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minnow's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
It's entertaining and is, in parts, beautifully written. However, it's at best a snack, and not a very filling one. It takes some of the tropes I love and over-uses them until it made my eyes roll every time they popped up in the text--how many times can Jack rake back his hair with one hand? There are so many aching chests that this story needed a cardiologist more than it needed a bard. Every emotion is set at ten, every moment is The Most Dramatic Moment, which reduces every truly heightened emotion and moment to zero. If everything is in stereo, nothing is in stereo.
Yet the world-building is lovely and well-done. I wish it had been focused on more and there had been less romantic navel-gazing and reminiscing performed by secondary characters. The development of the main characters feels abrupt; it's handled better with the supporting characters Torin and Sidra. There is one mildly spicy scene that is well done but feels poorly placed in the narrative.
A beautiful premise that feels shallow. I won't read further into the series as it didn't enchant me.
Moderate: Chronic illness, Grief, Kidnapping, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Infertility, Miscarriage, Self harm, Blood, Murder, Torture, Death of parent, Infidelity, Child death, and Sexual content
rsb12's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Terminal illness, Grief, Blood, Chronic illness, Death of parent, and Miscarriage
Minor: Medical content, Self harm, Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Abandonment, Pregnancy, and Sexual content
kassidyreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Kidnapping and Violence
Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Death of parent
Minor: Infertility and Miscarriage
amschelly153's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Minor: Blood, War, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Violence, Death of parent, and Miscarriage
cozy_tea_reader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Moderate: Kidnapping, Gore, Blood, Death, Grief, and Chronic illness
Minor: Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Murder, Sexual content, Infertility, War, and Injury/Injury detail
The book deals with these themes within a fantasy context and its not graphic but there.bg_oseman_fan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Death, and Violence
Minor: Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Infertility, Alcohol, Death of parent, Miscarriage, and Blood
avosage18's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Moderate: Blood
Minor: Grief, Chronic illness, War, Xenophobia, and Infertility
sara_reads_and_wines's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.25
In A River Enchanted, one of the main characters, Jack has been summoned home to Cadence from the main land to help solve a mystery of why the young girls on the island keep disappearing. He quickly teams up with his old rival Adaira to use his gift of singing and harp playing to try and convince the islands spirits to help the solve the mystery.
On Cadence, however, nothing is as it seems. Feuds between clans escalate, a desire of peace lies in a delicate balance, and the spirits may grant magic and give answers, but at what cost?
This was book 1 in a duology and I am so excited to start book 2 to see what happens next in both Jack and Adaira's stories.
I really enjoyed the authors writing style and the world she has created. I also enjoyed the multiple POV's of the characters so you got to learn more about everyone on the island and how everyone has a different idea about the past & future of Cadence. I will say the book starts off to a bit of a slow start but quickly picks up the pace.
Graphic: Kidnapping
Moderate: Death and Violence
Minor: Infertility and Sexual content
secondhandbookshelves's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Ends surprisingly and I highlighted so many bits.
Immediately buying book two.
Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Kidnapping, Violence, and Death
Minor: Abandonment, Infertility, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Miscarriage, and War
kjf524's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Kidnapping
Minor: Murder, Confinement, Violence, War, Death of parent, Grief, Infertility, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Pregnancy, and Alcohol