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lxmns's review against another edition
adventurous
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
3.0
meh honestly enne and levi are ok on their own but as soon as they start thinking about/talking to each other, they become insufferable. too bad that's like half the book...
cowiealexandra's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed this so much more than the first one, I'm pretty much always a second book gal when there is a trilogy so this is fairly unsurprising!
The secondary characters really made it so much more interesting and engaging and the world building and plot were much more interesting. Yes the faux swear words were still annoying (what is muck meant to mean??? I assumed it was a substitute for fuck and shats was shit but they use muck in contexts where fuck would be grammatically wrong??? Make your mind up please, I could have got on board with it if it had a consistent application) Enne became FAR more palatable in this book, was her 'I'm a gang leader now ooh I'm so badass' mentality annoying at time? Absolutely. But her growth was great and while I wasn't super obsessed with the Levi/Enne will they wont they thing being carried on through this book too, I grew to like both characters a bit more so it was far more tolerable. A respectable 3.5 stars, rounded up.
The secondary characters really made it so much more interesting and engaging and the world building and plot were much more interesting. Yes the faux swear words were still annoying (what is muck meant to mean??? I assumed it was a substitute for fuck and shats was shit but they use muck in contexts where fuck would be grammatically wrong??? Make your mind up please, I could have got on board with it if it had a consistent application) Enne became FAR more palatable in this book, was her 'I'm a gang leader now ooh I'm so badass' mentality annoying at time? Absolutely. But her growth was great and while I wasn't super obsessed with the Levi/Enne will they wont they thing being carried on through this book too, I grew to like both characters a bit more so it was far more tolerable. A respectable 3.5 stars, rounded up.
holly1345's review against another edition
5.0
WOW this book was beyond amazing I thought the first was breathtaking but this surpassed it in so many ways its like falling in love with a book all over again but in a new magical way ......i can't wait to see what Amanda comes up with next I really cant she outdid herself with this one from the story she wove in the most magical way to the characters she grew more and more as this story went on, I loved it from start to end .
emmalineleigh's review against another edition
5.0
THIS BOOK!!! I loved it almost as much as the first. All the stages that Levi and Enne go through were amazing written, even though I found myself frustrated with some of their conversations (it has nothing to do with the writing and more to do with the fact that Enne made some interesting decisions…) Don’t even get me started on the ENDING!!! I’m not usually one to cry when a character dies, but page 545 absolutely ruined me. Overall, this was a great sequel and I’m incredibly excited to read Queen of Volts:)
rikerandom's review against another edition
4.0
I didn't like this quite as much as I liked the first novel. I mean, yay for the girl gang thing (really big yay), but … well, my biggest problem probably was that there seems to be some heavy foreshadowing and unless I'm really, really wrong here, this just seems very heavy handed and horribly drawn out to create tension. Meh.
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Enne seeing all those lines/cords/connections but always dismissing them as a figment of her imagination seems like a hint at what she might be able to do - especially as they have never actually explored her Mizer abilitiesameserole's review against another edition
5.0
Wow, it has been a while since I've read the first book of this little series. Yet, I still didn't reread that book and just dove into this one.
King of Fools was a good book. I loved the audio but I have no idea how I would feel if I actually read the ebook or physical at this point. Mostly because I'm at work, super busy (there's absolutely nothing for me to do) and yet.. I'm constantly getting distracted. Super happy I didn't have a buddy for this because I would be making up comments left and right about something super random. Yup. YET, I enjoyed this little book.
The characters were even more amazing than they were in the first book - which is always a good sign for a sequel. I loved seeing Enne, Levi, Lola, and Jac again. I also really enjoyed seeing their relationship grow more with each page/chapter. Plus the endless adventure they were all on definitely took me for a ride.
While seeing all my favorites again, I definitely have a new favorite in this one. Won't mention them thought because then I'm going to down a dark hole and spoil the entire book. Just know that they were what this book needed, even if I wasn't prepared for them one bit.
Overall, I know that there's going to be another book and you should all know that I'm not playing. I will be diving back into the first book and this one once again before that beauty comes into my arms. Or eyes.
King of Fools was a good book. I loved the audio but I have no idea how I would feel if I actually read the ebook or physical at this point. Mostly because I'm at work, super busy (there's absolutely nothing for me to do) and yet.. I'm constantly getting distracted. Super happy I didn't have a buddy for this because I would be making up comments left and right about something super random. Yup. YET, I enjoyed this little book.
The characters were even more amazing than they were in the first book - which is always a good sign for a sequel. I loved seeing Enne, Levi, Lola, and Jac again. I also really enjoyed seeing their relationship grow more with each page/chapter. Plus the endless adventure they were all on definitely took me for a ride.
While seeing all my favorites again, I definitely have a new favorite in this one. Won't mention them thought because then I'm going to down a dark hole and spoil the entire book. Just know that they were what this book needed, even if I wasn't prepared for them one bit.
Overall, I know that there's going to be another book and you should all know that I'm not playing. I will be diving back into the first book and this one once again before that beauty comes into my arms. Or eyes.
0shelfcontrol's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
thepocketwolfies's review against another edition
3.0
I really thought I'd end up liking the 2nd book more since I thought the first book was a great start to this series. However, I think I give first books more slack in my ratings since building a brand new immersive world is HARD! This second book just didn't do it for me. Maybe I just didn't like the directions the characters headed but I found myself annoyed at them significantly more than the first book. (ahem, why is Levi so useless??)
If a book needs to shame men in order to make women look good...
It was still alright but I feel very in the middle about all of it
If a book needs to shame men in order to make women look good...
It was still alright but I feel very in the middle about all of it
magspie13's review against another edition
5.0
I cannot overstate enough how much of a genius Amanda foody is. These books are like nothing I've ever read and rereading them in anticipation of Queen of Volts just confirmed that.
truequeenofchaos's review against another edition
5.0
4.5 stars!! And you can check out my full review here
“The city felt like the hush before a stage curtain lifted, but what the city waited for was war.”
The previous novel in this series, Ace of Shades, is one of my all time favorites and I’ve read it a couple of times. This was everything I could have hoped for in a sequel, and more, but I didn’t enjoy it quite as much because it was a bit slower paced. It was still a fantastic read, albeit a long one, so I ended up giving it 4.5 stars.
First and foremost, we have the characters. All of the cast from the last novel are back, but we’re also introduced to a vast array of new diverse and complex characters in this installment. With so many new people being thrown in at once, it could have been very easy for some of them to fall flat and feel one dimensional. But that did not happen here. Amanda Foody is truly talented at crafting characters and that shines through in King of Fools. I loved every single one of them, including the villains.
“Maybe your soul didn’t break like a bone. Maybe it broke like a promise.”
The setting of New Reynes was pretty fleshed out already, but there were still a lot of new and surprising twists in this one. There was even more world-building and we got to learn a lot more about all of the legendary gangs and crime families. Due to that fact, this was a lot darker read than Ace of Shades, but that’s what made it so original. We used to only have Enne’s and Levi’s POVs, but I was extremely excited that here we also got a POV from Jac! Seeing his struggle with addiction and overdose was so painful because I love him, but it was perfect for this story.
My absolute favorite thing about this whole novel however, is the new girl gang. They flaunt their femininity with lace gloves, by giving each other manicures, using face masks, and keeping up with juicy gossip in magazines. But they do all of this while being the most successful gang and one of the scariest in the entire city. It was perfect and I was LIVING for it.
“The City of Sin would learn that a pistol painted pink was just as lethal.”
The only downside to this wonderfully painful book was it’s length and pacing. Due it’s page count being over 600, it felt extremely long and just wasn’t as fast paced as I was used to from Ace of Shades. I understand that it was so long to help flesh out the new characters, and explore some more of the world, but I would have preferred it being a little shorter. Then it would have been a perfect read for me.
Rating: ★★★★.5
Amanda Foody is still one of my favorite authors even though this ending really hurt my heart. I’d highly recommend this series to all fantasy lovers, but especially those that liked Six of Crows, Caraval, or White Cat.
“The city felt like the hush before a stage curtain lifted, but what the city waited for was war.”
The previous novel in this series, Ace of Shades, is one of my all time favorites and I’ve read it a couple of times. This was everything I could have hoped for in a sequel, and more, but I didn’t enjoy it quite as much because it was a bit slower paced. It was still a fantastic read, albeit a long one, so I ended up giving it 4.5 stars.
First and foremost, we have the characters. All of the cast from the last novel are back, but we’re also introduced to a vast array of new diverse and complex characters in this installment. With so many new people being thrown in at once, it could have been very easy for some of them to fall flat and feel one dimensional. But that did not happen here. Amanda Foody is truly talented at crafting characters and that shines through in King of Fools. I loved every single one of them, including the villains.
“Maybe your soul didn’t break like a bone. Maybe it broke like a promise.”
The setting of New Reynes was pretty fleshed out already, but there were still a lot of new and surprising twists in this one. There was even more world-building and we got to learn a lot more about all of the legendary gangs and crime families. Due to that fact, this was a lot darker read than Ace of Shades, but that’s what made it so original. We used to only have Enne’s and Levi’s POVs, but I was extremely excited that here we also got a POV from Jac! Seeing his struggle with addiction and overdose was so painful because I love him, but it was perfect for this story.
My absolute favorite thing about this whole novel however, is the new girl gang. They flaunt their femininity with lace gloves, by giving each other manicures, using face masks, and keeping up with juicy gossip in magazines. But they do all of this while being the most successful gang and one of the scariest in the entire city. It was perfect and I was LIVING for it.
“The City of Sin would learn that a pistol painted pink was just as lethal.”
The only downside to this wonderfully painful book was it’s length and pacing. Due it’s page count being over 600, it felt extremely long and just wasn’t as fast paced as I was used to from Ace of Shades. I understand that it was so long to help flesh out the new characters, and explore some more of the world, but I would have preferred it being a little shorter. Then it would have been a perfect read for me.
Rating: ★★★★.5
Amanda Foody is still one of my favorite authors even though this ending really hurt my heart. I’d highly recommend this series to all fantasy lovers, but especially those that liked Six of Crows, Caraval, or White Cat.