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monicadee88's review against another edition
2.0
Steampunk. Bleak. Endlessly frustrating. Absolutely not.
aekre's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
bibliophilicwitch's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Spoilers
Throughout Blackveil I found Amberhill's chapters to provide nothing to the overall story. I was passingly intrigued by what the reader can tell is clearly an influence pressed upon him by the mysterious dragon ring and yet those chapters made essentially no progress even for Amberhill's arc. This did not stop me from figuring out almost immediately after starting Mirror Sight that the Empire introduced to Kerrigan shortly after her arrival in Mill Town is Amberhill's Empire instead of Mornhavon's. I also knew by the point of her altercation in the alley that she was in the future. In addition to feeling rather predictable, I did not care much for what it would mean for Kerrigan to be in the future in the setting of her world but as the story progressed and I was drawn into the machinations of the characters we were introduced to and the mystery of how Kerrigan would return to her time I found myself buying into the gimmick as well as the plot.
I found the romantic subplot to work well as it developed over the course of around six months and also showed that her time away from Zachary was giving herself the space to love others just as she had started allowing herself to want with Alton before he shot her down. I did find how that played out at the end to be... weird and feel it could've been much better explored. A lot of time has passed between the events of the last book and Kerrigan's return with very little progress regarding Estral's voice and missing father and the wall. We are told that there have been skirmishes with the Old Empire indicating slight development with Grandmother and Lala but after returning to the present and wrapping up Mirror Sight one can't help but recognize how odd the pacing ended up being around the events of this book compared to the others and its disappointing this was better considered. It's obvious that the arc of this book served to introduce another villain with a just out-of-reach solution for the later books to deal with just as The High King's Tomb served to extend the threat of Mornhavon. From what I have read of other reviews I have come to understand that the series was originally planned as a four book series but had been extended and I can see how this book was used to extend the series and as a bit of a filler.
Once pulled in I enjoyed the majority of Mirror Sight with the ending just feeling a bit rough and indicating that the arc of this book was added to what was originally plotted for this world.
Throughout Blackveil I found Amberhill's chapters to provide nothing to the overall story. I was passingly intrigued by what the reader can tell is clearly an influence pressed upon him by the mysterious dragon ring and yet those chapters made essentially no progress even for Amberhill's arc. This did not stop me from figuring out almost immediately after starting Mirror Sight that the Empire introduced to Kerrigan shortly after her arrival in Mill Town is Amberhill's Empire instead of Mornhavon's. I also knew by the point of her altercation in the alley that she was in the future. In addition to feeling rather predictable, I did not care much for what it would mean for Kerrigan to be in the future in the setting of her world but as the story progressed and I was drawn into the machinations of the characters we were introduced to and the mystery of how Kerrigan would return to her time I found myself buying into the gimmick as well as the plot.
I found the romantic subplot to work well as it developed over the course of around six months and also showed that her time away from Zachary was giving herself the space to love others just as she had started allowing herself to want with Alton before he shot her down. I did find how that played out at the end to be... weird and feel it could've been much better explored. A lot of time has passed between the events of the last book and Kerrigan's return with very little progress regarding Estral's voice and missing father and the wall. We are told that there have been skirmishes with the Old Empire indicating slight development with Grandmother and Lala but after returning to the present and wrapping up Mirror Sight one can't help but recognize how odd the pacing ended up being around the events of this book compared to the others and its disappointing this was better considered. It's obvious that the arc of this book served to introduce another villain with a just out-of-reach solution for the later books to deal with just as The High King's Tomb served to extend the threat of Mornhavon. From what I have read of other reviews I have come to understand that the series was originally planned as a four book series but had been extended and I can see how this book was used to extend the series and as a bit of a filler.
Once pulled in I enjoyed the majority of Mirror Sight with the ending just feeling a bit rough and indicating that the arc of this book was added to what was originally plotted for this world.
danbr4d's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
slow-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
3.75
epruta's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
ihlonial's review against another edition
2.0
In Blackveil I expressed that I was finally feeling like this series was going the direction i wanted it to and I praised Britain for being able to tell such a compelling, complex story and I was genuinely so invested in this series and was ready to put this as one of my top series ever.
Until this book.
This book broke me.
I am not the first victim of the tragedy that is this book. I truly had such high hopes and wishes for where Britain would take this series next. But this book was not it. This book is what I believe to be an author who has fallen out of love with her series but is stuck in a contract to finish this series and so she bends her next manuscript to be about what she wants using the characters of the series she's already got. This was not a high adventure fantasy novel about good fighting evil. This was a steampunk revolutionist piece that should have been a standalone novel that had nothing to do with Karrigan and all of my favorite characters.
I don't like Karrigan in this book. I don't like anyone she meets. None of my favorite characters make an appearance and I don't think any of this is actually tonally in sync with the rest of the series and it's profoundly upsetting to see how quickly a series can crumble. And it's so bold for Britain to do such a thing when the Green Rider series is her only laurel.
I usually abstain from being so scathing in my reviews, but I just feel so utterly betrayed.
I'm sincerely hoping that things can be repaired after this dumpster fire.
Until this book.
This book broke me.
I am not the first victim of the tragedy that is this book. I truly had such high hopes and wishes for where Britain would take this series next. But this book was not it. This book is what I believe to be an author who has fallen out of love with her series but is stuck in a contract to finish this series and so she bends her next manuscript to be about what she wants using the characters of the series she's already got. This was not a high adventure fantasy novel about good fighting evil. This was a steampunk revolutionist piece that should have been a standalone novel that had nothing to do with Karrigan and all of my favorite characters.
I don't like Karrigan in this book. I don't like anyone she meets. None of my favorite characters make an appearance and I don't think any of this is actually tonally in sync with the rest of the series and it's profoundly upsetting to see how quickly a series can crumble. And it's so bold for Britain to do such a thing when the Green Rider series is her only laurel.
I usually abstain from being so scathing in my reviews, but I just feel so utterly betrayed.
I'm sincerely hoping that things can be repaired after this dumpster fire.
tsundoku_reader's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
sashalei's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0