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Invázia do Tearlingu by Erika Johansen

gabbylaw22's review against another edition

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adventurous dark 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? Yes

5.0

laurasauras's review against another edition

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4.0

I should have reread the first book.
I made the mistake of thinking that all the events would be recapped, and decided that whitling down my enormous "to-read" pile was more important than rehashing an old book. But I missed so much, and the discoveries that I could tell were built up well just didn't have the same impact.
The thing I enjoyed about this book is that the protagonist and Queen is very capable. She's trying to correct the wrongs of the rulers before her and sticks to a firm moral code, but she's not naive, and she's a good ruler. I also found that the flashbacks were handled very well, and they broke up the main story nicely.

morgainlafeye's review against another edition

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5.0

this book was so surprisingly good, its one of those that grabs you and you keep thinking back to it later when talking with your friends.

they_planet's review against another edition

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3.0

WARNING: This book contains a lot of triggering material, like graphic homophobia, graphic rape, abuse, pedophilia, self-harm, body issues, and more.

I did finish this book, in about 24 hours, but I did not enjoy it much. Along with the triggering material that seemed slapped in the book just because it could be, to give it a more ‘gritty’ and ‘dark’ tone, the writing which couldn’t seem to pick a style, the main character who spent more time being horny and self-obsessed than thinking through her actions, and characters that couldn’t seem to decide their own personality, the book felt like it was long and dark for the sake of being long and dark.

To be entirely honest I only found the strength to finish the book to spite the DNF-ers who used their whole reviews to complain about the “Tumblr morals” and “preaching tones”.

I will still read the last book in the series, as I am no coward and crave a feeling of completeness.

katie_l21's review against another edition

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5.0

I have no words to express my love of this series.

shannonoliviaax's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

tishywishy's review against another edition

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4.0

Usually the middle book tends to be oversaturated with details and not enough action and there is definitely a lot packed in here but the action was giving details bang for its buck. I really enjoyed the development of Kelsey's character and those surrounding her.

I have mixed feelings about the 'crossing' - it feels really awkward and I feel a bit tossed when the narrators change. It's not enough to deter me from reading book 3 but hoping it's a bit smoother and well concluded.

blamy's review against another edition

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adventurous dark 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? No

4.0

chloetaida's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

jsawyers1623's review against another edition

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adventurous dark

3.0