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Closer to the Heart by Mercedes Lackey

riley_97ri's review against another edition

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4.0

Damn this was good, I’m so glad I continued with this spinoff series. The first book was not great not bad but not great. This one definitely made up it up. Actual spy stuff and political intrigue and actual plot! And good stakes and reproductions and such. I very much enjoyed it, I sped though this book so fast!!
4 stars

kivt's review against another edition

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2.0

way better than the preceding novel but still had some really gross ideology. mercedes lackey sure loves cops and hates people with disabilities!

kayteeem's review against another edition

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Much like the previous book. Still not a fan of Kirball or dialect, still read the book anyway.

lmgentry21's review against another edition

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5.0

Another great read by Ms. Lackey!

berlinbibliophile's review against another edition

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4.0

This conclusion of the subseries was both satisfying und not satisfying. It was satisfying in the sense that we got to see the familiar characters again, more competent than ever before, and we got to see them do their thing and save the day. It was not quite satisfying to me because of the villain. As a singular character, I felt that he was an exceptionally well-thought out character, especially in the short space of the book that we actually see him. He has the proper motivation and menace, there just seems to be no way that he could actually get all these basically loyal Guardsmen to try to instigate a war and to be prepared to kill Companions, whom they have been brought up to revere. How did he even get into a position of power over the Guardsmen, as he has never held any rank whatsover in the Guard? Still, overall I was satisfied, though I do hope that we get to move on to a new character now, seven are really quite enough, even though I do enjoy the spy angle.

beckykirk's review against another edition

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3.0

Everything is just so damn easy for the characters in this book. The "action" doesn't even start till the last 20 pages of the book. And Amily's speech at the end was SO preachy if I had been one of her listeners I might have used my crossbow.

karingforbooks's review

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adventurous lighthearted 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? Yes

4.5

It had a slower start for maybe 1/4 of the book then picked up and I needed to keep reading. But I loved being back in Valdemar and seeing what Mags was up to and who was trying to cause trouble now. Given the ending I’m really curious how book three goes. 

faehistory's review

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adventurous lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

emeraldreverie's review against another edition

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2.0

Reread

tarrant's review against another edition

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3.0

Not the best of her books--but also a series I will keep reading. Some interesting new characters introduced.