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kblincoln's review against another edition
4.0
Sapphique picks up where Incarceron left off with Jared, Finn and Claudia in the "real world" of the Realm dodging Queen Sia and the Steel Wolves' political machinatations while back in the prison of Incarceron, Keiro and Attia meet up with adventures in their continuing quest to Escape.
Finn must contend with both Claudia's doubt that he is the true Prince Giles when another contender shows up claiming that he is the true Prince. Claudia is lost without her father, the Warden, and knowing whether she can trust Jared who is the only key to restarting the Portal to Incarceron.
On the inside, Attia and Keiro travel through different wings of the Prison under the watchful eye of Incarceron itself, keeping a powerful artifact (Sapphique's glove) away from the prison while trying to figure out how to use it to Escape. Many horrific scenes ensue, including a fight with a flesh-linked Chain gang, and a run in with a town of plague victims.
Secrets upon secrets and the mythology of Sapphique's history with Incarceron are unpeeled, until Incarceron's final goal is revealed: to escape the prison of itself.
The horrific climate of the first book is kept up (reminds me of Clive Barker sometimes in the bleakness of it all) in this second installment. However, while Keiro and Attia and the new Dark Enchanter, Rix, kept my attention, I felt a bit bored by Claudia and Finn. Neither of them seemed to grow much, and while Jared kept me interested in what was going on outside, I have to confess I enjoyed the Incarceron bits more.
This Book's Food Designation Rating: Oreo cookie for being a bit dull on the outside but still containing an addictive filling on the inside.
Finn must contend with both Claudia's doubt that he is the true Prince Giles when another contender shows up claiming that he is the true Prince. Claudia is lost without her father, the Warden, and knowing whether she can trust Jared who is the only key to restarting the Portal to Incarceron.
On the inside, Attia and Keiro travel through different wings of the Prison under the watchful eye of Incarceron itself, keeping a powerful artifact (Sapphique's glove) away from the prison while trying to figure out how to use it to Escape. Many horrific scenes ensue, including a fight with a flesh-linked Chain gang, and a run in with a town of plague victims.
Secrets upon secrets and the mythology of Sapphique's history with Incarceron are unpeeled, until Incarceron's final goal is revealed: to escape the prison of itself.
The horrific climate of the first book is kept up (reminds me of Clive Barker sometimes in the bleakness of it all) in this second installment. However, while Keiro and Attia and the new Dark Enchanter, Rix, kept my attention, I felt a bit bored by Claudia and Finn. Neither of them seemed to grow much, and while Jared kept me interested in what was going on outside, I have to confess I enjoyed the Incarceron bits more.
This Book's Food Designation Rating: Oreo cookie for being a bit dull on the outside but still containing an addictive filling on the inside.
ashleyrhyan's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed the bulk of the book more than the first one. Towards the end it got slightly confusing and they didn't tie the ends up on a particular item that I wanted more information on. Still, I had a good time reading it.
onceuponasarah's review against another edition
3.0
It lost some of it's magic. It seemed to take forever for anything to happen, and the big, interesting revelations had already taken place in the first book. Still a pretty good book, but if it hadn't been a sequel I probably would have skipped to the end.
randomly_kait's review against another edition
5.0
Right after I finished reading it I gave it 3 3/4 stars. But after I thought about it for awhile, I changed my mind. It was amazing, so many twists and turns! And Jared! I didn't think I could love him any more than I did, but I do! lol. This isn't the last book, right? PLEASE tell me this isn't the last book!!
linds01ou's review against another edition
1.0
I didn't care about what happened to the characters or what was going on in the book. I think I finished the first one just to see what Incarceron really was and if they would get out. Now I just don't care...
rebelrider's review against another edition
3.0
Since I didn’t really enjoy Incarnation, I didn’t know if I’d like this book but once I got into it, I thought it was okay. The plotline was more interesting. The world building was good but it seemed a little odd to me. I thought it was okay but just average, not really good. The ending was really good though.
scorpiobookfairy's review against another edition
4.0
There was something about this duo that just kept me hanging on... I think the world building in this was fascinating, almost to the point where my brain couldn't even wrap itself about it in parts... The only problem I had was a couple unanswered questions at the end, and the fact that Claudia asked one of the questions and it deliberately went unanswered really bugged me... But I still really liked it, maybe it did need a 3rd book though :/
nina90's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75
miciahsreads's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
characters / .5
writing - .5
plot - .5
worldbuilding - .5
enjoyment - .5
narration - .5 everyone sounds very similar
writing - .5
plot - .5
worldbuilding - .5
enjoyment - .5
narration - .5 everyone sounds very similar