPERATE THE PARENTS (WHO ALSO WORK FOR THEM) ARE. Maybe you could pay your adult employees a fucking living wage? UGH. Where's Mother Jones when you need her?
Like, the first one wasn't great literature, but it was ridiculous and kind of fun and soporific in a helpful way! This one was too bad to be any of those things but the first one.
Basically, the fluffy privateers with magic (and an eye-roll-worthy side romance) series set up in the first book got rid of almost all of the privateering, put the very boring romance front and center, added a bunch of clunky exposition, a bunch of new, even more glaring plot holes, and then MADE 19TH CENTURY INDUSTRIALISTS THE HEROES OF THE NOVEL. I AM STILL SO ANGRY THAT THE AUTHOR WANTED ME TO SYMPATHIZE WITH PEOPLE WHOSE IDEA OF BEING GOOD BOSSES IS TO REFUSE TO HIRE CHILDREN UNDER 8, NO MATTER HOW DESPERATE THE PARENTS (WHO ALSO WORK FOR THEM) ARE. Maybe you could pay your adult employees a fucking living wage? UGH. Where's Mother Jones when you need her?
bear_ridge_tarot's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
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