Reviews

Assassin of Reality by Marina Dyachenko, Sergey Dyachenko

bluedijon's review

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

As gorgeous, thought provoking, and inherently hopeful as the first. Beyond phenomenal, and such a profound idea of hope and futurity at the core.

smaksimo's review

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

venti's review

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

unfortunately just didn’t hit the same as vita nostra… beautiful prose tho 

elizafiedler's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I love this magical system so much; I really hope this isn't the end!

maxcarwile's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

nzxhrx's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark inspiring mysterious sad 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

5.0

dacha's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

squirrelsohno's review against another edition

2.0

2.5/5

So disappointing! This book made zero sense, but while the first book also made zero sense, it was still readable and interesting. This was just boring zero sense.

mamaquiereleer's review

adventurous dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

meganpbell's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

This sequel to the mind-bending Eastern European dark academia fantasy Vita Nostra is a bit of a slog, but I was glad for the chance to immerse myself again in the world of Sasha Samokhina, the Institute of Special Technologies, and the Great Speech. There really is no stranger linguistic magic system or higher philosophical stakes than in this series—I’m hoping this installment just suffered from Middle Book Syndrome.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Car accident, and Infidelity