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poetic_liz's review
3.0
As in the first book, this book is a winner for it's fantastic world building, it's beautiful writing style, and the casual queer representation. (Also dragons).
Unfortunately however, the pacing in this one made it super hard to read for me, there was just so much happening, every other page something new happened. It was exhausting. Also unfortunately, Segnbora was just not the character I cared most about in the first book and reading a book simply from her pov was lowkey annoying.
And, as all the other reviewers said,using rape as a plot device just felt unnecessary especially considering the graphic details of it as described by a child
Unfortunately however, the pacing in this one made it super hard to read for me, there was just so much happening, every other page something new happened. It was exhausting. Also unfortunately, Segnbora was just not the character I cared most about in the first book and reading a book simply from her pov was lowkey annoying.
And, as all the other reviewers said,
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse and Rape
wazbar's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
It's incredible just how much happens in the door into shadow. Every chapter of this book could be like 30-50% of the main plot of a more cowardly book.
I love almost everything about this book but I do not love the extremely graphic review of Segnbora's repressed memory. It was both disturbing in its own right and narratively disappointing because it is exactly the same twist as in the Door into Fire. However, that repressed memory was so outlandish it was reasonable to assume no reader would have experienced it. Here, however, it's child abuse and springing a detailed description of that on the reader sucks!
In brief comparison to the Door into Fire: way more dragons, only slightly less gay.
I love almost everything about this book but I do not love the extremely graphic review of Segnbora's repressed memory. It was both disturbing in its own right and narratively disappointing because it is exactly the same twist as in the Door into Fire. However, that repressed memory was so outlandish it was reasonable to assume no reader would have experienced it. Here, however, it's child abuse and springing a detailed description of that on the reader sucks!
In brief comparison to the Door into Fire: way more dragons, only slightly less gay.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse and Rape
toopunkrockforshul's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Not grabbing me like the previous book did and I know I'm not going to finish it at this time. May return in the future
Overall an enjoyable book, the worldbuilding is very detailed and immense and I especially enjoyed the dragons in this. I think I find that it focused a bit too much on the political and battle tactics for my liking, but I am glad that I went back to finish the book! I will probably read the rest of the series eventually.
Overall an enjoyable book, the worldbuilding is very detailed and immense and I especially enjoyed the dragons in this. I think I find that it focused a bit too much on the political and battle tactics for my liking, but I am glad that I went back to finish the book! I will probably read the rest of the series eventually.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Murder, Suicide, War, Rape, Incest, and Death of parent
valhecka's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
5.0
Pacing's a little weird but the dragons are weirder and I love them.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape and Child abuse
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