Reviews

A Psalm of Storms and Silence by Roseanne A. Brown

fishy27's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A Psalm of Storms and Silence was a fantastic conclusion to this duology. I really enjoyed A Song of Wraiths and Ruin, but I thought this book was even better than the last. This book definitely focused much more on the character development, which I thought was a really great choice on Brown’s part. 

I found the plot to be engaging, the characters well written and developed, and the world expanded in a way that made sense. The continued integration of African mythology was smooth and added a welcome layer of intrigue and depth to the story, and I loved the addition of Hyena as a backseat narrator. 

Like I said with the previous book, I didn’t love the romance element of the book and wish that Malik and Karina could have been friends rather than lovers. 

As for the ending,

I adored how Brown wrote this. Of course readers want to hear that the two end up back together–they were absolutely soulmates despite not being true companions for the entire duration of the story or their lives–but it was far more impactful to write the ending this way rather than tying all the pretty bows. I am still conflicted on how I feel about Malik being separated from his sisters and seemingly being okay with that since so much of his identity was tied up with his reliance upon them one way or another. However, I can justify the decision Brown made, so I won’t hold it against the story itself.

Overall, this was an excellent conclusion to the duology, and I will certainly read other books by this author. 

coutures1513's review against another edition

4.0

Une belle conclusion à la duologie même si la fin un peu ouverte me tanne et que j'aurais aimé une conclusion plus fermée. Les personnages ont évolué depuis le début et j'ai aimé suivre leur progression.

shinobu_21's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad medium-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? It's complicated

3.25

roseduni's review against another edition

5.0

NO WORDS ONLY THAT I WANT TO GIVE MALIK A HUG AND TELL HIM HE’S NOT ALONE

bryn_cavin's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

4.0

photopotamus's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• 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? Yes

4.0

alychee's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

fishvet's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

hmbrokaw's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-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

4.25

I’m not sure the author really knew what to do with this story, and it didn’t always make sense. But it did fully pull me into the world, so major points for that.

But still- Tunde deserved better

jeannelynne24's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0