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benmeyer50's review
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood and Death of parent
Minor: Vomit
zombiezami's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
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
4.0
I thought this was a great improvement on and expansion of the first book. I like that this one took place in Wonderland much more. I look forward to seeing how the series will develop.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Death, Vomit, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Death of parent, Gaslighting, Cursing, Grief, Dementia, and Confinement
Minor: Alcohol and War
e_flah's review
adventurous
emotional
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? Yes
4.0
A Dream So Dark was a solid sequel to A Blade So Dark. We pick up almost immediately after the events of book 1, which helped keep the stakes of this book high from the very beginning. I loved getting to see more of Wonderland as the world-building is one of the elements I enjoy most about this series.
A Dream So Dark introduces some new POVs that did an excellent job raising tension across multiple storylines. It was great to see inside the heads of some characters from book 1 that I really liked as well.
There were two things that bugged me about A Dream So Dark. The first was the ending, which felt really rushed. The second was the number of obvious instances of clues that somehow none of the characters have picked up on. There have been hints about certain characters dropped since book 1 that only grew more obvious in A Dream So Dark, which made it frustrating as a reader that there's zero interrogation of these ideas on the page. I really hope we get some payoff with these ideas in A Crown So Cursed.
Overall, A Dream So Dark was a solid read that upped the stakes from book 1. The pacing was great and I was a big fan of the short chapter lengths that kept me hooked on the story. I'm looking forward to seeing where Alice's story goes next in A Crown So Cursed.
A Dream So Dark introduces some new POVs that did an excellent job raising tension across multiple storylines. It was great to see inside the heads of some characters from book 1 that I really liked as well.
There were two things that bugged me about A Dream So Dark. The first was the ending, which felt really rushed. The second was the number of obvious instances of clues that somehow none of the characters have picked up on. There have been hints about certain characters dropped since book 1 that only grew more obvious in A Dream So Dark, which made it frustrating as a reader that there's zero interrogation of these ideas on the page. I really hope we get some payoff with these ideas in A Crown So Cursed.
Overall, A Dream So Dark was a solid read that upped the stakes from book 1. The pacing was great and I was a big fan of the short chapter lengths that kept me hooked on the story. I'm looking forward to seeing where Alice's story goes next in A Crown So Cursed.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief, Vomit, Gore, and Violence
Minor: Death of parent and Child death
whysomanysams's review
adventurous
dark
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Grief, Violence, and Vomit
Moderate: Dementia
Minor: Death of parent
nicolaparty's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Violence, and Vomit
Minor: Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, and Dementia
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