Reviews - The Song of Wrath

30 reviews for:

The Song of Wrath

Sarah Raughley

3.92 AVERAGE

itsnicholaslashay's review

3.0

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mosprose's review

3.75

Okay, so compared to the first book, I think this one is paced way better (a bit fast, but alright). I think it helped l that a lot more focus was on developing the characters motivations instead of romantic feelings which I think was a good call. It just helped carry the story along better. While Max’s character shift was a bit jarring, the character exploration for Rin and Iris was fantastic and really made their journey together throughout the book pop.

Some of my favorite scenes in book 1 were the action scenes and though I font think they’re as fun in book 2, this book more than made up for it with the betrayals. I LOVED the betrayals. They all had my jaw to the floor— especially that last one!

Something I wasn’t so sure about was the portrayal of DID. I can’t speak on whether how this is handled is good or not. It’s definitely something to think about and check out some other reviews for.

bikuromi3456's review against another edition

4.0

4.5

Merged review:

4.5

izzys_internet_bookshelf's review against another edition

2.0

2/5

I was excited at first to read this book because of my love for the first one. But very quickly that excitement turned to boredom. I found the plot was dragging and I had to drag myself to the finish line.

spicy_libra's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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: Complicated

readingsitaaras's review

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I did not think it could get any crazier than what we got in book 1, but clearly I was wrong. This book is absolutely wild, I was constantly left with my jaw dropped in surprise.

The plot was well-paced for the most part. A lot happens pretty quickly, so it's more on the fast-paced side but it works. Character-wise, I'd say Iris, Rin, even Adam, probably had the most development. In comparison, Jinn ended up feeling underdeveloped -- I just expected more from him. Although that ending definitely hints at more to come from him in book 3. Also, Max's whole thing?? He has a pretty drastic personality shift which was a little jarring. If Raughley plays it well in book 3 though and makes it make sense, then I'll probably let it slide.

I'm most invested in what's going on with Iris. It really feels like Raughley is trying to push her to the limits and bring up that question of what happens once everyone has turned on you? So fascinating, I can't wait for book 3.