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iaraya's review
emotional
sad
slow-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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Grief
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Suicide
kellysbookverse's review
emotional
funny
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Death of parent and Child abuse
danielle_isreading's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
As a huge fan of A Taste of Gold and Iron, I was *thrilled* to learn that Alexandra Rowland was releasing a sequel novella focused on Tadek!! Other fans of the book will love coming back to this world and learning more about Tadek Hasira and how he became the man we know and love in the first Mahisti Dynasty novel.
This novella is short and yet packs a glorious emotional punch! It was incredibly sharp—dealing with a long period of time as well as immediately after another book, it was impressively done.
There was a little bit that felt just a tad too inside baseball—but ultimately no one will likely be reading this without its original Mahisti Dynasty novel. So it works.
Rowland really knows how to just plunge into your heart and say “these characters live here now.” And I’m grateful for that!!!!
This novella is short and yet packs a glorious emotional punch! It was incredibly sharp—dealing with a long period of time as well as immediately after another book, it was impressively done.
There was a little bit that felt just a tad too inside baseball—but ultimately no one will likely be reading this without its original Mahisti Dynasty novel. So it works.
Rowland really knows how to just plunge into your heart and say “these characters live here now.” And I’m grateful for that!!!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Minor: Child abuse and Death of parent
thecharlizone's review
emotional
reflective
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
Screaming crying throwing up etc. Big fan of a taste of gold and iron and this was a beautiful snippet back into that world & those characters - very sweet and a little heartbreaking but also hopeful and funny. Melek novella when?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Death of parent and Child abuse
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