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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
adventurous
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
adventurous
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
Frankly anticlimactic, but expected. My main issue is with characters doing things with no consequence. They felt a bit lifeless in their movements. Be prepared to read the phrase "if she was being honest with herself" several times throughout the book. Much like the first book it's a little difficult to imagine their world since they talk about black smiths, throwing knives, swords, and hand-to-hand combat when pistols, buses, and cars exist in their universe. There is closure to the story tho. Overall, it was ok.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
fast-paced
adventurous
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
BRILLIANT follow-up to the first, We Set The Dark On Fire. Truly.
Carmen's point of view was refreshing and interesting, and I was drawn into it more so than I was with Dani's in the first book. This one is without excessive reflection to the past, and it kept the pace of the book at a nice clip. While it was longer than the first, it felt fairly quick and for the most part, I was not bored as I was reading and it became difficult to put down as intensity increased. If you were unsure about the first book, this one is definitely worth sticking around for. Carmen is introspective and multi-faceted, both passionate and ruthless throughout. She is the perfect narrator and her strength is revealed as she is constantly making her own choices and thoroughly trusting her own intuition rather than the assignment at hand. Feminist and political themes held up strong and I loved how the trope of a ragtag found family of rebels played such a central role in the story. It was not too heavily focused on Carmen and Dani's romance, which was nice because it represented how romantic love is not the most important type of love or the only type of love and included a satisfying ending.
Carmen's point of view was refreshing and interesting, and I was drawn into it more so than I was with Dani's in the first book. This one is without excessive reflection to the past, and it kept the pace of the book at a nice clip. While it was longer than the first, it felt fairly quick and for the most part, I was not bored as I was reading and it became difficult to put down as intensity increased. If you were unsure about the first book, this one is definitely worth sticking around for. Carmen is introspective and multi-faceted, both passionate and ruthless throughout. She is the perfect narrator and her strength is revealed as she is constantly making her own choices and thoroughly trusting her own intuition rather than the assignment at hand. Feminist and political themes held up strong and I loved how the trope of a ragtag found family of rebels played such a central role in the story. It was not too heavily focused on Carmen and Dani's romance, which was nice because it represented how romantic love is not the most important type of love or the only type of love and included a satisfying ending.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
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
adventurous
emotional
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
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Good sequel.
Less focus on politics and more on subterfuge and uncovering Carmen’s past, which I enjoyed. There’s a lot of development on romantic relationships in between the action, I liked the composition of it.