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chlocatty16's review
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
lazygal's review
4.0
When I read Curse of the Night Witch I'd wondered if the second book could live up the freshness. Reader, it did.
There is an underlying mythology that isn't like one that we've known before (based on Columbian stories) and it's really wonderful. For Book Two we're taken to a completely different part of this world, one with pirates and merpeople and hidden arctic caves and clues to the next point in the quest. Yes, this is a quest book but there is no map per se, it's going from clue to clue to clue. The additional spaces in this world are as wonderfully written as in the first book. I'm already looking forward to the third!
eARC provided by publisher via Netgalley.
There is an underlying mythology that isn't like one that we've known before (based on Columbian stories) and it's really wonderful. For Book Two we're taken to a completely different part of this world, one with pirates and merpeople and hidden arctic caves and clues to the next point in the quest. Yes, this is a quest book but there is no map per se, it's going from clue to clue to clue. The additional spaces in this world are as wonderfully written as in the first book. I'm already looking forward to the third!
eARC provided by publisher via Netgalley.
bellatoric's review
5.0
This book has everything! Alex nailed the second book with the tale of adventure & magic! I think I loved
this book more than I loved the first! Definitely worth a read y’all!
this book more than I loved the first! Definitely worth a read y’all!
coutures1513's review
4.0
3.5
J’ai bien aimé la conclusion de cette duologie ! Par contre, je crois que j’aurais pris plus d’un peu tout. Je n’ai pas trouvé qu’il y avait des longueurs. Le rythme est assez rapide.
J’ai bien aimé la conclusion de cette duologie ! Par contre, je crois que j’aurais pris plus d’un peu tout. Je n’ai pas trouvé qu’il y avait des longueurs. Le rythme est assez rapide.
yapha's review
4.0
This was an excellent sequel to Emblem Island! It picks up right where the first one left off, and expands on the adventures. I really hope the series continues! For grades 4 & up.
eARC provided by publisher via Edelweiss
eARC provided by publisher via Edelweiss
danyell919's review
4.0
This was another great MG read in the Emblem Island series! There’s so much adventure and the characters are fantastic!
dandelionsteph's review
adventurous
5.0
I enjoyed this book, although the worldbuilding was more repetitive and plainer than for the first book. Some of the myth inserts felt like "and then a weird scary thing pops out of the ocean and attacks you" or "the ocean is inherently scary and cruel" or "mermaids are cool but also scary". I guess the interesting worldbuilding relied too much on something horrible happening in a destination the protagonists can't avoid, instead of something wondrous, or wondrous with something bad associated with it (e.g., like how, in the first book, the town of wondrous magic snow also had a snow beast, though the book took the unexpected turn of warding it off without too much time). Some of the ports were interesting, though.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
idk_whatimevendoing's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
bookedatnight's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75